Death of the e-book?

BarnesandNoble.com affiliates received the following e-mail today:

Dear Barnes & Noble.com Affiliate,

As of September 9, 2003, Barnes & Noble.com will no longer sell
eBooks. Please remove all links to the eBooks Page or any individual
eBooks from your site. Any links from your site to our eBooks area
that are not taken down will be redirected to the Barnes & Noble.com
home page.

If you have any questions please email
affiliatehelp@barnesandnoble.com

Sincerely,

The Barnes & Noble.com Affiliate Team

Is this the end of an era or will someone realize that crippled e-books with DRM restrictions on copying and usage are not what consumers want?

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