In the mid-1980s, when early electronic newspapers failed to live up to their promise, industry analysts declared them dead as a mass medium. But just 10 years later, "E-papers" are once again receiving much media hype, although little academic research has been done on them. Academic literature, trade articles, online discussions, and personal communications with industry leaders to build a foundation for the academic study of electronic newspapers are reviewed. The emphasis is on basic research that will address industry needs as E-papers reemerge. The following scholarly areas are reviewed with initial research questions formulated for each section: (1) history; (2) network culture; (3) media sociology; (4) management and economics; (5) new media elements; (6) news content features; (7) information processing; (8) commercial messages; (9) ethical and societal concerns; and (10) legal and regulatory issues. Given constraints of length, the paper offers a broad perspective but only a cursory review of an extensive literature. Contains a 153-item list of references in text and a 20-item list of other references regarding electronic newspapers. Two tables of data and a figure are included. (Author/NKA)