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iRex is currently facing financial problems. I'm the owner of an iRex Digital Reader (DR1000) and I really hope iRex is going to survive those difficulties.

The DR1000S isn't as flashy as the iPad of course, but it is an excellent (but not perfect) reading device. You can't completely compare ePaper with flat screen technology, it wouldn't be fair.

Irex claims they missed a sales window in the US, nevertheless I believe iRex has some deeper issues to look at. If they continue I believe the following topics should be addressed:

Pricing. ePaper is quiet expensive on the iRex. Facing the iPad at around 500€, iRex can't keep its prices so high. The cost structure of their eReaders needs to be carefully analyzed because some costs have to be cut down. It's a matter of survival on the market. It could mean for iRex to diversify the product portfolio to find some volume cash cows, why not with a good tablet....
Solution Thinking : Rather than just selling a just product, iRex should rather push complete solutions where the eReader is a piece of the value chain. Business Solutions need to be further developed. Those Business Solutions should be independant of the eReader and allow to push eReading on other devices like the iPad.
End User support : If you walk around the iRex Forum, you'll read many people have questions and remarks. They are not always addressed in a good way. Customers have paid a high price for their eReaders and they feel abandoned.
Firmware : iRex has to face it, their Linux based firmware is rich in functionality but is too slow. One would need to take the risk to start it again from scratch or in collaboration with some other vendor (HP Palm OS, Android...). My usage of Xournal or FBReader on my iRex shows me some applications can behave reasonably fast. The challenge is to separate the processing of information from the display. It's not easy but it needs to be tackled.

I wish iRex the best and I hope they can face those difficult times.

Go to the page | Comment | 2150 | Thursday 17 Jun 2010, 01:23

Don't Write That e-Book !

"Start with what you know, and what you can do well. Work out what your talents, skills and interests are first; then you’ll be able to distinguish the good ideas from the bad, and make the good opportunities lucrative. You’ll also find developing — and maintaining — your product or service a whole lot easier if it lies within your area of expertise and passion."

http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/06/15/dont-write-that-e-book/

Go to the page | Comment | 2147 | Wednesday 16 Jun 2010, 11:41

@michelbenard http://bit.ly/aEc5zQ

@michelbenard bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2144 | Wednesday 16 Jun 2010, 11:25

@appepaper eReading Links of 15/06 are about Eyrolles Samsung RIM PixelQI Paddle Wired Kobo - no iPad this time ;-)

Go to the page | Comment | 2145 | Wednesday 16 Jun 2010, 10:41

[injfmind] Don't Write That e-Book ! http://bit.ly/dsrszd

[injfmind] Don't Write That e-Book ! bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2146 | Wednesday 16 Jun 2010, 09:46

L'émergence du web sémantique... pourrait donner jour à de nouveaux modèles d'affaires. http://bit.ly/9nf3n9

L'émergence du web sémantique... pourrait donner jour à de nouveaux modèles d'affaires. bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2148 | Wednesday 16 Jun 2010, 09:30

CANCELLARA EXCLUSIVE - the truth about the doped bike ! http://bit.ly/bmphBz :-))

CANCELLARA EXCLUSIVE - the truth about the doped bike ! bit.ly :-))

Go to the page | Comment | 2143 | Tuesday 15 Jun 2010, 15:59

Ebauche de dessin pour la couverture de l'eBook "eReading Reference Architecture"

Pour l'instant je travaille sur l'écriture d'un livre (électronique) qui concerne l'architecture des systèmes utilisant la lecture électronique. Dans ce livre, des scénarios de lecture électronique sont décrits à l'aide d'une technique d'Architecture d'Entreprise appelée Archimate. L’Architecture de Référence est composée de 4 tiers.

Afin de faire une belle couverture pour le livre, je travaille avec Paul Leroy, artiste peintre. Voici un dessin qui préfigure la peinture qui sera en couverture de l'eBook.

