Advantages of E-paper

E-paper's characteristics allow it to be versatile. The significance of E-paper is the fact that it is low power consumption, lightweight, thin, flexible and its ability to electronically manipulate the information displayed instantly and wirelessly. Most importantly, E-paper is reusable and it is comfortable for the eyes. Therefore, it is environmental friendly, saves trees, and it is comfortable for the human eyes. Furthermore, its format makes it possible for a wide range of applications. E-paper provides greater advantages to industries. The following are advantages in greater details:

• Decrease Environmental Issues. With its low power consumption, reusability, and semipermanent memory display system which maintains images without consuming large amount of energy. E-paper saves trees and energy. It does not require paper for every new advertisement, new price tag, etc. Additional paper would be wasted. Nowadays, many offices and businesses are promoting a paperless environment. It greatly reduces paper and document storage.
  

• Low cost effectiveness. Since E-paper is reusable, it saves on production cost for industries. In addition, using electronic price tag example, if there was a mistake in the shelf pricing, then companies must reimburse the customer for their mistakes. If this mistake was discovered earlier then it only takes a few seconds to electronically change the price.

• Time saving. Saving labor time and effort for continuously changing and adding displays in different areas. Therefore, it improves information availability.
  

• Security functions. E-paper prevents information leakage. Data and information can be deleted once viewed. Therefore, leaving nothing behind for information theft.

• Improves customer services. E-paper provides accurate information anytime for customers. In addition, E-paper increases readability because it can be viewed from every possible angle.

Sources:

http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/ECO/rep2006/2006report11-12-e.pdf
http://www.itsimaging.com/advantages-benefits.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/rd/200509epaper.html