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Environmental Impact of e-Books
by SB Sarah | December 10, 2008 | Wednesday at 11:42 pm | 4 CommentsEver wondered about the large scale and small scale environmental impact of eBooks? Wonder no more: Grist.org takes a look at the issue, from the technology involved to the saving of paper. Interesting food for thought.
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Tagged: wacky science, food, engineers, ebooks
kirsten saell said on 12.11.08 at 01:40 AM
I wonder if the researchers took the hideously wasteful mmp returns system into account when they did the figuring for print books. If they didn’t, you can probably add another 10-15% to the CO2/water totals…
Now that I think of it, maybe big publishers could use some help from the Sierra Club on that returns thing.
Anthea Lawson said on 12.11.08 at 03:19 AM
My thought exactly… did they take into account the planned overage of 50% from most mass market (lol I typed m/m at first) print runs.
Carolyn said on 12.11.08 at 05:40 AM
Oh, PHEW. I just got an ereader, and I was like, NOOOO, don’t let them figure out some way they are more wasteful. Now I can feel proud. I would feel a hell of a lot prouder if I could get the books loaded in, though. Ereaders are CONFUSING!!! To me.
ev said on 12.12.08 at 07:04 AM
Don’t forget to add in the mag return on that one. I cringe everytime I have to strip and toss a book.
Carolyn-which one did you get? I have actually managed to figure out the sony ereader. Which amazes my family no end. they didn’t even have to help me.
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