Go to the page | Comment | 2138 | Tuesday 15 Jun 2010, 01:08

Draft drawing by Paul Leroy for my future eBook's cover http://bit.ly/cQX7s2

Draft drawing by Paul Leroy for my future eBook's cover bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2137 | Monday 14 Jun 2010, 23:10

J'ai refait le site de Paul Leroy sur Google Sites : http://bit.ly/akA5zi

J'ai refait le site de Paul Leroy sur Google Sites : bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2139 | Monday 14 Jun 2010, 22:47

Big Iron: The Mainframe Story (so far) http://bit.ly/9Xfz5A #IBM

Big Iron: The Mainframe Story (so far) bit.ly #IBM

Go to the page | Comment | 2136 | Monday 14 Jun 2010, 12:00

I like the picture of @janibrajkovic 's :-)

Go to the page | Comment | 2134 | Sunday 13 Jun 2010, 18:34

#worldcup The goal of Slovenia looks like the American goal. Is it the ball causing keepers to miss after all ? http://bit.ly/b9aZ7C

#worldcup The goal of Slovenia looks like the American goal. Is it the ball causing keepers to miss after all ? bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2135 | Sunday 13 Jun 2010, 18:01

Argentina

Go to the page | Comment | 2131 | Saturday 12 Jun 2010, 16:35

La Corée du Sud mene 2-0. Discipline et vivacité. Bravo.

Go to the page | Comment | 2132 | Saturday 12 Jun 2010, 14:40

J'ai recu un tres beau dessin pour la fête des pères http://bit.ly/8Zq3lc

J'ai recu un tres beau dessin pour la fête des pères bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2133 | Saturday 12 Jun 2010, 14:19

Dessin de Thomas pour la Fête des Pères

Voici le dessin que j'ai recu pour la fête des Pères. Je l'adore.
Notez que j'ai le maillot de l'Inter avec le numero 13. C'est Maicon, un de mes joueurs préferrés.

Go to the page | Comment | 2130 | Friday 11 Jun 2010, 18:31

eBook iPad Vs livre papier

L'utilisation de l'iPad pour lire des livres (eBooks) me fait parfois penser à cette histoire:

Quand la NASA a commencé à envoyer
pour la première fois des astronautes dans l'espace, elle s'est rendue
compte que les stylos à bille ne pouvaient fonctionner en l'absence de
gravité.
Les américains ont donc investi 1 million de dollars et ont
mené 2 ans de recherche qui ont aboutit en un stylo permettant d'écrire
dans l'espace, à l'envers, sur presque toutes les surfaces et à des
températures pouvant aller de -0° C et jusqu'à plus de 300° C.

Confrontés
au même problème, les russes ont choisi d'utiliser...le crayon à papier
!

Go to the page | Comment | 2129 | Friday 11 Jun 2010, 11:33

iPad eBooks Vs livre papier : me fait parfois penser à une bonne histoire sur la conquête de l'espace ... http://bit.ly/9UhZrx

iPad eBooks Vs livre papier : me fait parfois penser à une bonne histoire sur la conquête de l'espace ... bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2128 | Friday 11 Jun 2010, 09:35

Today I attended the eReading Event organizeb by Jakajima and TMAB #ee10 http://bit.ly/ce5wDT

Today I attended the eReading Event organizeb by Jakajima and TMAB #ee10 bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2126 | Thursday 10 Jun 2010, 23:10

New search on jfdeclercq.com. Ex : search on Schmoozing - http://bit.ly/aY1nrM

New search on jfdeclercq.com. Ex : search on Schmoozing - bit.ly

Go to the page | Comment | 2125 | Thursday 10 Jun 2010, 22:57

My website will undergo a major refactoring in the coming months. Maybe be HTML5 with php for nice display of aggregated RSS.

Go to the page | Comment | 1341 | Wednesday 09 Jun 2010, 20:38

I have worked as developer, pre-sales, business developer, solution architect and client principal. I now work as Software IT Architect at IBM.

My ideal job would look like this:

Management of a team/business unit of 3-10 people
Responsible for defining solution sales and execution strategy (go to market) of this business unit in collaboration with sales, marketing, HR
Responsible for the financial performance (revenue and margin) of the business unit
Demonstrate broad knowledge of corporate organization, culture, policies, products, markets and processes :
- project/program planning
- assessment and management
- sales
- financial/forecasting methods
- skills inventory tools and capability planning
- corporate standards of excellence in customer service
- performance appraisal techniques
- demonstrate state-of-the-art technical, functional and business knowledge

There are 5 elements that interest me in a job :