Monthly Archives: May 2011

When I started college, I had all-you-can-print printing services. 25-page essay? No problem. 500-page e-book? Why not? Three quarters of the way through the year, however, that changed. The dean sent out an email stating how the school would be moving towards a greener lifestyle. Specifically, starting from 2000 printable sheets the next year, we’d decrease that total each year by 500 to a target 500 a year. The real goal, however, was to reduce the number of e-books that were being printed as students were circumventing hardcover prices by purchasing and printing the more cheaply priced e-books. Continue reading →