The publishing industry faces a dilemma between promoting ebooks for environmental sustainability and maintaining reader preference for paper books.

Publishing Industry Environment Reader PreferencesApr 29, 2026score 1.653 posts · 258 replies across 1 instances

The thread discusses a dilemma between preferring ebooks for environmental reasons and paper books due to reader preference. It highlights the tension between sustainability and reader habits in the publishing industry.

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Parent: Publishing IndustryEntity: Ebook vs. Print BooksImpact: mixedDate: Apr 29, 2026Target: The publishing industry's choice between ebooks and paper books.

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https://theconversation.com/should-we-get-over-print-books-in-the-digital-age-or-are-they-more-precious-than-ever-264201

I am in a dilemma - ebooks only for environmental reasons Vs paper-books because that is what readers seem to prefer.

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@[email protected]

https://theconversation.com/should-we-get-over-print-books-in-the-digital-age-or-are-they-more-precious-than-ever-264201

I am in a dilemma - ebooks only for environmental reasons Vs paper-books because that is what readers seem to prefer. 

#amwriting #writing #writersofmastodon #author #authors #writers #writerscoffeeclub #wordweavers #scribesandmakers #bookstodon #books #book

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theconversation.com/should-we-ge...

I am in a dilemma - ebooks only for environmental reasons Vs paper-books because that is what readers seem to prefer. 

#amwriting #writing #author #authors #writers #booksky #books #book

Should we ‘get over’ print boo...

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