This is interesting. I had assumed that switching to reading electronic versions of books was more ecologically sound but this article suggests that it ain't necessarily so:
Other than pushing the "cool" factor, one of the main selling points being made by marketers of eReaders
is that they are greener than print. It is little surprise that the
common view held by consumers who don't know the backstory is that
going digital means going green and saving trees. Many are in for a
rude awakening. When subjected to "cradle-to-cradle " Lifecycle Analysis eReading is not nearly as green as many naively assume it is.
I prefer reading books on a PDA over carting around heavy dead trees so this does concern me!
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