Mike Mace has brought his electronic publishing experience to bear on the next installment of his "Removing the Middleman" essay. This is the first part of a chapter on ebooks (http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2006/05/removing-middleman-part-3-books.html) . It's a meaty and exceptionally well-written piece that should prompt some discussion here, although unfortunately it's not very optimistic about the future of ebooks.