The main vision of a book writer is to make sure their story or information reaches as many people as possible and eBook readers for sale a facilitating dream as the make books more affordable and available much quicker. By the other hand having written a book the publisher would still be interested in royalities as well as the distribution rights.
Amazon, the maker of the popular amazon kindle ebook reader which accounts for 90 per cent of their sales in the United States, is seen by publishers as being the number one enemy. Because they have such a large market share publishers feel they’re being bullied into signing a three year contract in which they are not allowed to sell the books of are cheaper price that the than they can provide it with Amazon.
Two problems that they have with us contract first is the length: three years is too long in the technology field, and secondly is the pricing which is quietly imposed to them.