Eco-friendly reading
by greenlagirl

[image by Brian]

In June I read a book a day and blogged advice for enviro-friendly reading. To cap things off: The green reading tips, compiled --

Go paperless
- with free online books.

Borrow
- from your own bookshelf.
- from the library (via eco-friendly travel).
- from friends.
- from bookstores, via surreptitious reading.

Buy used
- at local used bookstores.
- online via half.com or other resellers.

Support
- green publishers.
- local independent bookstores.
- small presses.

Exchange
- by throwing a book exchange party -- I did :)
- by joining BookCrossing locally.
- by swapping books online.

Sell used books
- to local 2nd hand bookstores.
- online to half.com or other 2nd hand sites.

Share
- by lending books to friends.
- by freecycling them.
- by donating them to your library or local Goodwill.
- by giving them away on your blog.

Create
- a green book club
- book art.

Also, some tips on how you too could read 30 books in 30 days --

[image by Brian]

BlogHer Contributing Editor Siel also blogs at greenLAgirl.com.

Submitted by greenlagirl (view blog) on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 02:00

Comments

 

Library!

I love my library! It's the best "green thing"! Great list of ideas! (I like freecycling books better than the release program at bookcrossing - though releasing into the wild is fun, it's probably not reliably green.)

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High & Flamingo House Happenings

Submitted by Denise on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 04:43
 

Me, too

I only read about 12 books a month. I get many of them by doing all those things you suggest. I buy used books online. I love to leave books behind for strangers to read when I travel.

I also write books that I fervently hope people will go to a bookstore and buy. I buy web design books by the carload myself, so my shelves overflow with books that have no value donated to the library or Goodwill.

http://www.webteacher.ws/
http://first50.wordpress.com/

Submitted by Virginia DeBolt on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 07:53
 

Great list, Siel!

I got a whole box of gorgeous art books through freecycle last week.

I am such a slow reader. To finish one book in a month is about my limit - I admire everyone able to accomplish more reading.

Birdie
Birdie's BlogHer Blog
La Pajaro

Submitted by Birdie Jaworski on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 08:05
 

Freecycling

Freecycle's great for books in general, though if you're a grad student, you may find it tough to get takers for the books of obscure theory you're trying to get rid of :P I did, however, meet another grad student via freecycle and swapped books :)

Virginia -- 12 books a month is a lot!

Happy reading everyone --

greenlagirl.com

Submitted by greenlagirl on Sun, 07/08/2007 - 18:52