in the age of infinite reproduction
Green Publishing
Printed materials weigh a lot. From books to corporate brochures, these bulky materials are costly to ship and costly for the environment in terms of emissions from the planes, trains and trucks that transport them.
Normally, books are printed in one place, shipped worldwide to distributors and then forwarded to booksellers, each step of which can significantly contribute to the total volume of greenhouse gases an organization or company emits.
That opens a niche for what some organizations and entrepreneurs are calling “green” publishing — using technology to print these materials on-site rather than burn money and fuel on shipping.
Read more of this New York Times blog post, "Reading Green On Demand"
Normally, books are printed in one place, shipped worldwide to distributors and then forwarded to booksellers, each step of which can significantly contribute to the total volume of greenhouse gases an organization or company emits.
That opens a niche for what some organizations and entrepreneurs are calling “green” publishing — using technology to print these materials on-site rather than burn money and fuel on shipping.
Read more of this New York Times blog post, "Reading Green On Demand"
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