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Originally Posted by nekokami
Perhaps a thorough analysis would show that the energy involved in producing and transporting a paper book is, in fact, far greater than the energy involved in transmitting and reading an ebook several times, especially on an efficient reader.
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That is the key, exactly. Yes, one e-book produced has a higher environmental impact than one paper book. But an e-book reader can substitute for hundreds, even thousands, of books, making it the environmental saver by far. And don't forget, you can read e-books without the dedicated reader... in other words, using my PDA to read e-books means I am not paying an additional environmental cost by having a dedicated reader produced for me.
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Originally Posted by stxopher
That smell that my adult mind tells me is the books going bad and rotting away as we speak is the same smell my emotional mind says "Books. Good. Read." Isn't smell the sense most linked to long term memories? Maybe that's why some of us still love the smell of old books.
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Well, all I can say is, I grew up hanging out in libraries, reading and rereading old books, surrounded by shelves full of them at home, too. I also grew up inhaling the fumes of and being deafened by my old gas-powered lawn mower every Saturday! Today, I have no problem giving up an old sensations for a more efficient system, be it a cordless electric mower, or an e-book, no matter how many memories it evokes.