We have heard a lot about how publishers are not satisfied with how much money they are making from their e-books on Amazon, and how they want to have more control over their e-books’ prices on Amazon and other e-book stores. Amazon did make $9.99 e-books a big part of its campaign to sell more Kindles, so it’s not a surprise that some are not happy with how things have turned out with some publishers. According to NY Times, some readers have even gone out of their way to leave negative feedback for authors whose books are getting a price hike or are selling for more than $9.99. While that’s not exactly productive, it goes on to show that consumers want to get a fair deal with e-books.

So what’s the fair price for e-books? I have tabled this question to many of my colleagues and our readers in the past. There doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer to that question. What is clear is the fact that book buyers are not ready to pay the same price for e-books and paper books.

I want to pay what it’s worth. If it costs them nothing to print the paper book, which I can’t believe, then they should be the same price. But I just don’t see how it can be the same price.

Sony Reader Touch Edition may not get as much credit or mention among best e-book readers today, but it’s a very solid device, and one of the better ones Sony has come up with. After all, the device is touch-screen and gives you access to a decent number of titles for the go. It supports both PDF and ePub, so it does deserve some respect. If you have invested in a PRS 600, you want to make sure you pick up a good case for your e-reader to avoid getting scratches and wear and tear all over your e-reader. You may not find as many options for this reader as you would for Kindle or Nook, but there are plenty of decent cases for Sony Reader Touch Edition that get the job done.

With that in mind, here are 5 cool Sony PRS 600 cases you should look at:

Tuff-Luv Apocalypse Series leather case cover: one good looking case for Sony Reader Touch Edition. It has the tree of life sketched all over it. It can be used as a stand as well. Pretty solid case all around and has the looks too.

M-Edge Executive Jacket for Sony Reader Touch Edition: M-Edge makes some of the best cases for Kindle and other e-readers. Whether you own a Kindle or Sony reader, you certainly want to check M-Edge cases out. This one is no different. Compatible with M-edge’s e-book reader light as well.

Remember how Amazon was forced to allow a few certain publishers to set their own e-book prices? Not everyone is going to accept e-book price hikes easily. But you can always count on Apple to challenge the publishers and keep the prices low for its customers. Considering what Apple has done with music files on iTunes, you can certainly expect the company to do its best to keep the prices low and make the reading experience on the iPad as convenient as possible. In fact Apple seems to be working towards forcing publishers to drop their prices once their books hit the bestsellers list.

According to NY Times (and this is just a rumor at this point), Apple looks at $14.99 as more of a ceiling rather than a floor for e-book prices. Since Apple gets only 30 percent of each sale, publishers will get enough cut of their sales to be satisfied with their deal with Apple:

Apple inserted provisions requiring publishers to discount e-book prices on best sellers — so that $12.99-to-$14.99 range was merely a ceiling; prices for some titles could be lower, even as low as Amazon’s $9.99. Essentially, Apple wants the flexibility to offer lower prices for the hottest books, those on one of the New York Times best-seller lists, which are heavily discounted in bookstores and on rival retail sites.

In case you have been waiting for Amazon Kindle for Blackberry, the wait is finally over. We already had Kindle for PC and Kindle for iPhone, but Blackberry fans have had to wait quite some time to get their hands on Kindle app for Blackberry. Just like other Kindle apps, you don’t need a Kindle to take advantage of this application. You just need a compatible blackberry.

Kindle for Blackberry is compatible with the following devices:

• Bold 9000
• Bold 9700
• Curve 8250
• Curve 8900
• Storm 9530
• Storm 9550
• Tour 9630

The app is not perfect and will still need some improvements to let you get the most out of your e-books. But Amazon promises to add scrolling, better search, and note management capability to this app in the near future. There is a reason it’s called a Beta app. If you want Kindle for Mac, you’ll have to wait a bit more. But this is a good start.

Your wishlist: what other features would you want Amazon to add to Kindle app for Blackberry?

Remember Bookeen? Yes. The company used to have an e-book reader at a time when there weren’t too many of these e-readers around. Well, the company is still around and going strong. In fact, it is bringing its Orizon product to the U.S. market soon. The device is a 6 inch screen e-reader that is equipped with Sipix monochrome e-paper with multi-touch capability. It will also have WiFi and 1 GB of memory. Add bluetooth and an accelerometer, and you have a solid all around device.

The Obama administration has taken a lot of flak from all sides for not doing this or doing that legislation. But you have to give this government credit for embracing technology. The Obama campaign raised a lot of money through the social media during the campaign. In fact, the government still engages people through social media among other means. Now the government is going after e-reader owners as well. After all, how would you explain the White House releasing the new Economic Report of the President for Kindle and ePub compatible e-readers on the market?

If you have been an Amazon customer, there is a good chance you have heard of Amazon Prime Program. After all, Amazon goes out of its way to encourage all its customers to take advantage of the program to receive more shipments for less money. Amazon Prime members are known for spending more money and are often dubbed as Amazon’s “best customers.” As it turns out, Amazon may be getting ready to show its appreciation for these customers by shipping them a free Kindle.

Michael Arrington from TechCrunch has made the claim that Amazon may be seriously thinking of this strategy as a way to get the Kindle in its most loyal customers’ hands. It won’t be easy however:

And they are also likely to buy multiple books per month on their Kindle devices. If those users buy enough books, and Amazon gets the production costs of the Kindle down enough, Amazon can get Kindles into “millions” of people’s hands without losing their shirt.