Washington post: Thriller writer John Grisham ends holdout on e-books - Page 2

Kris777 · 03-18-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

And now to completely derail the topic...

But are the same type of trees? And how long does it take the newly planted ones to be able to perform the same function as the removed ones? I'm asking as I really want to know not to put you on the spot.

I guess 25-40 years depends on type of tree...

"Nearly 4 billion trees worldwide are cut down each year for paper, representing about 35% of all harvested trees. Fortunately, many of the trees used for paper come from tree farms which are planted and replenished for that purpose. Pictured is a NASA image of total vegetation in the western hemisphere where most paper is consumed. The US is the world's largest consumer of paper by far."
http://ecology.com/features/paperchase/

MaggieScratch · 03-18-2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

We're going to have to agree to differ about that. It's not acceptable to you. I have no problem at all with it.

It's not acceptable to most editors, I would think. That's why I was surprised to see it in an article in a major newspaper.

Treven · 03-18-2010, 05:11 PM

ANYWAY, getting back to the original item, really looking forward to having his books available on digital & hopefully it will be in epub.
Sorry, I didn't see the other thread on this subject.

fugazied · 03-18-2010, 06:11 PM

I own a copy of that book... Guess I better go put in a pot plant to cover it!

Billjr13 · 03-18-2010, 07:15 PM

Actually it is a normal convention in newspaper editing to use contraction. The AP style book is used by a large majority of newspapers world wide, lists a lot of these rules.(There are other style books too) It has always been done to save space in the paper that is why a lot of headlines and cutlines are written the way are too. In the past colum inches were expensive and time consuming to typeset. A large part of newspaper tradition was base around cost and time savings.
Also English is a living language that continues to evolve and change. For some people it is for the better and some the worse.

TallMomof2 · 03-19-2010, 09:49 AM

At least alright is far better than the slang term aight that I hear all the time from my son's teenage friends.

Waba · 03-19-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by yekim54

Each year about 1.5 billion new trees are planted in the U.S.A.

Wow, that's a lot... In the west we are constantly dealing with a problem called "grassland encroachment" -meaning trees are expanding into areas that have historically not been forested.

At least in the Rockies and west, fire suppression has led to more trees than ever before! Unfortunately, they are smaller and more susceptible to disease and most of them are only good enough for pulp... Many of the stands are dead timber boxes just ready for inferno!

... still, there are better uses for them than printing a billion Grisham (or other) books.

DawnFalcon · 03-20-2010, 02:32 PM

"aspiring writers are going to have a hard time getting published"

Loooooooool.

Also, a goodly proportion of the potential market already have the books as ebooks ofc. And a lot of those are not going to rebuy at this stage....

03-18-2010, 05:11 PM	#18
Treven Addict Posts: 222 Karma: 680 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: the Left Coast Device: iPad	ANYWAY, getting back to the original item, really looking forward to having his books available on digital & hopefully it will be in epub. Sorry, I didn't see the other thread on this subject. Last edited by Treven; 03-18-2010 at 05:28 PM.

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03-18-2010, 06:11 PM	#19
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I own a copy of that book... Guess I better go put in a pot plant to cover it!

03-18-2010, 07:15 PM	#20
Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	Actually it is a normal convention in newspaper editing to use contraction. The AP style book is used by a large majority of newspapers world wide, lists a lot of these rules.(There are other style books too) It has always been done to save space in the paper that is why a lot of headlines and cutlines are written the way are too. In the past colum inches were expensive and time consuming to typeset. A large part of newspaper tradition was base around cost and time savings. Also English is a living language that continues to evolve and change. For some people it is for the better and some the worse.

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TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	At least alright is far better than the slang term aight that I hear all the time from my son's teenage friends.

03-20-2010, 02:32 PM	#23
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	"aspiring writers are going to have a hard time getting published" Loooooooool. Also, a goodly proportion of the potential market already have the books as ebooks ofc. And a lot of those are not going to rebuy at this stage....

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