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Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM
You people who own one: did environmental considerations come into play when you bought yours?


No, not at all. If someone had said that it was as bad as a Hummer, I'd still have bought it. It's THAT good.

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 think they might be better, but they're definitely no worse. For any future book purchases, it's just a tiny blip of electricity and you have a whole new book. For a new printed book, they have to cut down trees, transport those trees, process those trees into paper, process the paper into book paper, print the book, bind the book, ship the book, store the book, etc.

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.


Demand it! You'll be happy did.

Thoughts?


Damn, girl. You sho' is pushy. I already said "demand it!"
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e-Readers Rebekah - 08/10/2010 12:12:55 PM 1154 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 817 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... Zach - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 812 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) Gher - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 921 Views
Kindle user answers! LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 782 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* Gher - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 366 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. Beqi - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 823 Views
Me, too! *NM* LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 398 Views
Ick Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 860 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 1005 Views
why? *NM* Camilla - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 785 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 872 Views
Re: Um... Camilla - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 815 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 974 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. Rebekah - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 798 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 786 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 779 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 796 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 768 Views
I have no idea what you mean. Rebekah - 10/10/2010 09:57:02 AM 807 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two Larry - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 799 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 357 Views
That is very, very true. Chas - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 819 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? Larry - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 825 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 794 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* Chas - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 391 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom Larry - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 806 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 383 Views
~love and obsession~ Elaine - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 810 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... Antigone - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 908 Views
Re: e-Readers Bryce - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 799 Views
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