Tension grows as publishers target Amazon Kindle pricing - USATODAY.com

NEW YORK — E-readers, those thin, portable devices that can hold the texts of hundreds of books and newspapers, were supposed to be a feel-good story for consumers this holiday season.

Amazon(AMZN) dropped the price of its Kindle — which dominates the market — by about $40 to $260 as competitors introduced comparably priced alternatives. There also are Barnes & Noble's Nook, an expanded line of Sony Reader models and others from companies including Irex, Spring Design, Netronix and iRiver...