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donkaarlos · 12-14-2007, 03:29 PM

Thanks for this very interesting link and discussions

If a Nordic country research shows already now about equal environmental impact of paper and e-paper I would count it as 0:1 for e-paper. Anyway for e-paper devices environmental impact will not be the key - while also important for image. Consumers simply need to like and love to use the device.. and that requires at least improvements in following areas:

outstanding user friendliness (better user interface and further screen improvements)
availability of various content - this again calls for convenient standards and formats that fit many purposes and devices (newspaper formats have still hard times with the small screens; books formats start to be usable)
and only after that will the volumes be on the level that the devices get affordable for everybody

Anyway I think "electronic replacement" of various printed matter is just a question of time, but I wouldn't bet on the shape and technology of the electronic replacement.

12-14-2007, 03:29 PM	#37
donkaarlos Junior Iliad User Posts: 59 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Finland Device: Irex Iliad GONE - kindle & Kyobo	Thanks for this very interesting link and discussions If a Nordic country research shows already now about equal environmental impact of paper and e-paper I would count it as 0:1 for e-paper. Anyway for e-paper devices environmental impact will not be the key - while also important for image. Consumers simply need to like and love to use the device.. and that requires at least improvements in following areas: outstanding user friendliness (better user interface and further screen improvements) availability of various content - this again calls for convenient standards and formats that fit many purposes and devices (newspaper formats have still hard times with the small screens; books formats start to be usable) and only after that will the volumes be on the level that the devices get affordable for everybody Anyway I think "electronic replacement" of various printed matter is just a question of time, but I wouldn't bet on the shape and technology of the electronic replacement. Last edited by donkaarlos; 12-14-2007 at 03:57 PM.