E-paper industry speeds up pace of display innovation

Following exit of Amazon's Kindle, domestic brands were quick to fill void

China's e-paper industry is emerging as a key innovation hub and manufacturing powerhouse, with domestic brands filling the post-Kindle vacuum and driving new growth in digital reading and productivity devices.

"With concerted efforts of manufacturers and supply chain players, domestic companies are fast taking center stage in global competition," said Dong Min, secretary-general of the China Video Industry Association.

Dong said that following the exit of Amazon's Kindle from the Chinese market, domestic brands were quick to fill the void. "Homegrown e-paper readers and digital notepads have rapidly risen to become the primary application formats for e-paper display technology," he said.