Amazons kindle was issue in November 2007, since then the kindle 2 and the Kindle Dx has come out. (Don't you hate buying the new techno tool only to see it replaced by a great model every 6 months?)

One of the features is of this device is to download thousands of titles from Amazon. Amazons most frequent downloads seems to be those that are out of copyright, thus whether as a matter of fact cheap or free. Examples include, Anne of Green Gables, Christmas carol etc.

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So now the inquire about more contemporary titles with major publishers. Will Amazon have problem bringing in publishers?

In December of 2009 the publisher McGraw-Hill had an conference with Amazon. They were not happy that Amazon was allowed to set the prices of McGraw-Hill's e-books. Amazon was selling those and other publisher's e-books and taking a loss, hoping in return to build a loyal e-book reader following. In other words, lure habitancy in with low prices and then gently bring them up.

After this battle prolonged McGraw-Hill pulled all there e-books from Amazon. Apple was fast there to let them know they could set their own price on their new device the iPad.

In March of 2010 Amazon announced it would let publishers set their own price, but wanted the publishers to sign a three year exclusivity covenant which most of the publishers balked at.

Only time will tell about this e-book pricing war that's going on between the two biggest distributors, Apple and Amazon and the publishers they need to bring in the revenues.

What are your thoughts? Let me know.

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