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LG Display says it is developing a new generation of color and flexible e-paper that may go into future products such as e-readers or tablets. The company expects to begin mass producing 9.7-inch color and 19-inch flexible e-paper, according to an SEC filing it made on Friday. E-paper, or electronic paper, is a display used in e-readers on which text appears as it would on printed paper.

LG introduced the 9.7-inch IPS LCD screen used in Apple’s iPad, and remains a main display supplier for the tablet. LG also is one of the suppliers of the 9.7-inch e-paper display Amazon uses in its Kindle DX e-reader.

It is hard to predict LG’s direction, but the 9.7-inch color e-paper may go into future generations of e-readers like Kindle or even multimedia devices like tablets, if they fit the size and profile, said Vinita Jakhanwal, director of small and medium-sized displays at market research firm iSuppli.