The Kindle Chronicles

A Freshman at The Cambridge School of Weston Interview starts at 14:06 and ends at 49:32 Links "Marty Baron Considers His Time at The Washington Post" by Isaac Chotiner at The New Yorker - February 7, 2021 My previous interview with James on January 31, 2020 for TKC 600 Cambridge Rindge and Latin School The Cambridge School of Weston Terrence Roberts Sumbul Siddiqui , Mayor of Cambridge, Mass. Mor...

Principal Product Manager & Worldwide Series Lead at Amazon Interview starts at 13:51 and ends at 52:50 Links Amazon earnings release "What to expect from Amazon's new CEO Andy Jassy" by Jason Del Rey at Recode - February 3, 2021 Steven Levy on Jeff Bezos announcement - February 5, 2021 "Who is Andy Jassy? 6 things to know about Amazon's next CEO" by Harry McCracken at Fast Company - February 2, 2...

Sanibel FL Chief of Police Interview starts at 12:47 and ends at 49:04 Links "Amazon Expands Secretive Trucking Program" by Paris Marineau at The Information - January 25, 2021 "One Tale from an Amazon Seller" by Shira Ovide at The New York Times - January 27, 2021 Sanibel Police Department Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr, available...

CEO of Project Voice Interview starts at 9:38 and ends at 56:32 Links "KindleDrip: Critical vulnerabilities in Amazon Kindle e-reader gave attackers free rein over user accounts" by Jessica Haworth at The Daily Swig - January 21, 2021 "Will Amazon release a Color Kindle in 2021?" by Michael Kozlowski at Good E Reader - January 1, 2021 Bradley Metrock's web site Project Voice Coast to Coast Zoom Vi...

Co-authors of "COVID-19 and Book Publishing" Interview starts at 8:35 and ends at 50:03 Links "Connecticut Investigating Amazon's E-Book Business" by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg and Dana Mattioli at The Wall Street Journal - January 13, 2021 "When Tech Antitrust Failed: How did a case meant to lower prices instead possibly lead to higher prices?" by Shira Ovide at The New York Times - January 15, 2021...

Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT Interview starts at 3:53 and ends at 42:11 Links Greg Epstein's  bio page at Harvard and MIT Greg's Twitter account The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and MIT - Click Here to donate "My name is Greg, and I'm addicted to tech" by Greg M. Epstein at The Boston Globe - January 1, 2021 "In Memory of Tom Ferrick: America's First Atheist Chaplain Died" by Greg M. Eps...

Author of The Sanibel Island Lighthouse Interview starts at 10:11 and ends at 50:26 Links Typora.io Kindle software update to 5.13.4 The Sanibel Island Lighthouse: A Specialized History of Sanibel Island, Florida 1513-2014 by Charles LeBuff, available at Smashwords Sanybel Light: A Historical Autobiography by Charles LeBuff, available as a Kindle Unlimited selection at Amazon.com Other books by Ch...

Patricia and Bryan Hudson , founding pastor of New Covenant Church Links Christmas greeting from Pastor Bryan and Patricia Hudson  About New Covenant Church Biblical & Social Justice: What Is It?: An Everyday Person's Guide to Understanding Justice and the Role of the Church in Our Society by Bryan Hudson Bryan's production company, Vision Communications Bryan Hudson's drone video of the Sanibel I...

Author of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Virtual Worlds: The Impact of Converging Technologies on Authors and the Publishing Industry   Links Articles and podcasts about the future by Joanna Penn: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/future/ "9 Ways That Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Disrupt Authors and The Publishing Industry" - The Creative Penn podcast - July 1, 2019 GPT-3 (Wikipedia)...

Author of the Sanibel Island Mysteries series Interview begins at 16:20 and ends at 45:54 Links "Google is going to convert ebooks to audiobooks" by Michael Kozlowski at Good E Reader - December 8, 2020 "Tattered Cover sold to local investment group, making it the U.S.'s largest black-owned bookstore" by John Wenzel at The Denver Post - December 9, 2020 Fintie Folio Case for Kindle Oasis at Amazon...

CEO and Co-founder of Astrohaus Interview begins at 16:36 and ends at 52:56 Links "Amazon's Alexa-powered smart glasses are now more widely available" by Nathan Ingraham at Engadget - November 19, 2020 Echo Frames (2nd edition) r/Kindle Reddit post on new Oasis cover -$25  Fintie Origami Case for All-New Kindle Oasis - $20 Sale: Buy a Freewrite 2nd Gen or a Freewrite Traveler and get a free 1-year...

VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research Links James McQuivey's site at Forrester "Learn from 2020 To Create Your Anywhere-Work Strategy" at Forrester.com - November 17, 2020 NPR interview with Nicholas Christakis - October 29, 2020 Ford's all-electric Mustang "Your Brain Is Not for Thinking" by Lisa Feldman Barrett at The New York Times - November 23, 2020 "A Holocaust Survivor Lifts Neighb...

