The eco-benefits of e-books
Merelize / FreeRangeStock.com One of my favorite memories of childhood was going to the library with my mom. As soon as we walked in, I could smell the books. It wasn't something we got to do often, which made it even more special. I loved and still love being surrounded by books. In the first five years or so my husband and I were married, the two of us could easily drop $100 at Borders or Barnes and Noble or Books-a-Million in a single afternoon. There was nothing like roaming through the stacks and finding an author or title that you hadn't heard of before but still piques your interest. Online book retailers have never held the same magic for me. There is no equivalent for finding your next read by accident because the color or title or font on a dust jacket just happened to catch your eye. And then there's the joy of being able to flip through to see how many pages you have left in a chapter. Hitting the "Next" button on your e-reader just isn...