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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Fair point. However, there is so much printed material that is only read once, like newspapers and magazines, and I think this was what the study was directly referencing. There is a huge industry devoted to producing paper newsprint on a daily basis, so you'd be talking about a significant environmental savings by converting newsprint alone to e-books.
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Yep. The study was focused on newspapers which are also printed close to where they are consumed unlike books which are often shipped great distances. I don't think it accounted for all the surplus copies in every printing either.