[issybird]

B&N unsuccessfully tried to pursue a policy that Amazon is about implement, more or less. Wishing B&N into the cornfield would only leave most places with no physical bookstore at all and that would be a colossal loss. As it is, realistically they serve as Amazon's pbook storefront for many Amazonians. It's a difficult situation and I hope they're able to negotiate it, but I have my doubts.

I wish B&N hadn't gone the walled garden route, but I don't think they're the big evil. And yes, I have a Nook library; my first dedicated ereader was the classic Nook.