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e-Readers Rebekah Send a noteboard - 08/10/2010 12:12:55 PM
You people who own one: did environmental considerations come into play when you bought yours?

Would an e-Reader be better for the environemnt? Obviously fewer forests need to be chopped down, which is lovely for the air, but how green are the components?

I'm almost ready to demand one for a present, and (honestly) apart from the functional aspect of having loads of books in a small space, the green factor is really the deciding point for me.


Thoughts?
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
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e-Readers Rebekah - 08/10/2010 12:12:55 PM 1155 Views
even a large collection of books does not use enough wood to be an issue random thoughts - 08/10/2010 04:23:10 PM 879 Views
well snoopcester - 08/10/2010 04:29:36 PM 818 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... Zach - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 815 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) Gher - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 923 Views
Kindle user answers! LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 783 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* Gher - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 367 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. Beqi - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 824 Views
Me, too! *NM* LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 399 Views
Ick Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 861 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 1009 Views
why? *NM* Camilla - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 787 Views
In your role of leftist technophobe who won't budge. *NM* LiterateDog - 09/10/2010 02:49:38 PM 467 Views
Um... Tim - 10/10/2010 11:38:14 AM 873 Views
Re: Um... Camilla - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 816 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 978 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. Rebekah - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 799 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 787 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 780 Views
Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Tom - 09/10/2010 02:06:07 PM 840 Views
Re: Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Rebekah - 09/10/2010 04:43:28 PM 797 Views
I'm not going to make the obvious comments in response to the phrase "native bush". Tom - 10/10/2010 05:40:26 AM 769 Views
I have no idea what you mean. Rebekah - 10/10/2010 09:57:02 AM 808 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two Larry - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 800 Views
You can't read on an iPad any more than you can read on a laptop. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/10/2010 09:19:22 PM 358 Views
That is very, very true. Chas - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 820 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? Larry - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 827 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 795 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* Chas - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 392 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom Larry - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 807 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 384 Views
~love and obsession~ Elaine - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 811 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... Antigone - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 910 Views
Re: e-Readers Bryce - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 799 Views
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