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Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM
You people who own one: did environmental considerations come into play when you bought yours?


No. And it wouldn't. I don't buy the environment argument. Books work as CO2 repositories. And I am sticking to that story.

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?


No. Books once they are made do not rot and do not release the carbon they are holding. In this way, they still function as trees. E-readers, meanwhile, are dependent on electricity. If you are a bibliophile, like me, you are keeping carbon from the atmosphere, and when you read them you add no carbon footprint.

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?


Gave them already.
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e-Readers Rebekah - 08/10/2010 12:12:55 PM 1092 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 817 Views
well snoopcester - 08/10/2010 04:29:36 PM 749 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... Zach - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 748 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) Gher - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 856 Views
Kindle user answers! LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 718 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* Gher - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 336 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. Beqi - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 755 Views
Me, too! *NM* LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 371 Views
Ick Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 800 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 925 Views
why? *NM* Camilla - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 719 Views
In your role of leftist technophobe who won't budge. *NM* LiterateDog - 09/10/2010 02:49:38 PM 436 Views
Um... Tim - 10/10/2010 11:38:14 AM 813 Views
Re: Um... Camilla - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 754 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 913 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. Rebekah - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 735 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 725 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 698 Views
Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Tom - 09/10/2010 02:06:07 PM 770 Views
Re: Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Rebekah - 09/10/2010 04:43:28 PM 731 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 704 Views
I have no idea what you mean. Rebekah - 10/10/2010 09:57:02 AM 747 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two Larry - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 732 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 326 Views
That is very, very true. Chas - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 750 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? Larry - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 758 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 735 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* Chas - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 360 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom Larry - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 740 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 350 Views
~love and obsession~ Elaine - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 745 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... Antigone - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 844 Views
Re: e-Readers Bryce - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 734 Views
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