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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 1096 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 821 Views
well snoopcester - 08/10/2010 04:29:36 PM 753 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... Zach - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 752 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) Gher - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 860 Views
Kindle user answers! LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 722 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* Gher - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 338 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. Beqi - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 759 Views
Me, too! *NM* LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 373 Views
Ick Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 804 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 928 Views
why? *NM* Camilla - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 723 Views
In your role of leftist technophobe who won't budge. *NM* LiterateDog - 09/10/2010 02:49:38 PM 437 Views
Um... Tim - 10/10/2010 11:38:14 AM 816 Views
Re: Um... Camilla - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 758 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 918 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. Rebekah - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 738 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 730 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 703 Views
Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Tom - 09/10/2010 02:06:07 PM 774 Views
Re: Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Rebekah - 09/10/2010 04:43:28 PM 736 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 707 Views
I have no idea what you mean. Rebekah - 10/10/2010 09:57:02 AM 751 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two Larry - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 737 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 328 Views
That is very, very true. Chas - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 754 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? Larry - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 761 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 739 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* Chas - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 361 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom Larry - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 743 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 353 Views
~love and obsession~ Elaine - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 750 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... Antigone - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 848 Views
Re: e-Readers Bryce - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 738 Views
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