I was trying to delete it right from the ap itself - by choosing the deactivate option.
I also did go into
amazon and deactivated therere - but it was still on my ipod so I could not install it.
I did finally figure it out finally - somehow my ipod thought it was Jan 17,
1971. Once I adjusted the date and time all worked fine again and my books downloaded no problem.
I have no idea how the time reverted back and why 1971 was even an option!
Thanks all for your suggestions.