For an independent author, Kindle is the best thing to happen since Gutenberg, the typewriter, mass-market paperbacks, and opposable thumbs combined.
Sure, Amazon is just in it for the money. Who isn't?
Kindle has made it incredibly easy for readers to find me, and for me to find plenty of authors--without six thousand people standing in the way trimming off money. Agent, editor, printer, distributor, warehouser, bookstore, and numerous corporate boards of directors--whether you like them individually or not, you pay all or most of them every time you buy a paper book.
I am excited about this new era and can hardly wait to see what's around the corner.
Scott Nicholson
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com