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I agree with the article that Amazon is trying to remove publishers from the loop and deal directly with authors. However, I don't think they want to take on all the functions of a publisher. The Kindle's DTP platform is one example of this, but at the grass roots level. The thing about DTP that I like is that it does not require exclusive rights (Baen is an example of a publisher not asking for exclusive ebook rights). However, some authors have complained about the amount Amazon pays them per ebook. If authors could negotiate non-exclusive ebook rights with their traditional publishers I think they would be better off in the long run, but publishers hold on to exclusive rights with a death grip while doing virtually nothing to exploit them effectively.
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