Last year, the book and newspaper industry harvested 125 million trees, while that the e-book industry harvested zero trees and prevented a million more trees from being harvested. Unlike e-books which can be downloaded in seconds, textbooks must be transported to their destination. This requires the burning of fossil fuels and more harmful automobile emissions released into the environment. Unlike e-books which leave a small carbon footprint, “reports claim that textbooks have the highest carbon footprint per unit in the publishing industry” (Hustsko, 2009). Tablets also allow teachers to save ink and paper by not using paper handouts, quizzes and homework because students can access them virtually from their tablet. Clearly, e-books are a step in the right direction towards a healthier environment (tablets vs textbooks).,