I love my kindle-a birthday present from my wife last year.  It won't, however, stop me from thinking about getting an i-Pad.  Amazon's capitulation to MacMillan's demand to raise prices on MacMillan books makes my treason more likely not only because the deal will prevent Amazon from underselling Apple, but also because of Amazon's ridiculous supposed justification for giving in.  In its notice to customers, Amazon pleaded for forgiveness on grounds that it was forced to capitulate because  MacMillan has a "monopoly" over McMillan titles that Amazon wants to sell.  This is like saying that I'm forced to buy books from Amazon, because only Amazon has a monopoly since only Amazon can sell books from the Amazon website.