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Originally Posted by KindleDude
Well, if you would ordinarily drive to a bookstore, but instead use Whispernet to buy books, you're saving on fossil fuels (most likely, unless you drive an all-electric or bio-diesel vehicle).
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Also, think of the fuel and emissions involved in shipping books all over the country and returning and pulping the unsold copies. I don't understand why POD isn't more popular.
There has been a good deal of speculation on the ecological break even point of the Kindle. I've never seen a definitive answer on how long you much you have to read on it to break even. A lot of it depends on your habits before. I used to ride my bike to the public library for some of my books. If that had been the way I got most of my books, then I doubt I would have ever broken even with the Kindle. It probably accounted for less than 20% of my books, though. The rest were mostly bought new at a book store I drove to.
The Kindle is recyclable but I'm not sure if its RoHS compliant.