Comments for Amazon's eBook Reader Launch Imminent at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:53:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/1024#comment-7434 Amazon's homepage is now featuring your mysteriously absent ebook reader Kindle! Just thought I'd let you know. -save the nerd, save the world-nf - Sophie Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:31:07 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/1024#comment-5834 There are a number of reasons why I can't see how an e-Book reader will ever be better for the environment. 1. Companies will ALWAYS want to upgrade them and make them better. The machines will ALWAYS eventually just stop working or be discarded and replaced by a new version. There will ALWAYS be a stream of e-Book Readers headed to the dump. I can't see how this is not environmentally friendly. 2. Similar to above, how long will an e-Book Reader realistically last? Books last for a long, long time, even when they aren't treated with TLC. 3. If your e-Book Reader breaks, you likely need to turf it. If the battery dies, can you replace it yourself or do you have to pay an arm and a leg for the company to do it for you? If your book needs repair, go get some tape and/or book glue. 4. Finished with a book? Share it with friends or donate it to the library. What if it's electronic? DRM will likely prevent you from doing that. Increased use of, and investment in the public library system has much greater far-reaching benefits than any e-Book will ever bring to the planet IMHO. - Kirk Munro Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:48:29 +0100