Uno zamacala amakhulu kakhulu Inguquko ye-e-reader, efana ne-E-Ink, isiqalile ukwehluka yangena kwezinye izinhlobo zezingxenye zemakethe eminyakeni yamuva. Enye yalezi zindlela ezintsha ezithathiwe yizimpawu zedijithali ezabekwa ku- $ 16.880 million ngo-2015 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi zifinyelele ku- $ 27.340 million ngo-2022.
I-E-Ink ibilokhu nayo ukugxila kwezinye izinhlobo zamasegmenti njengoba kunjalo ngezivumelwano nezindawo zokuhweba ezifana ne-Whole Foods, eyodwa enokukhula konyaka okungaphezu konyaka kuka-100% kokuthathu okugcina futhi okulandela le ndlela ngaphandle kokuhlangabezana nanoma yisiphi isithiyo.
I-E-Ink ushicilele izibalo zakhe ngekota yesibili ka-2016 enenzuzo yokusebenza engu- $ 5.437.895 futhi kungokokuqala ukuthi ikwazi ukuthola izinzuzo isikhathi esithile. Kwikota yokuqala yonyaka ithumele ukulahleka kwezigidi ezingama- $ 8,4.
I-35% yemali engenayo ivela kuma-e-tag asetshenziswe emithwalweni, i- Izimpawu zedijithali namaphaneli e-LCD. Kusezitobhini zamabhasi lapho, ngenxa yesivumelwano nenkampani yaseYurophu ebizwa ngeVisionect, lapho bekwazile ukuhlinzeka ngamapaneli abo. Amapaneli ayo kulezi zindawo athinta imininingwane enamandla evuselelwa ngoxhumano lwe-3G.
Enye impumelelo yakhe yi-Advanced Colour ePaper (ACeP) entsha engeke yethulwe kubafundi kuze kube ngu-2018. Iphaneli esezingeni eliphakeme futhi umbala ogcwele Ingakhipha umbala ophelele we-gamut kwiphikseli ngayinye ukubonisa imibala ehlukene engaphezu kwama-32.000 ngokulungiswa kwe-1600 x 2500 nge-150 ppi.
Ukukhubazeka kwalobu buchwepheshe ukuthi akuhambisani neRegal, umshayeli we-EPD owenza ama-e-readers akwazi ukuguqula amakhasi ngokushesha. Ngakho-ke sizohlala iminyaka ethile ngaphandle kobuchwepheshe obusha obungaba izaba eziyinhloko zokushintsha i-e-reader.