RE: Online documentation saves trees? Not!

["Christensen, Kent" <lkchris -at- sandia -dot- gov>]

re:  (Ideas why it doesn't)

Perhaps the clarification that it saves expense for the publisher is of some
use.  That is, if the reader wants it in print it's his/her nickel (USA
currency example).  And possibly sort of a CYA for times when the
environment police come calling, perhaps sort of like those brown napkins at
the hamburger or taco store.

re: paperless office is a myth

It's an exaggeration, as are many cliches, catch phrases, etc.  It's of
course in reality *less* paper, not no paper.  Think if everyone mailed in a
paper form to order a book from Amazon.  What's a better two-word phrase to
describe this?  "E-commerce" (yes, one word) doesn't quite immediately say
the same thing.


I'm (still) for online documentation.  And, frankly, the "printer friendly
version" notion is a bit of a "full employement act" for tech writers,
because we now get to make at least two versions of our documents.


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