Earlier today, an article I wrote, entitled Will Ebooks Jeopardize the Book Industry’s Carbon Reduction Goals? was published on Triple Pundit. This article is, as the title hints, about the impact of ebooks on the carbon reduction goals of the book industry (20% reduction by 2020).Here's the first paragraph of the article:
The shift towards ebooks is having a significant influence on every part of the book industry, from publishers working to reinvent their value proposition to brick and mortar bookstores fighting for their future.
But what about the carbon footprint of the book industry? Does this shift represent an opportunity for the industry given the growing number of books sold without even one tree falling down? Or, maybe it is also a potential risk as ebooks can actually hurt the efforts of the industry to reduce its footprint? Well, apparently it can be both.
You can read the whole article at http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/02/will-ebooks-jeopardize-book-industrys-carbon-reduction-goals/
More resources on the ebooks vs. paper books environmental debate can be found on our website at http://www.ecolibris.net/ebooks.asp.
Yours,
Raz @ Eco-Libris
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