Digital newspaper distributor NewspaperDirect, Canada, previewed its PressDisplay.com online news portal on the iRex digital reader at the recently held Monaco Media Forum in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The PressReader software will run on the iRex Digital Reader 1000 series, allowing readers to download their favourite daily newspapers in a matter of seconds and read them at their leisure.
With newspaper publishers facing mounting pressure to cut costs while maintaining their circulation, PressDisplay.com and the other distribution channels offered by NewspaperDirect are providing them with more ways to reach their readers. The iRex DR1000 is projected as a sleek and lightweight portable digital reader featuring the world's largest electronic paper display.
With official release slated for next month, the iRex DR1000 will join a growing list of handheld devices on which PressDisplay.com is available, offering more than 800 newspapers and magazines from over 80 countries. These include Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Touch, BlackBerry and numerous smartphones.
As with all its content distribution solutions, PressDisplay.com for iRex is available at no additional cost to publishers. NewspaperDirect's technology taps into the pre-press workflow of any publishing system, making it possible for it to extract rich digital content that can be repurposed for use in a variety of distribution channels. The company provides full hosting, payment acceptance, customer service management and technical support.
iRex Technologies, which was spun off from Royal Philips Electronics in 2005, is a Netherlands-based provider of products to read written digital content.
