Vice President of Amazon Publishing

Interview Starts at 18:11

Kindle First is a little bit book club and a little bit advance copy distribution, and I think we’re off to a good start on this. Success over time would mean creating a larger conversation about the books, expanding the audience for each author in the program, seeing lots of reviews up on detail pages, a lot of Goodreads discussions, and, of course, a lot of sales.

News

“Massachusetts Launches Statewide Digital Library Pilotâ€Â by Nate Hoffelder at The Digital Reader blog – November 26, 2013

Massachusetts Library System MA eBook Project

“It Still Isn’t Easy, But Independent Bookstores Are Doing Betterâ€Â by Wendy Kaufman on NPR – November 27, 2013

“Bookstore healthâ€Â at Richard Hollick’s Making Book blog – November 27, 2013

“Barnes & Noble Retail Revenues Down 8%â€Â by Dianna Dilworth at GalleyCat – November 26, 2013

“Amazon’s Next Kindle Paperwhite to Feature 300 ppi Screen, Better Typography, Arrive Early Next Yearâ€Â by Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch – November 24, 2013

Tech Tip

Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

Interview with Jeff Belle

Kindle First

Silent Echo by J.R. Rain – $4.99 at Kindle Store and free till December 1, 2013 for Amazon Prime members if chosen as the Kindle First selection

Carlos the Impossible (A Novella) by J.T.K. Belle (aka Jeff Belle) – 99 cents at Kindle Store

Content

“How to View the Entire Free Kindle Lending Library from your Browserâ€Â by Melanie Pinola at Lifehacker – February 19, 2013

 Link to Kindle Owners’ Lending Library titles

Buying In by Laura Hemphill – $5.99 on Kindle (also available for free borrowing through Kindle Owners’ Lending Library)

Digital Public Library of America

Next Week’s Guest

Richard Hollick, author of the “Making Bookâ€Â blog

Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named “Well, You Needn’t.” This version is “Ra-Monk” by Eval Manigat on the “Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive” CD by Public Transit Recording” CD.

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