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What taming says is true however not as true as it used to be. Most authors or their publishers are getting smart enough now to know that being amazon exclusive will seriously hamper their e book sales and so they don't do it.
That being said some small publishing houses are on amazon alone because amazon will convert their books to ebooks for them (things you find out when you email publishers to ask questions). Kobo has already said they are working on self publishing and so with that I think we will see many smaller publishing houses get on board with epubs.
That being said something with as large an expected sales bases as Dances with Dragons (I think every fantasy fan over the age of 12 has been waiting for this books for years now and the HBO special is getting new people on board as well). I'm sure it will be released on time with Kobo and everywhere else. I actually like ebooks for day of releases. I don't have to worry that my local bookstore will run out and I will have to wait for restock (which has happened before).
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