[Raptor235]

Back when internet was beginning to explode, people were predicting that email and online information would cut down our use of paper, perhaps entirely. It hasn’t; in fact, we’re using more paper if you can believe it. One example is by printing things off the internet. The most often-cited reason is that people do not like reading from a screen. It’s distracting, it’s uncomfortable, it’s hard on the eyes.

Full article here http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/environment/book2-ebook2

[horselover]

Yeah, what a waste of trees! I read about that yesterday? I think. I try to reuse any paper that I've already printed on so as to save on what I use, when I can.

[shadowbot]

Wow that looks great, I wonder what kind of card it uses to read the book information. Where can I get one?

[Raptor235]

I'm not too sure if they're available yet if I hear of them coming to market I'll let you know... and I'm sure it will take any std mem card

[shadowbot]

What would be ideal is if it took a standard USB flash drive because they are tiny but can hold more and more every time i go to the store and see the new stuff they have there. The compatibility with those little things is amazing.

[peachy]

While I was on maternity leave, I didn't notice this as much. But now that I'm back at work, it's definitely noticeable that everybody prints off everything that should be just online. Leave forms, contracts, e-mails, etc. But some stuff doesn't need to be and some stuff just doesn't need to be printed off. I find it a little more difficult to rationalize with the older generation. Not that I have anything against them, but it's just that they're so much more used to paper.