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I've had mine for a couple months now. Cockatiel of Doom Send a noteboard - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM
You people who own one: did environmental considerations come into play when you bought yours?


Yes and no. Not so much for the whole "paper books take up a lot of trees" thing, but I did think it would be handy to have something to read the billions of pdfs for my class on rather than printing them all out. I was very excited about this, as my reader lets me annotate and highlight and such, but the screen is a tad small and while I can zoom, that's making things slower. So while I am still printing things, I am working on reading them on the reader. That was long-winded.

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?


The components themselves are honestly probably not all that green, but hopefully they will last a long time. Unfortunately, it's probably more likely that people will continue to buy the newest and prettiest model, thus using lots more resources. But yes, in theory, it can save a lot of paper and processing costs.

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.


I'm having fun with mine. I'm not ready to get rid of my physical books yet, but I like having this around. I have the Sony Daily Edition, for what it's worth.

Taking a break from being Ella

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e-Readers - 08/10/2010 12:12:55 PM 1179 Views
even a large collection of books does not use enough wood to be an issue - 08/10/2010 04:23:10 PM 907 Views
well - 08/10/2010 04:29:36 PM 855 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 849 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 955 Views
Kindle user answers! - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 812 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 381 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 860 Views
Me, too! *NM* - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 413 Views
Ick - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 891 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 1051 Views
why? *NM* - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 815 Views
In your role of leftist technophobe who won't budge. *NM* - 09/10/2010 02:49:38 PM 483 Views
Um... - 10/10/2010 11:38:14 AM 909 Views
Re: Um... - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 846 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 1011 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 830 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 814 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 810 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 823 Views
You can't read on an iPad any more than you can read on a laptop. *NM* - 09/10/2010 09:19:22 PM 374 Views
That is very, very true. - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 849 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 856 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 828 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 408 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 831 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 397 Views
~love and obsession~ - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 837 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 943 Views
Re: e-Readers - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 824 Views

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