Of Trees and Page Numbers

I know I have not written in a very, very long time and this may seem like rather a strange reason to start up again, but something has just been brought to my attention: the recent popularity of e-books. Just a few minutes ago, my attention was caught by an article on one of the, "little-known benefits" of them: eco-friendliness. Now, why this should be little-known is a mystery to me: it seems it should be pretty obvious that e-books reduce the amount of trees being cut down. And here is where my dilemma begins: I am an avid advocate of environmental friendliness. After all, if the earth were to cease to exist, everything humans have worked for would, too, so, in my opinion, the environment is the single most important issue. However, it has always been my dream to see a novel I wrote published. Something I can hold and flip through, see my words on a printed page, see my name on the cover. If there were to be a complete switch to e-books, I would never get to experience this. I can see my stories published digitally anytime I want: it is an easy task to self-publish stories on the web. But to hold something you wrote in your hands is something entirely different.
And thus begins my dilemma.
Undecidedly,
Rosie L.