NPR = Digital reading is on the rise — especially audiobooks, according to the Association of American Publishers. An e-reader or an audiobook can be more convenient than carrying around a paperback. But which is more environmentally friendly? It depends on how voracious of a reader you are.
📚 Print book publishing is the world's third-largest industrial greenhouse gas emitter. In the U.S., 32 million trees are cut down each year to make books.
📚 Some publishers are switching to on-demand printing and using more eco-friendly fonts to become more sustainable.
📚 Though digital devices require no paper, their cases are made with fossil fuel-derived plastics and the minerals in their batteries require resource-heavy mining.
📚 You have to read the equivalent of about 36 small paperback books before you break even on the carbon footprint of an e-reader.
📚 Some publishers are switching to on-demand printing and using more eco-friendly fonts to become more sustainable.
📚 Though digital devices require no paper, their cases are made with fossil fuel-derived plastics and the minerals in their batteries require resource-heavy mining.
📚 You have to read the equivalent of about 36 small paperback books before you break even on the carbon footprint of an e-reader.
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