Thread: What are You Reading?

Originally Posted by Phrank

...In terms of environmental impact and cost, you can't beat digital form, both in reduction of forest products and all the various fossil fuels in manufacturing and distribution, but have experience that out of power thing enough to always have a paper standby.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

That really depends on whether you buy new or used and how you get to the shop. If you stop at the acondand book shop on your way to or from somewhere, or bike there, the environmental impact of your trip is negligible, and the books embodied energy was predominately freom when it was bought new.

I would add that there is an environmental impact on the manufacture of electronic goods. Electronics are not made to last, and when they die, are hardly ever fixed or recycled, but end as Plastic land fill somewhere.


Looking at starting a new (to me) Bourne novel soon.


Mick

[QUOTE mickR;1211100]I would add that there is an environmental impact on the manufacture of electronic goods. Electronics are not made to last, and when they die, are hardly ever fixed or recycled, but end as Plastic land fill somewhere.


Looking at starting a new (to me) Bourne novel soon.


Mick[/QUOTE]

The bourne series is very good.