After making him millions he shoves it to the very industry that made him rich.
What do you say to the thousands who make their living printing, publishing, and selling hard copy books Jeff?
Let them eat cake?
What did they say to the scribners when movable type was introduced? Or, to the lithographers when copiers were made? Or, to the radio stars when videos were made?
I notice there isn't much call for buggy whips these days, either.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy books, and will read books until I can no longer read. I also enjoy the Kindle. Both will have a place in this world for a time to come.
I wouldn't trade my Kindle for a new pickup truck. It's an amazingly convenient device. I can now carry 60 reference books in my case in addition to a couple dozen more books on topics I am interested in.
I'm really sorry that offends you, but physical books take up an enormous amount of space.
When I moved from Georgia to Pennsylvania, I took all of my old reference books (DOS, Windows 3.1, C Language, et al) to a dump. There were 2400 pounds of them.
Additionally, there are a lot of struggling authors who are self-publishing on Amazon who give away their work. Some of them are rated really well. That author might actually have a chance to get published next time.
Embrace the future.
I know I had to when they started shipping jobs offshore to 'virtual' employees.
The same thing you say to people who made 8 track tapes or CRT TV's. People are going to exercise their freedom to choose how they want to spend their money as new options become available.