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I duno... I imagine a flexible screen would be more expensive not cheaper, since it would add complications.
I also think if the epaper is not mounted in a rigid case would be more vulnerable to damage, not less. Why would getting rid of the case make it safer? I don't think it would be so flexible to allow a creased fold, unless maybe in one designed in spot. They can't even make a decent flex-cable in a flip-style cell phone, so I can't imagine anyone would be able to make e-ink that would fold in a crease anywhere the user pleased, and still allow flow of electricity to all parts of the screen. If rolled in a tube and then sat on, wouldn't it just break? and the corners wouldn't have any good protection.
I think if they're implemented, it'd end up being likely to be some kind of plastic tube with a pull out e-ink scroll. They'd have to have somewhere to put the CPU anyways, so it could go in the tube. they're just making flexible e-ink, not flexible CPU's and batteries and such. Or maybe they'd also make things like e-ink wallet covers with little batteries built into the wallet. I guess on the outside of a wallet, it wouldn't be such a hard crease. Maybe they'd just cover one side in e-ink though to be on the safe side. I don't want to read off a wallet. I'd rather just have something more like the iliad or cybook.
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