http://www.bradsreader.com/2008/03/the-impact-of-publishing-on-the-environment/ All Things Literature & Writing Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:15:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bradsreader.com/2008/03/the-impact-of-publishing-on-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Leems Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:12:55 +0000 http://bradsreader.com.s47315.gridserver.com/2008/03/the-impact-of-publishing-on-the-environment/#comment-148 I was just reading this post while researching ideas for an article re: ebooks and going green. I also had concerns about electronic readers really being much safer for the environment than printing books (considering the power it takes to charge) and read your point about disposing of electronics in an environmentally friendly way. Apparently the new iPod Nano is said to be one of the greenest ones yet "containing arsenic-free glass and a BFR-, mercury-, and PVC-free design. It is also claimed to be highly recyclable." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Nano) So if there is some way of making the new Nano compatible with ebook downloads, we may have a greener future to look forward to in the book world! I was just reading this post while researching ideas for an article re: ebooks and going green. I also had concerns about electronic readers really being much safer for the environment than printing books (considering the power it takes to charge) and read your point about disposing of electronics in an environmentally friendly way. Apparently the new iPod Nano is said to be one of the greenest ones yet “containing arsenic-free glass and a BFR-, mercury-, and PVC-free design. It is also claimed to be highly recyclable.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Nano)
So if there is some way of making the new Nano compatible with ebook downloads, we may have a greener future to look forward to in the book world!

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