Author Sells on Kindle Exclusively

Christopher Dawson at ZDNet is reporting that Stephen Covey, author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, will make electronic copies of two of his books exclusive to the Kindle. This move may be a hint at future exclusivity deals. From the post:

So why do we care here in the land of Ed Tech? Because Amazon uses a closed format and highly restrictive DRM that matters little to business travelers flying at 40,000 feet, but matters a lot to schools and libraries.


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