Stephen King Refuses E-book Format: I'll Read J. A. Konrath Instead

When I read that Stephen King is refusing to release his next book in e-book format, I did a search to make sure I hadn't missed something. I thought surely this must be a mistake. However, I have two links and it's evident King is serious about this.

I wonder if this is for publicity. I wonder if this is something personal to him. I always thought that the print books I was in would always remain print books and I took a silent pride in that. But when they all started being released in digit...