I love amazon.com Prime with 1-click. Though it's also dangerous.

[Rabrrrrrr]

I went Prime last year, and I fuckin' love it! Now I can order a book whenever I feel like it, instead of waiting to get $25 worth and wait for slow, but free, shipping.

I've found myself recently, though, whenever watching Colbert or the Daily show, going to amazon while an author is talking, bringing up their book, then 1-clicking it. Then, two days later, BAM! There it is on my doorstep, with all the wasted packing and shipping materials and energy that represents.

Egads! I'm piling up books, but they're all great. And if I had to wait like the old days, I probably wouldn't be getting them.

And environmentally, I feel kinda bad, too. It's a lot of waste.

But it's so damned convenient!!

ARGH! What's an environmentalist book loving academic supposed to do?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. I have the same thing.

As soon as I can afford to, I'm going to buy up everything on my wishlist.

[Shakespeare]

2. MWAHAHAHAHA....their diabolical plan is working!

And it IS diabolical. I know--I had to stop doing the Prime thing for the same reason.

[ghostsofgiants]

3. Recycle?

[philosophie_en_rose]

4. I'm quick to click.

But I'll send it back, if I don't like it. I'm out return shipping, but at least there's the refund.

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

5. I'm cheap

and if it's something I don't need real quick the supersaver is good. I cut it close once when I used it for college textbooks, I figured a week and half would be enough time to get delivered, just I was freaking out a tad when they didn't come until the day before I needed them.

[AlCzervik]

6. same here, i have a whole stack of non-fiction i'm working through.

one of these days i'm actually going to buy and read a work of fiction.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. It's funny, but the older I get, the more non-fiction I read, and less fiction

Though I still like a rousing good story, I read less and less of them, preferring now biographies, cultural critiques, and opinion books. And since I'm a church guy, also a lot of theology.

Whereas in my younger years, I'd read pretty much any fiction book to enjoy the story, I find myself now being much more judicious about trying to read only good ones.

[kay1864]

8. Use overstock.com instead

Cheaper than amazon, plus their shipping is cheaper ($1.40). Not as much packing material as amazon either, and the book still arrives safe and sound.

You might need one more click of your mouse though. Small price to pay though--think of all the plastic pillows you're saving from the landfill.

Edit: My bad, they must have changed their shipping rates in the past couple of months. It used to be $1.40 per item. Now it's $2.95 per order. Dang.

[zappa_parappa]

9. I just went on a spending spree there last night

bought 100 bucks worth of books, I'm gonna be reading my ass off in 2 days.