[Sydney's Mom]

Finally, Amazon and Hatchett are back to where they started. Hatchett is again facing the "$9.99 problem" that Jobs solved so elegantly. Amazon was brilliant in setting up the argument, not as a lower cost of production, but as less value to the customer. We can't legally lend ebooks to a friend or family member, can't donate them to the library when we are done with them, can't even display them.

I agree with earlier posters-above $9.99 I go directly to the library. I was willing to buy Stephen King's newest, but it was $14.99. I am 4th, with 6 copies, on my library wait list. It isn't just me--I noted earlier that on the bestseller lists (on Amazon and NYT) the more "reasonably priced" block buster from Patterson was beating King.

I also agree with the argument concerning competing leisure activities. I spend more time watching movies on my Fire than reading. I read magazines and books on my ipad, but thanks to Calibre, I have never bought any from iTunes.

Musicians had to change when how people consumed music changed. Authors are fighting that, but they waited too long. How people read books and how they spend their leisure time has already changed.

I am grateful to Amazon for the kindle, and how it has changed my life. I know it isn't the only game in town, but it is the one that grabbed me. My library has Hatchett, so I need a reason to buy a book, and a very special reason to spend more than $9.99. Amazon all the way.