5 Ways to Support Green Publishing
By turning a spotlight on books printed using greener methods, Eco-Libris aims to raise consumer awareness about considering the environment when making book purchases. This year’s participation of both bloggers and books has doubled from the event’s inception last year.
The 200 books reviewed are in a variety of subjects including cooking, poetry, travel, green living, and history, and come from 56 publishers from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. that are participating in the Green Books Campaign. This diversified group of publishers includes both small and large presses who all print books on recycled and/or FSC-certified paper.
As a writer, (and a reader, no doubt) this is a topic that may concern you as the world turns to preserving our beautiful planet. So what can you do to support green publishing? Here are five ways:
1. Increase awareness: You can do this by visiting my book review blog and reading my review of Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart that I posted as part of the Green Books Campaign. Please leave a comment! I really appreciate your support.
2. Visit the Green Books Campaign website. Check the reviews of books on the campaign's list that look interesting to you and add your comments to their reviews.
3. Buy a green book: See a book on the campaign's list that you would like to read? Buy it for yourself or as a green gift to someone you care about. You're also invited to look for it on your local library! Also, check out the unique search feature of Indigo Books & Music that enables you to identify books that are printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper.
This year’s campaign is supported by Indigo Books & Music, the largest book retailer in Canada, as part of its efforts to draw attention to the need for more environmental paper in book publishing. This is a core goal of Indigo's environmental program, reinforced by Indigo's industry leading environmental paper policy. Michelle White, Director, Sustainability at Indigo Books & Music said, "Indigo provides information online and through in-store kiosk that allows consumers to make informed decisions about where the paper content of their book comes from".
4. Tell your friends: Tweet the campaign (you can also follow it on twitter). Post it in your Facebook status update and join the conversation on the campaign's Facebook page.
5. Learn more about why it is important to print books on eco-friendly paper by visiting the campaign's resources page.
Founded in 2007, Eco-Libris is a green company working to green up the book industry by promoting the adoption of green practices in the industry, balancing out books by planting trees, and supporting green books. To achieve these goals Eco-Libris is working with book readers, publishers, authors, bookstores, and others in the book industry worldwide. So far Eco-Libris has balanced out more than 150,000 books, resulting in more than 165,000 new trees planted with its planting partners in developing countries. To learn more visit http://www.ecolibris.net
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3 comments:
I really like the idea of green books and think that all publishers should take up the challenge, especially now given the changing landscape of publishing. Thank you, Laura, for your thought-provoking post!
I have never even thought about this as an option. Great advice!
Tomica
Go green! Great post, Laura. I am all for helping the environment. I wrote a post back in March about our responsibility to the environment as writers. Thank you for these tips and reminders.
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