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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 1210 Views
even a large collection of books does not use enough wood to be an issue - 08/10/2010 04:23:10 PM 934 Views
well - 08/10/2010 04:29:36 PM 885 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 875 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 985 Views
Kindle user answers! - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 838 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 396 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 886 Views
Me, too! *NM* - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 425 Views
Ick - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 924 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 1091 Views
why? *NM* - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 838 Views
In your role of leftist technophobe who won't budge. *NM* - 09/10/2010 02:49:38 PM 497 Views
Um... - 10/10/2010 11:38:14 AM 940 Views
Re: Um... - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 875 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 1042 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 858 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 838 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 839 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 851 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 383 Views
That is very, very true. - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 873 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 886 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 850 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 422 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 858 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 408 Views
~love and obsession~ - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 860 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 972 Views
Re: e-Readers - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 859 Views

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