couldn't authors who hold the rights to their ebooks sell them at booksonboard and fictionwise? if they offer a deal for the first week, their books would also get mentioned on the weekly emails.
btw, starrigger, thanks for the free download!
the reason that i got into ebooks is that i have no more room for more books - they've taken over the house. that being the case, my buying a hardback is very rare, but i buy several ebooks every week in mobipocket format