Together, Amazon and I are giving readers what they want - inexpensive, professional ebooks.

Publishers vet books, and they do a good job keeping out the low quality. But they also miss some good quality.

Writers aren't in competition with one another. It isn't a zero sum game. If you have a good book, a good cover, a good product description, and a low price, you can sell well.

When a single author uploading his own books to Amazon can earn more money than a large N.Y. publisher exploiting both print and e-rights, there's something amiss.