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The thing I find annoying, and this may be a bigger issue in the book industry than it was in the record industry, is that the publishers attempt at "controlling" (or whatever you want to call it) is actually killing sales by me completely. When I go looking at books and see Kindle editions (and probably any ebook editions) for twice as much as paper-back (which I just noticed on quite a few Amazon books I have on my wishlist), I'm not going to buy either. If I have to read a physical book, I'll definitely use my library.
Charging twice or even more (One book was on paperback for $4.99 and $14.99 for ebook), doesn't keep the dtb industry afloat, it kills the whole book industry, ebook or dtb.
On the bright side, hopefully it will help libraries out. And, I hope independent publishers etc. will come out on top. This seems to be what is happening in music. It is only unfortunate that the great classics of the past get caught up in this scheme... I mention this because it seems that Penguin is the biggest culprit in high ebook vs. dtb prices especially in the classics.
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