(gmagazine.com.au): In this digital age we're becoming more and more used to downloading than handling hard copies. CDs have almost gone the way of vinyl records thanks to the growing thirst for digital music, and legal movie downloads are becoming increasingly popular. More recently, e-books have emerged as a viable alternative to the printed tome. E-readers enable reading using reflective (natural) light that doesn't need front or back lighting. They have a 180-degree viewing angle and the ability to store many entire books. The environmental burdens associated with producing, storing, shipping and selling traditional print books are dispensed with, but what about the electricity e-readers consume and the materials they're made from?
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