Comments on: Amazon: Green Shopping Section http://fivepercent.us/2008/08/15/amazon-green-shopping-section/ Climate Change Is Important: Energy Conservation is the First Step Thu, 03 May 2012 12:38:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom Harrisonhttp://fivepercent.us/2008/08/15/amazon-green-shopping-section/comment-page-1/#comment-61062 Tom Harrison Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:26:31 +0000 http://fivepercent.us/?p=324#comment-61062 Debbie --Your idea for manuals is right (I have the same eyes as you :-) -- consumers should probably have the option to get a printed manual.TiVo Unbox is a service by Amazon that allows you to rent or buy movies by having them downloaded to a TiVo digital video recorder. No plastic involved.Kindle is Amazon's electronic book -- you can read a book from a very portable and readable screen, rather than paper. Not for everyone, to be sure, but the nice thing is you can buy books without any being printed -- no paper, no shipping, no waste.Tom Debbie –

Your idea for manuals is right (I have the same eyes as you :-) — consumers should probably have the option to get a printed manual.

TiVo Unbox is a service by Amazon that allows you to rent or buy movies by having them downloaded to a TiVo digital video recorder. No plastic involved.

Kindle is Amazon’s electronic book — you can read a book from a very portable and readable screen, rather than paper. Not for everyone, to be sure, but the nice thing is you can buy books without any being printed — no paper, no shipping, no waste.

Tom

]]> By: Debbiehttp://fivepercent.us/2008/08/15/amazon-green-shopping-section/comment-page-1/#comment-61061 Debbie Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:18:37 +0000 http://fivepercent.us/?p=324#comment-61061 I disagree about providing manuals and instructions on line. I have an older computer and (I must admit it) older eyes. I often need to take off my glasses to read the fine print on instructions. I would have to print the manual from my computer which would take a lot more paper than the sort of flimsy paper that is used for manuals - also, my printer can't print anything that contains color.Maybe the solution for those of us who, due to age or lack of money to upgrade our computers, need a paper manual would be to add a question in the on-line order: "Include a paper manual, Y/N ?"Also, I have no idea what "Kindle" and "TiVo Unbox" are. I disagree about providing manuals and instructions on line. I have an older computer and (I must admit it) older eyes. I often need to take off my glasses to read the fine print on instructions. I would have to print the manual from my computer which would take a lot more paper than the sort of flimsy paper that is used for manuals – also, my printer can’t print anything that contains color.

Maybe the solution for those of us who, due to age or lack of money to upgrade our computers, need a paper manual would be to add a question in the on-line order: “Include a paper manual, Y/N ?”

Also, I have no idea what “Kindle” and “TiVo Unbox” are.

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