(1) Jeffrey A Trachtenberg, Cheapest E-Books Upend the Charts; 99-Cent Titles From Unknown Authors Put New Pressure on Big Publishers. Wall Street Journal, Apr 21, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405 2748703838004576274813963609784.html My comment: Please read paragraph 4 AND the sidebar "How an E-Book Gets Self -Published" (in the lower left corner of the web page), as well as see the graphic. (2) Julie Bosman, Kindle Users to Be Able to Borrow Library E-Books. New York Times, Apr 21, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/technology /21amazon.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=kindle&st=cse Quote: "Amazon said on Wednesday that it would allow Kindle users to read e-books from more than 11,000 public libraries on the devices beginning later this year, a reversal of the company’s previous policy. "Two major publishers, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan, have still not allowed their e-books to be available in libraries.