A composite electrophoretic display comprising: first (1130; 1230), second, and third discrete electrophoretic displays, wherein the second display and the third display each have non-active areas around a perimeter of the display, wherein the second display is adjacent to the third display, wherein each electrophoretic display includes a front electrode , a rear electrode , and an electrophoretic medium between the front electrode and the rear electrode, the second and third electrophoretic displays being disposed adjacent one another as abutting displays each provided with a viewing side exposed to the same side and having a seam on the viewing side formed by a non-active area between the displays of the second and third electrophoretic displays; and drive circuitry coupled to the three discrete electrophoretic displays and configured to drive the three discrete electrophoretic displays separately by providing drive signals to the three discrete electrophoretic displays, wherein in the composite electrophoretic display the first electrophoretic display (1130; 1230) is stacked over the second and third electrophoretic displays such that a viewing side of the first electrophoretic display is exposed to the same side as the viewing sides of the second and third electrophoretic displays, the first electrophoretic display (1130; 1230) is provided with a plurality of openings through which the second and third electrophoretic displays can be viewed, and the first electrophoretic display (1130; 1230) covers the seam between the second and the third electrophoretic displays such that the seam is hidden. first (1130; 1230), second, and third discrete electrophoretic displays, wherein the second display and the third display each have non-active areas around a perimeter of the display, wherein the second display is adjacent to the third display, wherein each electrophoretic display includes a front electrode , a rear electrode , and an electrophoretic medium between the front electrode and the rear electrode, the second and third electrophoretic displays being disposed adjacent one another as abutting displays each provided with a viewing side exposed to the same side and having a seam on the viewing side formed by a non-active area between the displays of the second and third electrophoretic displays; and drive circuitry coupled to the three discrete electrophoretic displays and configured to drive the three discrete electrophoretic displays separately by providing drive signals to the three discrete electrophoretic displays, wherein in the composite electrophoretic display the first electrophoretic display (1130; 1230) is stacked over the second and third electrophoretic displays such that a viewing side of the first electrophoretic display is exposed to the same side as the viewing sides of the second and third electrophoretic displays, the first electrophoretic display (1130; 1230) is provided with a plurality of openings through which the second and third electrophoretic displays can be viewed, and the first electrophoretic display (1130; 1230) covers the seam between the second and the third electrophoretic displays such that the seam is hidden. <EOS>