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Mmm, while I definitely would like to see much more mainstream content - particularly when there are 'holes' in series - I have to disagree that there's not a lot out there already. Definitely far more than in any airport bookstore I've ever been to!
I will say that to some extent, what is available is dictating my reading habits. I tend to browse more among the smaller selection. But when they announced the Man Booker Prize longlist a couple of weeks ago, I checked the list against what's available in ebook format. And with the exception of 2 books that aren't published until later this year and 3 that aren't available in the US - all of the books I could have easily picked up in hardcopy format were available on the Kindle (and fictionwise, I believe.) I was stunned, and pleasantly so. Last year at this time, I think I managed to get one or two in ebook format and the cost on them was prohibitive.
Also - does Amazon have an exclusive on many books at all? Basically everything I've ever seen there, I've also seen on one or more of the other ebook vendor sites. Amazon's real edge continues to be their pricing - something that I am sure they will slowly let creep up as more people adopt ebooks. That's the model they followed when breaking into the world as physical booksellers, after all.
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