You are going off on a tangent. The OP said that Kindle's advantage over the iPad is the Amazon.com bookstore. As you know by now, the iPhone can read ebooks from Amazon.com. Presumably, the app works on the iPad. So, the iPad will have at least the iPhone's ability if the app is not withdrawn.i wonder which option makes more $$$ sense to amazon:
pull the app from app store to battle iPad.
or do as you said, and try to sell more books.
You have gone off on a tangent about the Kindle's superior hardware capabilities as an ereader. Most potential iPad buyers are well aware of the Kindle's capabilities. Yet, we have not purchased Amazon's monochrome reader. You and your friends continue to tell me why I should purchase a Kindle now. I don't want to do that. Now, tell me why you believe that the Kindle will be better after the iPad hits the shelves.