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By Paul Biba

images.jpegThis is from Yahoo! News and is part of DisplaySearch’s E-Paper Displays Report (which is for purchase only). Be careful when looking at the overall figures because they include such items as mobile phones, electronic shelf labels, point-of-purchase and public signage displays, displays in smart and credit cards, clothes and other wearable items, and other applications. I’ve tried to separate out the ebook component.

The number of e-book/e-text books (5-9.x”) models went from one model in 2003-2004 to three in 2006, to about five in 2007. In 2009, the number of models jumped to about 20. The e-paper display market for e-books and e-textbooks (5-10″) is forecast to grow from about 1 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2018.

• Color e-book displays recently entered the market with Fujitsu’s 8″ FLEPia e-book. Due to the high price and technical challenges, DisplaySearch forecasts color e-books will not reach high volumes before 2011.

• Electrophoretic was the leading technology in 2008, and DisplaySearch forecasts that the technology will continue to lead the e-paper display market growth for this forecast period, and reach $5.8 billion by 2018.

Thanks to Mike Cane for the link.

 
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