No, I am not. I am VERY well aware of the fact I can source books from elsewhere and read them on my Kobo. That fact was alluded to in the opening sentence of my post. But finding sources for the books I want outside the two major players is very difficult. I have been searching for early two weeks without success and quite frankly resent your hasty, ill-informed criticism. Especially as it's not relevant to the subject of the post, which was the different way the two major players handled my request. Both HAVE the book I want, only one would sell it to me directly.