Read an eBook Week, March 7-13, educates and informs the public about the pleasures and advantages of reading electronically. <taken from their website>

If you have seen our art, read our books, or even had a conversation with either me or Ethan, you know that we are strong environmental advocates. We brought our own bags to the store before they sold them at the register, back when people would look at you as if you had grown a second head when you said “I don’t need a bag,” or “I brought my own.”

Now you get a discount for bringing your own bag. It’s the way it should be.

Hybrid cars are being produced by every major car company, doubling and sometimes quadrupling the gas mileage. It’s the way it should be. I wouldn’t drive anything else.

We supplement our electricity with solar power, create recycled art, and have been vegetarians for over a decade, the most environmentally (as well as animal) friendly diet one can have.

We make every consumer choice with Mother Earth in mind, constantly trying to reduce our own carbon footprint. It’s the way it should be.

So you can imagine how much I love eReaders and eBooks! Don’t get me wrong, I also love Love LOVE books, but with over 800 titles published every day in the US alone, that’s a lot of my beloved trees, too!

So, read an eBook this week. Give it a try. On your PC. On your Mac. On your phone. There are free eReader apps for nearly every smart phone (Kindle, B&N, Stanza, etc.) or splurge and get a Kindle, Sony, or Nook. I’ve got a Kindle, and I love it. It’s well worth the money.

Start reducing your carbon footprint today. Studies show that a paper book creates FOUR TIMES the greenhouse gas emissions than an eBook Reader, countless more times than an eBook. Plus, you’ll not only save money on books (eBooks are normally much less than their paper counterpart), you’ll also save trees!

During Read an eBook Week, Rowan of the Wood is FREE on Smashwords and Witch on the Water is 1/2 price at $0.99. The coupon codes are RFREE and RAE50, respectively.

Also available on Kindle & Nook.