It seems to have very similar specs as the original iliad, however it comes in a silver color and does not contain wireless networking. Ereader cover case for irex technologies iliad book edition case home. With plenty of internal memory that can be extended up to 8 gigabytes, it is no longer necessary to choose which book to take. Apollos priest chryses comes to the achaian camp and asks to ransom back his daughter chryseis, who has been captured. Hector goes back to the city to arrange a sacrificial offering to what god in book 6 of homers the iliad. Hera protests she wouldnt object if zeus destroyed all her. Im not sure why irex advertises the iliad as supporting rssi havent.
The irex iliad has the best screen weve seen on an ebook reader its. Essentially, the book edition is the iliad version 2 with a new silver look and is noted to lack the wifi component present in the original iliad. The standard edition and the book edition differing only in that the. The iliad begins with the poet calling on the muse to sing of the wrath of achilleus and its consequences. Once it has been set up, you can use your iliad to. The top 2 millimeters of the front of the mylar wrapped dust jacket are slightly wrinkled hardly noticable. The boy next door director explains that first edition. Book edition in may 2008, irex technologies added a third installment to the iliad line of products, this time branded under the name iliad book edition.
Find best deals and buying advice from consumers on irex iliad 2nd edition from. In may 2008, irex technologies added a third installment to the iliad line of products, this time branded under the. Maison noreve offers this tailored genuine leather casing for irex iliad 2nd edition. I own an iliad book edition, the version without wlan, so you are not going to find. The book edition is the thirdgeneration in the iliad line, and has been out of stock on the irex website for some time. The irex iliad is an electronic book reader device. Dolon passes by the hiding diomedes and odysseus, and the pair spring upon him, chasing him down.
In may 2008, irex technologies added a third installment to the iliad line of products, this time branded under. Rodents do spread plague, so the association between a divine mouse function and delivering plague makes sense, even if the greeks werent completely aware of the connection. I use the service at, which takes public domain books from. Sell irex iliad book edition 1 ebook reader irex for. With the changing world, the traditional book reading pattern should also experience a bit of change. Independent users have also reported successful porting of mobile web irfx to iliads linux platform, although with limited functionality and many bugs. Share content with other iliads or accounts planned. Sure, right next to that first edition bible an online used bookstore reports that demand for a first edition of homers iliad has soared, thanks to a new. Scot rourke is an entrepreneur with strengths in business coaching and leadership development. It also lets you use a stylus to write in the margins, underline and otherwise annotate your ebooks. This does, however, make for a shorter battery life than other ebook readers, at about 15 hours. Programs for recreation, including audio playback, sudokuand calendars, are rapidly growing community content available for use on the iliad. I am still yet to try some soldering skills on the second one.
Dolon asks to be taken alive, and the achaeans use the opportunity to gather information from him. The iliad book edition has the same features as the original iliad except it is not wifi enabled. I dont know if its common to all eink displays, but the display on the iliad is unusably delicatei destroyed mine just by treating the iliad just like i would any other book, stacking a couple of other books on top of it. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage. Iliad by homer, first edition abebooks passion for books. It eliminates the burden of carrying books or newspapers for reading purposes. The updated version drops the wifi used for downloading content and fixes but as a result is less expensive. So an imprint will publish a new version and that book is the first edition of that version. In may 2008, irex technologies added a third installment to the iliad line of products, this time branded under the name iliad book edition.
This is the iliad version 2 without wifi and a new silver look. The dutch pioneer in the development of electronic paper, irex technologies has announced the launch of the lower priced and simplified version of its successful iliad ebook reader, named as iliad book edition, featuring 8. Editions of the iliad by homer goodreads share book. To most of us, the idea of reading a book on a computer screen is. To repay the indignity chryses has suffered, apollo, the mouse god, rains arrows of plague on the greek forces for 9 days. I was able to replace the 1st with batteries from my rotted book edition. Information on the first book of the iliad of homer. As the name would imply, this device is designed more for reading ebooks than the businessoriented digital reader series. Dolon tells the two all about the trojan position, letting them know the best place to attack. The company is currently focusing on its european launch but has sometimes seen its reader on sale in the americas, where it supports ebooks bought from shops such as amazon.
Iliad companion software this software package is available for download on our website. The first iliad was released in late 2006 and was replaced with the second edition in september 2007. For irex to provide this additional service, you will need to create a user account. Find best deals and buying advice from consumers on irex iliad 2nd edition from reevoo. The standard edition and the book edition differing only in that the standard edition includes wifi capability builtin.
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