Comments on: Read More, Consume Less

By: Erase My Ticket Quicker

Erase My Ticket Quicker — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:24:28 +0000

Everyone know’s that the trees are depleting due to paper industries. But paper is a necessity.

Books need to be printed. Its a necessity.

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18 Cures for Unwanted Gift Ailment | Green Talk — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:26:38 +0000

[...] those DVDs, books, or CDs, Reid at Swaptree. See my article for other book, CD, and DVD swapping [...]

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The Junk-Free Thirty Day Challenge | Green Talk — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:40:50 +0000

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By: Recycling Link Roundup

Recycling Link Roundup — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:04:25 +0000

[...] While you’re at it, why buy a new book when you can find a gently loved copy at BookMooch or PaperBackSwap? Recycle books you’ve finished and get new books from someone else’s personal library. I’m already in the middle of reading my first BookMooch book. (Want to know more about why you may want to share books, instead of buying new? Check out Read More, Consume Less.) [...]

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:32:16 +0000

Abra-thanks for posting, The facts above are for the entire paper industry and are a little dated. However, it just shows everyone what our paper consumption (including books) is doing to the Earth and our trees. Although our paper consumption is not the reason for climate change, it is a contributory factor like so many other enviromental issues that we have.

This post focused on swapping to help our trees. An important point that I should have made is reading itself is such a wonderful experience. Find some books for the young people in your lives and turn them onto to reading. I grew up living in my books.

Readers, let us know what you are reading now as well. Abra, come back to visit again and let us know how your book swapping experiences are going. Any reccommendations from the books that you are reading? Anna

By: Abra

Abra — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:44:39 +0000

I’m a heavy reader.
I’m constantly buying books. But I have always wondered about how much paper is used to print the books I read. I’ve read the facts…its worse than I thought.
But i want to thank you for putting this idea out there. I’m trying to start a more Eco-friendly way of living and this gets me one step closer.
I love bookmooch.com!
I see a new addiciton!!
: )

By: Mark @ TalkClimateChange

Mark @ TalkClimateChange — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:16:18 +0000

I've never used one since I'm a bit old fashioned and I just like the feel of books. But I have a colleague who travels a lot and uses one, mainly because it's good to read and is much lighter than carrying several books around. You can apparently also use it to wirelessly download daily newspapers. Mark @ TalkClimateChange's last blog post..World’s Cheapest Car Requires a Climate Change Plan B

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:49:53 +0000

Hi Ann! I checked out paperbackswap for you and they have 1600 plus audio books for you to check out. So, dig up all those old dusty books and swap them for some audio books.

Parents, Ann brought up a good idea. How many of you live in your cars? I do. Children Audio books in the car are great. One of my friends swore by them. Instead of letting your kids watch DVDs everywhere you go, give them a treat of an audio tape. Let them use their imagination to visualized the characters. If anyone switches to this idea, let me know.

Thanks for posting, Ann and visit again! Anna