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This is a problem with, basically, all ebook stores. I suspect it's inherent in the ebook sales model, but maybe not. It's analogous to the 'out of print' problem at pbook stores, but affects both new & old books at ebook stores.
Basically, not all publishers make their books available as ebooks. And of those that do, not all make them available in all formats (and therefore they aren't available for all readers). Amazon currently seems more aggressive than other bookstores about acquiring new ebooks, but even they can't get all new books. Policies change over time though, so changing readers due to a current policy seems somewhat short-sighted to me. But that's just me-you can make up your own mind about that.
Personally, I don't like the Kindle-but many others do. So what I do (when I want an ebook from Amazon) is use Kindle for PC, download it, de-DRM it (if possible), and convert it to whatever format I need. Takes a bit of work, but frees me from reliance on either a single ebook store or a single format.
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