Len, Darlene, and Tess Links Courtyard by Marriott Baked Beans at Bailey's General Store , Sanibel FL Tesla Model 3 Maho Bay Campgrounds , St. John USVI A Shell of a Problem: A Sanibel Island Mystery by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff (first in a series of six) "Why Sanibel Island is the 'Sea Shell Capital of the World'" by Charity de Souza at Trips to Discover Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of...

Senior Maverick at Wired Magazine Interview starts at 5:05 and ends at 45:39 Links Kevin Kelly's back articles at Wired Magazine Kevin Kelly's Technium blog Weekly newsletter Recomendo Vanishing Asia book in Instagram  Weekly podcast about the four favorite tools of remarkable people Daily Cool Tools website TRY video channel Kevin Kelly on Twitter Kevin Kelly's YouTube Channel "AR Will Spark the...

Editor in Chief of Audible Originals Interview starts at 12:17 and ends at 42:35 Links "Bezos sells more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares" by Annie Palmer at CNBC - November 4, 2020 "Amazon unveils its new electric delivery vans built by Rivian" at The Verge - October 8, 2020 "Long Way Up" available on Apple TV+ Freewrite Traveler - $429 Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa - By Len Edge...

Author of Memorial: A Novel Interview starts at 18:36 and ends at 48:00 Links "Jeff Bezos in 1999 on Amazon's Plans Before the Dotcom Crash" - CNBC video at YouTube February 8, 2019 Audible Plus membership, $7.95 a month Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality headset at Amazon.com - $299 Bryan Washington's web site Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington My 2015 interview with Chris Meadows , who died of injurie...

Amazon's Director and General Manager, Alexa Shopping Interview starts at 11:57 and ends at 39:44 Links "Blogger-gamer-techie Chris Meadows mixed brains and kindness: 'How can I make your day better?" by David Rothman at Teleread - October 20, 2020 Paperlike iPad screen protector $39.99 Kesler Woodward's web site John Love Linkedin page Chris Meadows obituary Lean Six Sigma (Wikipedia) Dog Man boo...

Author of Facebook: The Inside Story Interview starts at 16:43 and ends at 53:31 Links "Amazon's Prime Day Accelerates Shift to Online Shopping" by Sebastian Herrera at The Wall Street Journal - October 16, 2020 Kids Against Maturity: Card Game for Kids and Families - $29.99 at Amazon.com reMarkable 2 tablet Be Free Organizing in Boulder, CO Steven Levy's home page "Does the House Antitrust Report...

Author of Elsewhere Interview starts at 19:22 and ends at 55:16 Links "Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets" by Majority Staff Report of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary ( PDF ) Steven Levy's Plaintext newsletter - October 9, 2020 "House's Antitrust Verdict on Big Tech: The Information's Tech Briefing" - October 6, 2020...

Author of Pandemic and other science-based thrillers Interview starts at 14:04 and ends at 47:39 Links "Amazon One lets you pay at stores with the palm of your hand" by Stan Schroeder at Mashable - September 29, 2020 Amazon One home page "The first Amazon Fresh grocery store with smart Dash carts opens in LA" by Maggie Tillman at Pocket-Lint - September 17, 2020 Amazon Halo Health and Wellness Ban...

Darlene and Sophie at the table where we discussed Amazon's new products, announced yesterday at virtual press event Other coverage of Amazon's new-products event: Day One blog Business Insider The Washington Post The Wall Street Journal    

Author of  Repairing Jefferson's America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened Citizenship Interview starts at 6:37 and ends at 48:46 Links "Amazon is developing the Kindle Paperwhite 5 with Glowlight" by Michael Kozlowski at Good EReader.com - September 17, 2020 Amazon Book Clubs early access "Amazon FreeTime Unlimited rebranded as Kids Plus with more videos, music" by Alison DeNisco at CNET - Sep...

Author of House Lessons: Renovating a Life and The Scent Keeper Interview starts at 2:10 and ends at 41:18 Links Erica Bauermeister's web site and virtual book launch for House Lessons Erica's books at Amazon.com My August 29, 2020 interview with Joe Lemay , Founder and CEO of Rocketbook Livescribe Click Here and request an invitation to the Len's Birthday Bash Facebook group in order watch the Ji...

Author of Interference Interview starts at 14:05 and ends at 49:17 Links FAA certifies Prime Air for drone delivery tests New life for the nook?   The Creative Penn podcast with Len Edgerly interview Amazon Driver a Hero in Ohio Fire TV Stick 4K - $39.99 at Amazon.com How to Quiet Your Devices Brad Parks's web site Essex Public Library library friends virtual book launch party for Interference Cha...

Co-founder and CEO of Rocketbook Interview starts at 13:35 and ends at 54:00 Links Amazon Halo - Early Access special price of $64.99   "Amazon unveils Halo to battle Apple Watch and Fitbit — tracks activity, body fat, emotions" by Christina Farr at CNBC - August 27, 2020 Echo Frames - $179.99 at Amazon.com "How to Make Alexa talk faster (or slower)" by Hugh Langley at the ambient - July 8, 2020 R...