Apple did have quite a bit to lose if the deal didn't go through. A huge reason for customers to buy an iPad is to read books, and if a large portion of popular

Apple did have quite a bit to lose if the deal didn't go through. A huge reason for customers to buy an iPad is to read books, and if a large portion of popular books isn't available, customers will not be happy. Try to find a book that isn't available on Amazon. If you buy a Kindle, you can get all of them.