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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic
Let's face it. While printing less paper is good for the environment, there is still the problem of a skyrocketing number of electronic products discarded every year.
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Personally, I don't think paper is really an ecological problem. Paper is a renewable resource and is also bio degradable. Remember when McDonalds moved from using the foam/plastic boxes to paper/cardboard boxes.
I really wonder if the manufacture of an eBook really has less of an impact on the environment compare to the use of less paper. Considering the checmical and such used in the production of the reader, and the waste that is produced once it is passed its usefull lifetime.
I guess the "greenness" of a reader also has to factor in the reduction of fossil fuels needed to deliver a physical book. I'm not sure it really is net better.
That said, I don't want to give up my reader. I don't use my reader because I think it is green. I use it because I can carry many books in less space an weight... I can store thousands of books in a much smaller foot print (hard drive, sd card, usb drive) than the many book shelfs I have in my house. Because it is lighter and easier to hold than a real book, etc.
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