Students Still Prefer Textbooks (What's Greener??)

"A new study of 19 college campuses reveals that students still like good old textbooks.
The study, conducted by OnCampus Research, found that almost 75 percent of students prefer the printed academic word to its digital counterpart. More than half the students surveyed said they wouldn't purchase electronic textbooks. From Huffington Post (05-26-10"

So what does this mean to retailers/manufacturers? And what is actually greener? Recycled books OR electronic devices -- laptops/netbooks/ipads? If electronic devices, (1) what about the carbon emissions,(2) do we have a conservation plan in place, and (3) do we have a recycling plan in place?


There's more:
Currently, of the NACS member stores that offer digital content, e-books comprise only 2-3% of course material sales. However, Cozart noted predictions that digital could make up 10-15% of textbook sales by 2012, given content is made more interactive and faculty become more comfortable using it.
What do you think? Would you buy an e-book? Or is there something about an actual book?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/student-textbooks_n_590673.html