Comments on: Read an E-Book Week, March 9-15 http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:49:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jacob LaCivita http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/comment-page-1/#comment-724677 Jacob LaCivita Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:28:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/#comment-724677 Is is March 9-15 or March 2-8? I'm finding conflicting reports online (imagine that...), but the news release you link to at the top says March 2-8. Is is March 9-15 or March 2-8? I’m finding conflicting reports online (imagine that…), but the news release you link to at the top says March 2-8.

]]> By: Al http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/comment-page-1/#comment-718746 Al Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:03:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/#comment-718746 Let's see, if I read 120 books per year and the Kindle lasts for even 5 years that is a device smaller than a book to replace 600 books in land fill. Pretty good trade off I would say. Let’s see, if I read 120 books per year and the Kindle lasts for even 5 years that is a device smaller than a book to replace 600 books in land fill. Pretty good trade off I would say.

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/comment-page-1/#comment-718745 Rob Preece Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/#comment-718745 Many books are now published in the far east, and the issues of environmental damage to Asian forests are non-trivial--something the book industry is (perhaps belatedly) concerning itself with. Many of the inks used in printing also include toxic elements. Shipping paper books from Asia to American warehouses, to retail establishments or retail through UPS to individual homes adds to the environmental cost of paper. I certainly agree, however, that we as eBook readers and vendors, need to be aware of our own environmental footprint. I hope that Sony, Amazon, and eBookWise will all actively pursue recycling strategies (I also hope Palm, HP, and other PDA makers will do the same). As I've mentioned before, one of the little-considered environmental costs of paper books is the need for huge environmentally controlled storage areas for owned books. What percentage of your home is devoted to books rather than people? Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com Many books are now published in the far east, and the issues of environmental damage to Asian forests are non-trivial–something the book industry is (perhaps belatedly) concerning itself with. Many of the inks used in printing also include toxic elements.

Shipping paper books from Asia to American warehouses, to retail establishments or retail through UPS to individual homes adds to the environmental cost of paper.

I certainly agree, however, that we as eBook readers and vendors, need to be aware of our own environmental footprint. I hope that Sony, Amazon, and eBookWise will all actively pursue recycling strategies (I also hope Palm, HP, and other PDA makers will do the same).

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the little-considered environmental costs of paper books is the need for huge environmentally controlled storage areas for owned books. What percentage of your home is devoted to books rather than people?

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

]]> By: Bob Martinengo http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/comment-page-1/#comment-718667 Bob Martinengo Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:49:01 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/#comment-718667 Consider also that current ebook reading devices, manufactured with plenty of non-renewable and toxic materials, will end up in landfill in a few years. Consider also that current ebook reading devices, manufactured with plenty of non-renewable and toxic materials, will end up in landfill in a few years.

]]> By: Bill Monks http://www.teleread.org/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/comment-page-1/#comment-718578 Bill Monks Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:54:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/02/17/read-an-e-book-week-march-9-15/#comment-718578 Oh puhlease... almost all trees harvested for paper are from fast-growing sustainable sources. It's hardwoods that are under threat. Despite this, I broadly agree with the sentiment that there's an environmental impact (primarily in bleaching the paper, I think, not to mention transporting tons of it all over the world.) with p-books but I don't think there's much to fear from a sudden book-buying craze taking my breath away. Oh puhlease… almost all trees harvested for paper are from fast-growing sustainable sources. It’s hardwoods that are under threat. Despite this, I broadly agree with the sentiment that there’s an environmental impact (primarily in bleaching the paper, I think, not to mention transporting tons of it all over the world.) with p-books but I don’t think there’s much to fear from a sudden book-buying craze taking my breath away.

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