hmm, well Amazon allows for third party reading apps in their App store. Apple seems to be a bit short sighted in this respect since essentially all apps are simply an interface to the network, in the near future all reading will be done through a browser.
It feels like protectionism which is adverse to pure capitalism which is what we are striving to achieve yes?
Let us wait and see what Amazon provides with their tablet, if it is simply a slightly more functional nook, which would need to be unlocked to make it more useable...
But if the Amazon tablet is in fact going to be an open computing platform, which will allow for the creation of an infinite amount of bookstores...
On the other hand, if Amazon expands their affiliate marketing, turning every tablet user into an affiliate...