books

Mother's Day is coming soon (May 11) and Eco-Libris is presenting the ultimate guide for the best green books to give this Mother's Day. We went over all the books reviewed and covered so far on our blog and chose ten books that will suit ten different types of moms, from the suburban mother to the fashionable mom. 

Every day we are publicizing and making available five free copies of a new green-related book on the BookMooch.com online book swapping community.

In a partnership of BookMooch with Eco-Libris, and in celebration of the coming Earth Day, several book publishers are donating copies of new green themed books to the BookMooch community of on-line book swappers. The recipients are encouraged to read the book and then pass it on, but also to support the green publishers and authors by patronizing their amazon pages.

An interview with Tyson Miller, the Founder and Director of the Green Press Initiative, following the report 'Environmental Trends and Climate Impacts:Findings from the U.S. Book Industry'.

Green news from Canada! Raincoast Books, best known in green circles as the Canadian publisher of the green edition of the latest Harry Potter books, is partnering with Eco-Libris in a joint campaign: 'Buy a Book, Plant a Tree'. Raincoast signed up 80 Canadian retailers who will be selling a wide range of environmentally themed books through April 2008. These books come with Eco-Libris stickers stating that one tree will be planted for each one of them.

A site for discussion and headlines about solar energy, using the Squidoo.com lens format, with a guestbook for comments and feedback.

Eco-Libris blog reviews the 'Environmental Trends and Climate Impacts:Findings from the U.S. Book Industry', the new detailed analysis of the book industry's footprint.

Squeaky Green: The Method Guide to Detoxing Your Home

Tales of the Tree People

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed by all of the information out there about “going green” that you don’t know where to begin? If you are like many of us and feel inundated by the wealth of information on the subject of sustainability, I’ve found the book for you!

I cannot really comment on the current situation of books and publishing, but there is no doubt that the internet has had a dramatic impact on the printed word, especially with regards to news. The internet has had a dramatic impact on people reading about the news, but it is my belief that there is still something involved in owning a book and not just having a downloaded version on your computer. I can also say from personal experience, that I don’t really enjoy reading 300+ pages on a computer screen.

A literary publicist with 16 bestsellers over the last two years explains what book marketers can do to go green, while still helping their clients hit the New-York Time's list.

This is a very exciting week for the book industry and anyone involved in the efforts to green it up. The reason? 'Environmental Trends and Climate Impacts:Findings from the U.S. Book Industry' has been published.

A book called "Icefields" is part of the Canada Reads 2008 debate.

Kedzie Press, an independent green publishing house based in Seattle, Washington is collaborating with Eco-Libris in a new initiative called Million Tree-A-thon. The goal: planting one million trees for one million books to be sold by Kedzie Press by the end of 2009.