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personally i'm excited by amazon's publishing venture. there are a couple titles i'm interested in and i'm eager to own Evan Currie's Odyssey One in physical form (its a great space opera). i have no problem getting these titles strictly from amazon.
the idea of exclusivity is somewhat of a new concept to the general public. as a gamer for these past 25 years i'm well versed on exclusivity. in more general terms millions of folks didn't seem to have a problem with only getting iphones through at&t for several years. *shrug*
i don't know why people are angry at amazon, they're perfectly willing to sell their books to you through b&n but b&n is the one having a hissy fit and keeping books out of your hands. amazon hasn't stopped selling the nook, have they? amazon is signing authors and whatnot to increase the value of their brand, b&n isn't doing much besides displeasing customers. they need to do less worrying about amazon and more about increasing the value of their stores. i've always thought b&n stunk and they've done exactly squat to make me want to shop at their stores. all drama does is drive customers away.
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