As I was reading, "The Kindle and The Environment," on http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3278-the-kindle-and-the-environment?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EcoGeek+%28EcoGeek%29&utm_content=Google+Reader my views towards the Kindle has changed greatly.
At first, I asked myself why someone would want to purchase books on a handheld devise. Why can't someone just be happy with buying a book rather than spending money to buy a Kindle, and then more books ontop of that? By reading on a Kindle, you are saving 125 million trees a year. However, the Kindle does need electricity to run. The amount though, is very small; much smaller than the amount laptops and cell phones need to generate. If you do choose to purchase the Kindle, realize that you are replacing 20 books when upgrading. If you plan on using the Kindle as a reading device rather than wasting paper, make sure you are an avid reader that will actually purchase books. If you don't plan on having atleast 20 books on your Kindle, you're just hurting the environment.
According to Bill Web, some libraries lend out e-books similar to the Kindle. Imagine if libraries are using technologies like this to check out books to the public, think about how much paper is being saved. Let's take a look:
Paper Being Saved:
Rough draft paper
Completed draft
Final draft with revisions from publishing company
Final book that's completed
Millions of copies that are sold
Great statement Allison. I myself think the kindle is a great way to not only reduce carrying around a thousand books but to save the environment as well. However, I myself do not read enough books to benefit from the kindle.
ReplyDeleteThis article is definitely something that should be known to everyone. Books are a good thing but I never realized how much paper really goes into the book. The Kindle is a great advancement with all of the upsides of reading.
ReplyDeleteWhen the kindle first came out I didn't really think about how much paper it would be saving. But then after reading your blog it hit me and it will be a really cool idea if everyone goes along with it and buys one.
ReplyDeleteThe Kindle and devices similar to it are great inventions. They help save paper and ink. More people should buy them. I would not because I don't read much... or at all. But it is still a good invention and it helps save trees and the environment.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool how something so small can have such an impact on the environment. Something the size of a cell phone can save 125 million trees a year. I think schools should invest in kindles instead of getting books!
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