I too am EXTREMELY disappointed at Amazon ! I used to have very high opinion of them and tried to buy anything and everything from them whenever possible (not just books ... heck, I even bought my lawnmower from them !!!).
This is going to change all that ! I will try my best to give Amazon as little of my business anymore as possible
What puzzles me the most is how a smart company like Amazon made an UTTERLY STUPID BLUNDER like this
P.S. And Yes ! I most certainly will try to sway as many people as possible AWAY from getting a kindle. Fortunately for me, I am considered a "technology consultant" amongst pretty much all the people that know me from various spheres of life, and I do influence the "gadget buying" decision of a non-trivial number of people in and out of work on a regular basis. The Sony PRS-505 seems like the device that will get the most recommendation from me ... primarily due to an open format support (BIG thanks to Calibre !)