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If they are limited edition classics or something just as interesting like coffee table books, that's OK. Even if I prefer the ebook reader, there are some instances where a big heavy book is a pleasure to browse through. Books like those will always retain value and are worth continuance.
Most paper back is what we should achieve to diminish in print and transfer to ebooks. There is a big judgement call to selection that has to be done and I would not like to be in that person's shoes.
There will always be a place for print and as long as all texts are available to those who prefer an e-format and that the technology of printing brings us to a more mature way of treating nature, I'm all for it.
Eco paper is on its way. Partly recycled paper as we know, sustainable crop yields, vegetable inks, less polluting chemical treatment are factors that lessen an impact on the environment but the most interesting are new sources of fibre that come from tiny easyer controlled vegetals.
The book is not the major paper consumer, it is the office report and the wrapping and cardboard industries.
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