Bookselling & Sustainability

    Did you know it takes about 4.5 kWh of energy to print, bind, and ship a single paperback? That's according to David Reay of the University of Edinburgh. In contrast, it takes zero additional energy for a used or recycled book to sit on our shelves. So besides saving on cost, shopping used books helps to keep your carbon footprint low too. 

 

    Trading in books here also keeps them out of the landfill, though we're not the only operation that can boast this. There are, of course, other used bookstores, but there are also places like the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (or CHaRM) where you can recycle more than just your books.

 

    Our environmentally friendly practices don't end with book trade-ins, though, because here at Eagle Eye make use of sustainability in all facets of bookselling. When we receive inventory, we save all usable packing paper & sturdy cartons for future use. This means we never have to purchase packing paper for when we ship out books, and only rarely do we have to buy shipping boxes.

    Besides our environmentally conscious practices, we also host events throughout the year with local & national nature writers and conservationists. One author we often feature is Douglas Tallamy, who's new book "How Can I Help?" just released, and to celebrate we'll be offering at a discounted price of $19.97. If you're looking for a more energy sensitive option, though, we've got a great selection of used books in our Nature section.