That's incredible, is that really what the revenue split with Amazon looks like? I'm familiar with Lulu.com, and their standard ebook split gives 80% after the

That's incredible, is that really what the revenue split with Amazon looks like? I'm familiar with Lulu.com, and their standard ebook split gives 80% after the first $0.99 to the author. They even have a special going on right now giving 90%. (http://www.lulu.com/publish/ebooks/?cid=nav_ebks http://www.lulu.com/publish/ebooks/?cid=nav_ebks) Granted you could argue that getting distribution on Amazon and all the Kindle owners is worth the difference. That's what makes it difficult to build a competitor. You could easily make an auction site, but the network effect of eBay is what sets it apart, not the features or pricing.