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"Would love to buy from Amazon's terrific selection if they supported ePub and allowed me to download my books and keep them safe like I can with ePubs I archive on my PC and have available for reading on my Sony PRS-505!"
If you shop Amazon, scroll down to where it says:
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
If you see these words, the Kindle file is DRM-free. You can download the file to your computer, "add" the book to calibre and convert it to ePub.
When I uploaded Risen for Kindle, I had the option to apply DRM or not and chose not to. I assume that other publishers have this option as well, so I would blame them for using the DRM that cripples your use of the books you've bought.
It's too bad that bookstores are locked in this "Beta vs. VHS" type of format war, but it seems that corporations are incapable of learning from history. They are like dogs that have to growl and snap at one another for awhile before sorting it out and learning to peacefully coexist to their mutual benefit.
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