The E-Books And The Environment

THE E-BOOKS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The English word E-book starts with an e-mail you mean. It is an "eBook." An e-book, also known as e-book, eBook, book eco-book or digital, is a digital orelectronic version of a book. And also often referred to the device used to read these books, which is known also e-reader or e-book reader.

At the end of the first decade of XXI century beganto appear devices whose function was to serve only e-book. These devices emulate the versatility of the traditional paper book, looking for mobility and autonomy with low power consumption withoutrecharging with traditional screens to display documents (official or letter) and high contrast even in bright daylight. Examples of these devices are: iLiad (iRex manufactured device and first marketedin Spain since 2006), iPad, an Apple product that not only offers an online bookstore like Amazon also to diversify the presentation of electronic books with multimedia capabilities.

First, andas one of the most important positive factors should discuss the contribution to the environment of E-books. Between 2000 and 2010, the Amazon jungle of South America lost nearly 64 million hectares,up 7% of its forest area. More than a third of global deforestation between 2000 and 2010 occurred in this region. All this would be diminished if the traditional book disappeared and all we unitewith the use of digital books.

Although many do not fully agree with the e-book biosostenibilidad argue that "the traditional role that can be recycled and zirconium mines and plastic aremanufactured with the digital version cannot be planted," the majority view of a positive reduction of deforestation by reducing paper usage.

The first time you hear about the E-book or electronicbook, the first thing suggests to those who are fond of reading is in discomfort when reading. But once you have an E-book in his hands and begins to read, shows that more than disadvantages has...