As a major part of the business intelligence services offered by AFAICS Research we publish annual reports on a number of key technology areas that will have a critical impact upon the publishing industry. These in-depth reports written by our experts examine the technology, look at how it is developing, predict how it will be used and forecast how markets based upon that technology will grow over the next decade. Intelligence that is essential to the future success of your business.  

Developments in e-paper technology 2008 – (Published September 2008)

This in depth report, now in its third yearly edition, looks at the growing number of different flexible display technologies that will be used to provide light weight, robust, flexible digital display devices. Devices that will  rival paper in both usability and print quality. This is a technology that will have a profound impact upon the public demand for digital publications of all sorts, and its development should be closely followed by all publishers and content providers. 

This report is aimed at companies seeking to use this technology to develop new products, and at investors interested in a new and rapidly growing sector.

Price: £3995 for single user version

Development of the e-reader market in 2008. – (Published June 2008)

This report, now in its third annual edition, examines the development and current state of the market for e-publication readers. Driven by a combination of new e-paper technology and rising conventional publishing costs, the number and range of such devices is increasing rapidly. This report looks at current and future products, the current and future market, and how developments in technology are changing the way such devices are used. The report will also examine the growing market for content especially created for use on such e-readers.

This report is aimed at publishers seeking to produce content for such readers, to companies looking to produce and market e-readers, and to investors seeking to discover how e-readers will affect existing businesses and lead to the creation of new ones.

Price: £3995 for single user version

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