100 Ways to Reduce Your Impact

Step 57: Go Digital with books

Purchase E-books if you can, or attend a Used Book Sale to find books that are well...used.

If you see a book that is in print that is used, buy it. You will read it once, and sometimes throw it away.

Buy ebooks to reduce the printing of the books. Well, you can't actually reduce the printing, but the shipping of the books will be reduced, as well as price.

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GrKe says: Jul 15, 2011. 8:14 PM

This is just one I can't do. XD I hate reading on screens and I love books. The way they look, feel, and smell is just something you can't replicate. Plus you don't have to worry about loosing your library if it takes a bad fall or something.

heaven11pa says: Jul 22, 2010. 11:16 PM

well, i do support e-books, i got always free e-books , and i'm not reading it online, i just print it, it saves money and time though....

fwater says: Sep 11, 2009. 11:58 AM

Using electricity to read as opposed to just simply reading a book? Fail. Moving away from a millenia-old tradition. Fail #2. DVDs and CDs and their packaging are sometimes unrecyclable, and paper will always be. Congratulations, TRIPLE FAIL!

cornbaque in reply to fwaterJul 8, 2010. 5:07 PM

actually, e-readers, on average (according to a research study, not a fabricated statistic), read almost twice as many books as people who read paper copies. i'm guessing it's due to the convenience factor. i'm a die-hard real book fan, but you can't deny that carrying around something thinner than my phone is more convenient that the hardbound copy of shakespeare's complete works i can barely fit under my arm...

ronmaggi says: Sep 29, 2009. 12:38 PM

I like books, I also like the Kindle and Sony's e-book. I like the ability to have a library that I carry with me. They only use electricity to change the page. and what it uses to do so is very little.

kisstheeclipse says: Jan 7, 2009. 10:29 PM

Go to your local library!

zique316 in reply to kisstheeclipseJul 28, 2009. 10:23 AM

Agreed...reading online would cause you to have your computer on...Libraries are an excellent source of information (and it gives the local communities some jobs)

Tommyhzy in reply to zique316Aug 5, 2009. 4:14 PM

YES! Exactly! Library!

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Intro: 100 Ways to Reduce Your Impact

Step 1: Change to CFLs

Step 2: Up 2 degress in summer, 2 down in winter

Step 3: Recycle your junk mail

Step 4: Don't let your water continue running

Step 5: Make a Compost pile!

Step 6: Unplug unused electronics

Step 7: Plant a tree!

Step 8: Buy local!

Step 9: Use masstransit, carpool, walking, biking

Step 10: Make sure your tires are inflated

Step 11: Use a line to dry your clothes

Step 12: Turn off the pilot flame of your gas furnace in the summer

Step 13: Use Tote bags when you shop!

Step 14: Install low-flow sink and faucet aerators

Step 15: Full loads of dish washing and clothes cleaning

Step 16: Get rid of excess weight in your car

Step 17: Throw away bottle caps

Step 18: Turn off the lights when you leave the room

Step 19: Energy Star

Step 20: Air Seal your home

Step 21: Insulate your walls

Step 22: Fresh Filters

Step 23: Cheap Insulation: Rugs

Step 24: Power Strips

Step 25: Computer sleep mode and hibernate mode

Step 26: Printing and Photocopying

Step 27: If you can, use recycled paper

Step 28: Clean fridge or freezer coils

Step 29: Brooms before Hoses

Step 30: Shorten your showers

Step 31: Don't use so much detergant

Step 32: Lawn mower blades

Step 33: Wash your car on the lawn

Step 34: Limit your play with the hose

Step 35: Dont defrost food with running water

Step 36: Cold water cycle

Step 37: Dehumidifiers

Step 38: Freezer fillers

Step 39: Pressure cookers and microwaves

Step 40: Cool down your spa when you are not using it

Step 41: Get Tested, don't be afraid to ask

Step 42: Low Wattage is good wattage

Step 43: Your Chemical Non-Romance

Step 44: Combine errands and trips

Step 45: Get regular engine tuneups

Step 46: Smooth Driving

Step 47: Grasscycling

Step 48: Mulching

Step 49: Non-Recyclable Water Jugs

Step 50: Reuse Computer Paper

Step 51: Green Cleaning

Step 52: Washcloths

Step 53: Handkerchiefs instead of tissues

Step 54: Rebuying

Step 55: Energy Efficiency Rebates

Step 56: Materials on the holidays are so before this instructable

Step 57: Go Digital with books

Step 58: Kill-A-Watt

Step 59: Use a Rain Barrel

Step 60: Homemade Gifts

Step 61: How to Recycle Your Phone Books

Step 62: If it's Yellow, let it mello, if it's brown, flush it down

Step 63: Refill Your Mugs, no Styrofoam

Step 64: Purchase recyclable toys

Step 65: Don't use bad chemicals on your garden

Step 66: Cloth diapers

Step 67: Snip 6-pack rings

Step 68: Clean the lint screen

Step 69: Use refillable container

Step 70: Close your refridgerator door

Step 71: Use rechargeable batteries

Step 72: Donate old clothes to charity

Step 73: Environmental Friendly Home Colors

Step 74: Use a whiteboard/chalk board

Step 75: Toilet paper rolls