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I think Mr. Elgan doesn't know what he is talking about. None of those actions will harm ebooks; they will only harm Amazon.
Point one will not harm ebooks, nor even competing devices. If customers are pissed off, they will go buy elsewhere. They won't abandon ebooks entirely.
Point two is absurd. I believe Amazon offers publishers the same deal for ebooks as for pbooks; a 65/35 split. This is the industry standard. How can this be shafting the publisher?
Point three demonstrates Mr. Elgan's ignorance. The Kindle is as closed as the iPod; both support a nonDRM format. You don't _have_ to buy the closed format.
Point four can't harm ebooks, but it could cost Amazon market share.
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