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Originally Posted by JohnDae
I think it's called e-paper and e-ink because it wants to mimic ink on paper. Why is this? Ink on paper in books looks like what it does because it has been found to be good for reading. Contrast is one the key properties. I'd argue also that so is lack of glare which is why book paper is rough and diffuse.
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Marketing has its own reasons for naming products which often has little to do with the latter's properties. They simply want to sell the most product possible. Expecting e-ink displays to be able to mimic ink and paper perfectly based on marketing is asking for trouble. Perhaps they just meant the name to mean that it will replace ink and paper, not mimic it.
I also think you are idealizing paper plus ink, and expecting e-ink to live up to that. Some papers are glossy, some are matte. Some are fine, some are rough. Some change colour over time, affecting contrast. I have paperbacks where the contrast and the font roughness are way worse than on current e-ink. I can still comfortably read both, so I don't let it bother me.