E-books greener than print “a misconception”, says publisher
23 November 2009
People need to “get over the misconception” that digital publishing is more environmentally friendly than traditional print publishing, says British publisher and author Karen Christensen.
Christensen, CEO of Berkshire Publishing and co-editor of the forthcoming title The Business of Sustainability volume 2, tells The Bookseller in this report by Catherine Neilan that, “I can’t think of an issue where our beliefs about an issue are more out of line with the realities …. Both print and digital publishing have an impact on the environment, and we need to get over the misconception that digital publishing is inherently better than publishing on paper. It might be a lot worse.”
Yes, there are definitely reasons why books can be greener, although that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of room for improvement within the publishing industry to reduce waste and increase efficiency.
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