Kindles require recharging only after prolonged use. They draw no
power while you're reading, only when turning pages.
Paul
On Feb 28, 2009, at 4:05 PM, [email protected] wrote:
In a message dated 2/28/2009 12:35:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Wow, I really had no idea that a couple of comments of mine could
ignite
such a firestorm of conversation!
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This list has been kinda boring lately. So don't take it
personally. Heh.
A book may cost more in energy terms to produce. But can that
possibly be
more than all the energy needed to produce and maintain all the
infrastructure
needed for e-books in perpetuity?
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Yes. I started thinking about millions and millions of Kindle-like
things
all requiring charging and some being recharged quite often (for
high readers).
Sure the charge is small for one person, but for let's see,
googling, the US
population at 2008 was 303,824,640. So let's say only 200,000,000
have to
recharge their reading books. Maybe daily, maybe for newspapers as
well as
books. Hmmm. And that's only the US.
Looked at that way, running a printing press probably uses a lot
less power.
A LOT.
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We humans tend to have such a narrow view of things. I cannot
believe that
it costs more to publish a book than it does to produce and
maintain the
entire internet network and all the technologies that power it.
~Nick David Wright
http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/
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Right on. Well, I was going to shut up, but you made a good point.
Marnie
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