diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 64da7f431d..e8f6870016 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ from calibre.devices.bebook.driver import BEBOOK, BEBOOK_MINI
 from calibre.devices.blackberry.driver import BLACKBERRY
 from calibre.devices.cybookg3.driver import CYBOOKG3
 from calibre.devices.eb600.driver import EB600
+from calibre.devices.iliad.driver import ILIAD
 from calibre.devices.irexdr.driver import IREXDR1000
 from calibre.devices.jetbook.driver import JETBOOK
 from calibre.devices.kindle.driver import KINDLE, KINDLE2, KINDLE_DX
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ plugins += [
     BLACKBERRY,
     CYBOOKG3,
     EB600,
+    ILIAD,
     IREXDR1000,
     JETBOOK,
     KINDLE,
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/iliad/__init__.py b/src/calibre/devices/iliad/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/iliad/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/iliad/driver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..403598d506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/iliad/driver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+__license__ = 'GPL 3'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+'''
+Device driver for IRex Iliad
+'''
+
+import os
+
+from calibre.devices.usbms.driver import USBMS
+
+class ILIAD(USBMS):
+    name           = 'IRex Iliad Device Interface'
+    description    = _('Communicate with the IRex Iliad eBook reader.')
+    author         = _('John Schember')
+    supported_platforms = ['windows', 'linux']
+
+
+    # Ordered list of supported formats
+    # Be sure these have an entry in calibre.devices.mime
+    FORMATS     = ['mobi', 'prc', 'html', 'pdf', 'txt']
+
+    VENDOR_ID   = [0x04cc]
+    PRODUCT_ID  = [0x1a64]
+    BCD         = [0x100]
+
+    VENDOR_NAME = 'IREX'
+    WINDOWS_MAIN_MEM = 'ILIAD'
+
+    #OSX_MAIN_MEM = ''
+
+    MAIN_MEMORY_VOLUME_LABEL  = 'IRex Iliad Main Memory'
+
+    EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = 'books'
+    SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = True
+
+    def delete_books(self, paths, end_session=True):
+        for i, path in enumerate(paths):
+            self.report_progress((i+1) / float(len(paths)), _('Removing books from device...'))
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                os.unlink(path)
+
+                filepath, ext = os.path.splitext(path)
+
+                # Delete the ebook auxiliary file
+                if os.path.exists(filepath + '.mbp'):
+                    os.unlink(filepath + '.mbp')
+
+                try:
+                    os.removedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
+                except:
+                    pass
+
+        self.report_progress(1.0, _('Removing books from device...'))