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I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two Larry Send a noteboard - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM
You people who own one: did environmental considerations come into play when you bought yours?

Would an e-Reader be better for the environemnt? Obviously fewer forests need to be chopped down, which is lovely for the air, but how green are the components?

I'm almost ready to demand one for a present, and (honestly) apart from the functional aspect of having loads of books in a small space, the green factor is really the deciding point for me.


Thoughts?


And since that will have iBooks as well, I might use that app a few times. Rest assured, environmental concerns wouldn't be considered much at all, in spite of Apple's promotion of "green" recycling possibilities.
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e-Readers Rebekah - 08/10/2010 12:12:55 PM 1068 Views
even a large collection of books does not use enough wood to be an issue random thoughts - 08/10/2010 04:23:10 PM 793 Views
well snoopcester - 08/10/2010 04:29:36 PM 725 Views
I suppose there is some green benefits... Zach - 08/10/2010 06:19:34 PM 725 Views
One question: (for any Kindle user) Gher - 08/10/2010 10:19:08 PM 831 Views
Kindle user answers! LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:01:23 PM 697 Views
Cool. Thanks! *NM* Gher - 11/10/2010 03:42:47 PM 323 Views
I can't say that was my motivating factor. Beqi - 08/10/2010 07:14:53 PM 731 Views
Me, too! *NM* LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:02:33 PM 363 Views
Ick Camilla - 08/10/2010 07:55:17 PM 776 Views
Camilla, you're a great lady, but you're almost a walking parody sometimes. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:07:04 PM 830 Views
why? *NM* Camilla - 09/10/2010 02:42:37 PM 695 Views
In your role of leftist technophobe who won't budge. *NM* LiterateDog - 09/10/2010 02:49:38 PM 358 Views
Um... Tim - 10/10/2010 11:38:14 AM 791 Views
Re: Um... Camilla - 10/10/2010 11:41:08 AM 731 Views
Honestly, I couldn't have given a rat's ass about its environmental impact. LiterateDog - 08/10/2010 11:06:06 PM 823 Views
It's more of a tipping the scales factor, really. Rebekah - 09/10/2010 09:38:47 PM 713 Views
You can have an ereader and buy normal books. Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 05:24:53 AM 702 Views
I've had mine for a couple months now. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/10/2010 01:41:09 AM 674 Views
Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Tom - 09/10/2010 02:06:07 PM 747 Views
Re: Your statement about forests shows you don't know about modern forestry Rebekah - 09/10/2010 04:43:28 PM 703 Views
I'm not going to make the obvious comments in response to the phrase "native bush". Tom - 10/10/2010 05:40:26 AM 681 Views
I have no idea what you mean. Rebekah - 10/10/2010 09:57:02 AM 727 Views
I'm planning to buy an Ipad in a month or two Larry - 09/10/2010 03:13:48 PM 710 Views
You can't read on an iPad any more than you can read on a laptop. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/10/2010 09:19:22 PM 317 Views
That is very, very true. Chas - 09/10/2010 11:48:01 PM 728 Views
Oh, I can only read 3-4 hours at a time, then? Larry - 10/10/2010 06:33:28 AM 734 Views
i think his point was that it's hard on the eyes. LadyLorraine - 10/10/2010 06:47:19 PM 713 Views
Why buy an iPad when you already have a laptop? *NM* Chas - 10/10/2010 07:29:06 PM 349 Views
Because I have a few plans for it in the classroom Larry - 10/10/2010 07:56:32 PM 718 Views
Enjoy your eye strain, bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/10/2010 08:59:23 PM 342 Views
~love and obsession~ Elaine - 11/10/2010 01:52:46 PM 724 Views
Got my Kindle less than a week ago... Antigone - 11/10/2010 02:44:56 PM 740 Views
Re: e-Readers Bryce - 11/10/2010 06:02:52 PM 711 Views
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