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No. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 29/12/2009 07:01:32 PM
Books on shelves function as CO2 depositories.


First of all, the destruction of trees and all that is involved in that - from the getting to them, to the cutting them down, to delivering the cut down trees, to then the processing of them into paper is all extremely energy intensive. Then there is the delivery of the paper and the energy required to create the books. Not to mention all the energy required to go into the creation of the ink for the paper. Then the creation of the boxes into which books are packed into before being shipped. Then the shipping itself. Then the recycling of the boxes and the energy involved in shipping the recycled boxes.

Sorry, the creation and delivery of books is far more energy intensive than the creation and delivery of eBooks from a server to a computer.
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E-books spark battle inside the publishing industry everynametaken - 28/12/2009 05:12:01 AM 1487 Views
it makes much more sense to just buy a book. $5.99 is far cheaper than $9.99 *NM* callandor1000 - 28/12/2009 06:22:47 AM 416 Views
Yes, but you're talking about a paperback book, and one that's on sale at that. Bryce - 28/12/2009 12:23:31 PM 857 Views
I haven't paid more than $7.99 for a soft cover book in my life. callandor1000 - 28/12/2009 03:13:04 PM 796 Views
Yuo can also be 10th on a waiting list at the library and read it months after release. everynametaken - 28/12/2009 05:22:27 PM 976 Views
But the chances of something happening to said device is greater than your house. callandor1000 - 29/12/2009 06:27:21 AM 903 Views
You realize that you could back up virtually your entire library on a single flash drive, yes? Ghavrel - 29/12/2009 09:43:51 AM 720 Views
No "virtually" about it-1 4gb flash drive=6000 or so books *NM* Corporal Crusty - 30/12/2009 02:28:20 PM 365 Views
Some people have larger libraries than that. But yes. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/12/2009 05:33:58 AM 315 Views
You answered your own question. You back them up. everynametaken - 30/12/2009 12:53:33 AM 891 Views
Depends where you live..... Caldazar - 28/12/2009 12:24:55 PM 816 Views
I think I agree BlackAdder - 29/12/2009 12:16:36 AM 988 Views
If I were buying a book for mandatory reading (i.e., college), I might consider an e-book. Tom - 29/12/2009 03:28:31 PM 839 Views
A man after my own heart. rebelaessedai - 29/12/2009 04:04:19 PM 818 Views
Trade paperbacks are the ones with the heavy covers, right? Tom - 29/12/2009 08:19:33 PM 804 Views
Yeah. Different sizes and all. Fun to organize. *NM* rebelaessedai - 31/12/2009 04:19:57 AM 320 Views
you could always take the book covers OFF LadyLorraine - 30/12/2009 04:28:18 PM 773 Views
Well, yeah. But still. *NM* rebelaessedai - 31/12/2009 04:19:29 AM 324 Views
I prefer the opposite. I keep all my textbooks and prefer ebook versions of other works. *NM* everynametaken - 30/12/2009 12:55:55 AM 336 Views
I dislike e-books Camilla - 29/12/2009 03:56:10 PM 866 Views
I love that eBooks are the future. Much better than original books. The Shrike - 29/12/2009 05:19:40 PM 786 Views
Well we already have audiobooks BlackAdder - 29/12/2009 05:39:29 PM 836 Views
There is a term for enhanced books - vooks. The Shrike - 29/12/2009 07:02:14 PM 812 Views
Would a videobook not be a movie? Kronin al'Sulc - 31/12/2009 06:06:52 AM 918 Views
They are not environmentally superiour. Camilla - 29/12/2009 05:47:11 PM 871 Views
No. The Shrike - 29/12/2009 07:01:32 PM 800 Views
Re: No. Camilla - 29/12/2009 09:51:23 PM 876 Views
And what do you use to remove the tree? The Shrike - 29/12/2009 11:24:26 PM 768 Views
Are you smoking crack? LiterateDog - 29/12/2009 09:21:36 PM 835 Views
Re: Are you smoking crack? Camilla - 29/12/2009 09:52:19 PM 821 Views
Ummm... Corporal Crusty - 30/12/2009 02:33:19 PM 856 Views
prefer the feel of a real book in my hand Bulgakov - 29/12/2009 07:20:27 PM 800 Views
I love my Kindle that I got for Christmas. LiterateDog - 29/12/2009 09:05:57 PM 794 Views
Bitchface. *NM* The Shrike - 29/12/2009 09:10:23 PM 357 Views
Vagina breath. *NM* LiterateDog - 29/12/2009 09:15:13 PM 335 Views
Vagina Breath : Bitchface as Literatedog : The Shrike *NM* The Shrike - 29/12/2009 09:21:03 PM 339 Views
I like books Ryan - 30/12/2009 08:10:55 AM 747 Views
Sigh. This whole argument of ebooks versus regular books is beyond stupid. Ghavrel - 30/12/2009 11:04:46 AM 841 Views
I agree with you LadyLorraine - 30/12/2009 04:33:22 PM 800 Views
I have to agree. j-whitt987 - 30/12/2009 04:47:20 PM 903 Views
Yep. Syrina - 30/12/2009 10:57:26 PM 971 Views
In all fairness, when I got an iPod all my CDs went to boxes in the basement. Tom - 31/12/2009 12:59:14 AM 1016 Views
True. But there's no tangible difference between music from an iPod and music from a CD. Ghavrel - 31/12/2009 05:33:26 AM 769 Views
Ripping all my music and getting rid of the CDs was a space-liberating moment for me. everynametaken - 31/12/2009 06:18:20 AM 730 Views
cost of publishing Corporal Crusty - 30/12/2009 02:25:37 PM 835 Views
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