 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF THE U.S. PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY 1.4 Energy Requirements Paper Manufacture is Energy-Intensive Paper manufacturing is a highly energy-intensive process. In 2002, the paper manufacturing industry consumed over 2.4 quads (quadrillion or 1015 Btu) of energy according to the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), and represented over 15% of U.S. manufacturing energy use (DOE 2005). On average, fuels comprise 93% of the industry’s primary energy use; about 7% is electricity purchased from offsite utilities. While electricity purchases comprise a much lower share of energy inputs, they account for a large share of energy costs. In 2001, electricity accounted for about 40% of the industry’s energy expenses (ASM 2001). Large electricity losses are incurred at offsite utilities during generation and transmission of electricity; if these losses are included, the total energy associated with paper manufacturing reaches 2.8 quads (based on an electricity loss conversion factor of 10,500 Btu/kWh). This report was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy and released in December 2005. The above paragraph speaks to the energy used to produce paper. Traditional book publishing produces books in mass quantities and pushes them out to retail stores and warehouses. Demand is them generated by marketing campaigns to drive purchasers to buy the preprinted books. In order to ensure demand is met usually a larger quantity is printed than known demand. Unsold books are marked down. If they remain unsold eventually these books may be disposed of by other means. The technology used to produce Rooftop Diva and The Trophy Wife Network is state of the art and produces each book when ordered with high speed technology that can print and bind the book in seconds. This means very little wasted energy in the form of large quantities of preprinted books sitting on hand. Once printed your book is delivered to you via the method you selected just as any other book would be, to your local bookstore or your home. | 
