tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10509509.post1214308119555348606..comments2023-07-03T00:12:18.846+10:30Comments on Richard Chirgwin's Blog: A Non-Rigorous Calculation: Are E-Books Green?Richard Chirgwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16526072768607449952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10509509.post-87804849140746207892009-02-12T16:11:00.000+11:002009-02-12T16:11:00.000+11:00Jw,That's fair; but I also left a few things out o...Jw,<BR/><BR/>That's fair; but I also left a few things out of the analysis on the e-books side. The exercise was illustrative rather than exhaustive!Richard Chirgwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526072768607449952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10509509.post-67220860094812230022009-02-07T11:03:00.000+11:002009-02-07T11:03:00.000+11:00What about the 40% of print runs that are pulped? ...What about the 40% of print runs that are pulped? That must be part of the equation, a big part. Waste is one of the major issues in print publishing, as well as transport of returned unsold books = fuel.<BR/><BR/>Plus the stores themselves and their storage of product. Lights? heating/cooling?<BR/><BR/>I reckon the jury's still out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com