Harry Potter goes green!

Have you finished reading The Deathly Hallows yet? Don't worry, no spoilers here, but if you have a copy of the book, then you're holding in your hand what many hope is the future of publishing. J.K. Rowling herself became concerned when Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix used a quarter million trees for printing, and she requested the last story in the series be printed on recycled paper. Nearly all of her publishers agreed, and the effort saved nearly 200,000 trees.

Unfortunately, Americans are likely holding a less eco-friendly version of the book. In the U.S., only 65% of the books were printed on approved recycled paper. But even so, The Deathly Hallows remains the biggest run book on recycled paper in printing history.