At
Denvention 3, a yearly SF convention, it seems e-books were the subject of the year, according to the
article by Peter Glaskowsky. He reports that e-book panels were in most time slots, and that there is a lot of disagreement in pro circles as to what will work in the e-book arena, and what is working now.
He also has some interesting personal observations. For instance, he points to estimates of Amazon Kindle sales to refute the claim by some panelists that DRM is unworkable, impractical and unpopular.
Unfortunately, I don't see any transcripts or podcasts available from the panels, but there is more info on the convention goings-on at the
web news page.