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03-17-2010, 03:23 PM | #1 |
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Washington post: Thriller writer John Grisham ends holdout on e-books
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...031603150.html ... "Since his first novel "A Time To Kill" was released in 1989, Grisham has sold more than 250 million books worldwide, according to Random House. Several of his novels have been turned into films. " ... How many trees were killed to print 250 million books? Last edited by Kris777; 03-17-2010 at 05:31 PM. |
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How many trees were planted after? =)
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03-17-2010, 08:42 PM | #3 |
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I'm not saying ebooks are greener than books... but paper uses a lot more resources than just trees. BOb |
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03-18-2010, 08:07 AM | #7 |
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Agree. They should call the first Grisham novel "A time to kill a tree" ...
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"A Time To Kill a Tree" - i bet that would go over well with Forest Protection Services lol
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03-18-2010, 12:16 PM | #9 | |
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A quote from the article:
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For those who haven't read Grisham's books (I have read them all, mostly with enjoyment...might be replacing my hardback collection, many purchased second-hand, with ebooks now), The Pelican Brief had some environmental interest, mostly to do with an oil company drilling in a protected wildlife area. P.S. For those who haven't read his books, my favorites are A Time to Kill and The Rainmaker. The Firm is one of the most suspenseful books ever; but I prefer the others for their human interest and great characters. Last edited by MaggieScratch; 03-18-2010 at 12:18 PM. |
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I must respectfully disagree with you. If "already", "altogether", "always", etc., are "acceptable" contractions, why do you object to "alright"?
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03-18-2010, 01:36 PM | #11 |
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alright is listed as a word at dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alright although it does list it as "non-standard"... so it's in the same category as aint. BOb |
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We're going to have to agree to differ about that. It's not acceptable to you. I have no problem at all with it.
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And now to completely derail the topic...
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