Not an Apple Fanboy, but I think an app for the iPhone or iPod Touch would be more accepted than the Kindle.
And Apple already has the digital rights issues handled.
The issue is the screen - that is why e-book readers exist.
I have an iTouch and it has a Kindle reader. I’ve been testing out a few books but haven’t bought any yet, mostly because I have access to a university library and just don’t need to purchase a lot of books when I can borrow them. My understanding is that the iTouch version doesn’t have some of Kindle’s bells and whistles, but all I want to do is read the book, so that’s fine by me for now. That said, I’m a prof and have read a number of prof’s comments on the Kindle and how they use the different features. It seems seems like a good tool, I just don’t need it now.
There are also iTouch apps that have books, mostly public domain books from what I can tell. I got one for about 2$ and have maybe 20 books that I’m working through as I sit in waiting rooms, etc. The pages look good, they look like a book, and the type is easy for these middle-aged eyes to read. I think they are a pretty nifty and would buy another one with more/different books on it.
I’m not going to strain my eyes to read books on an i-pod, that’s insanity. Kids might be willing to do it, but no way. A magazine article, an email, a web page sure, but no way in hell I’m reading a novel that way.
I’m not an Apple Fanboy either — just someone who has chosen Apple products for home use since the early to mid 1980s — but as someone already mentioned above, there is a Kindle app for the iPhone / Touch. And the Apple tablet may be out before Christmas.