Electronic Book Readers
Giving Reading a Green Meaning
Nov 16, 2009 Cecille de la Cruz
It takes 6 trees to make just 10 reams of virgin copier paper, 12 trees to make newsprint paper. With thousands of novels, newspapers, and magazines churned out each year, the paper world continues to be one of the main culprits for the disappearance of many of the world's virgin forests. Green-minded companies like Amazon and Sony have stepped forward with a clever solution: electronic book readers.
Electronic book readers, also called ebook readers or e-readers, typically retail from $150 to $1500, depending on size and model. Do the benefits of e-readers justify the cost? Let's take a look at how ebook readers seat reading in the green wagon and give bibliophiles thousands of dollars in savings, too.
E-readers Save Trees
By eliminating the need for paper, electronic book readers save thousands of acres of forests. By eliminating the need for printing, they spare the planet from environmental effects of paper-making and printing process.
E-readers Save Fuel Resources
No need to drive to a bookstore, no need to wait in line -- just plug your device into a PC to download books. Some ebook readers like Amazon's Kindle even let you buy books, newspapers, and magazines directly from the device. E-reading devices also eliminate transportation costs and pollution associated with shipping books.
E-readers Save Money
Publishers pass on their savings to their consumers. Since ebooks are cheaper to produce, they are generally cheaper to buy than paperbacks. Titles from Amazon and the Sony store, for instance, are available for less than $10.
E-readers Save Space
Carry thousands of books wherever you go. Lightweight and portable, e-reading devices let users have instance access to their virtual library wherever they go -- most e-book readers are lighter than a regular paperback and easily fit into a pocket or bag. Depending on internal storage capacity of the e-reader, users can fill their virtual library with 350 to 3500 ebooks. SInce ebook readers are integrated with SD slot, one's virtual library can be expanded to any size.
E-readers Save Energy
Compared to PDAs, laptops, and PCs, electronic book readers are power-frugal. A single battery charge can give you weeks and weeks of reading.
With the growing concern about our disappearing forests and climate change, electronic book readers are offering environmental solutions. It is now up to the consumers to complete the green reading revolution.
To get a detailed view of the features of the different ebook readers available on the market today, you can check the reviews at best-ereaders.com.
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