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The book industry cuts down billions of trees

I’ve read an article in Independent by Donnachadh Maccarthy, who is a British writer. He has been fighting for many years with book publishers to print books only with 100 % recycled paper. In the article, he writes about the impact of book production and also, he included many staggering numbers. For instance, the number of cut down trees globally totaled 3.4 billion in last decade. 


Article became an eye-opening moment for me. I guess I have never realized how of impact simple book can have. But it’s a problem that is mistreating by most of the biggest book publishers and normal readers. I agree with Mr. Maccarthy that if one of the big publishers decided to use only recycled paper, the rest of the industry would quickly follow. Personally, I use ebook reader, but I sometimes catch myself wanting to purchase a book. It’s the feeling of turning pages that is so satisfying. The whole process of reading gets more personal and special. But now, in some extent, joy will be followed by guilt.




article:https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/opinion/climate-crisis-books-trees-paper-b1801446.html#comments

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  1. englishdiary16 February 2021 at 10:19

    I've had a Kindle for a few years and, after the first few months of enthusiasm, its appeal has faded dramatically. It's just not the same as turning the pages of a book. Also, it might be ok for novels but non-fiction books, where you have graphs and tables and you need to frequently return to previous pages are hopeless on Kindle.

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