The Kindle Chronicles

The Kindle Chronicles


Latest Episodes

TKC 394 Novelist Jesper Bugge Kold
February 20, 2016

Author of Winter Men   Interview starts at 9:42 and ends at 43:24   I was very scared that it was translated into German. I really wanted it to be translated but still scared, because it’s like their war. I come...

TKC 393 Len Vlahos
February 13, 2016

Chief Executive Officer of The Tattered Cover Book Stores   Interview starts at 10:03 and ends at 42:09   I think it would be interesting for independent booksellers to experiment with selling eBooks directly, because...

TKC 392 Kindle Blogger Bufo Calvin
February 06, 2016

Creator of the I Love My Kindle Blog   Interview starts at 10:46 and ends at 44:02 If people were evolving away from reading long-form reading, we would not have series. But right now people will say, “Oh yes, that’s...

TKC 391Morgan Parker
January 29, 2016

Editor of Amazon’s Little A imprint and Day One magazine   Interview starts at 18:03 and ends at 42:20   A lot of editors across Amazon Publishing kind of have their hands in Day One. Everyone’s really excited about it...

TKC 390 Jane Friedman
January 22, 2016

Helping authors and publishers flourish in the digital age   Interview starts at 12:44 and ends at 32:05   This question has become a little bit of a litmus test in the writing and publishing community. It’s almost interesting...

TKC 389 Donna Foley Mabry
January 16, 2016

Author of Maude   Interview starts at 15:00 and ends at 44:33 I do have an agent who called me, and he’s representing Maude. She’s been translated into Italian, German, and Russian. He made the deal for the audiobook. He’s...

TKC 388 Dave Slusher
January 08, 2016

Creator of the Evil Genius Chronicles blog and podcast   Interview starts at 10:47 and ends at 42:22 This idea that books are exempt from the rules of hoarding, that you’re supposed to be happy that you have walls and walls lined with...

TKC 387 Jim Milliot
January 01, 2016

Editorial Director at Publishers Weekly   Interview starts at 16:57 and ends at 44:32   It’s far from the death of eBooks. eBooks are a permanent part of the publishing industry, for sure. But what’s the next innovation?...

TKC 386 Susan Mark
December 25, 2015

Publications Specialist, Wyoming State Library   Interview starts at 20:34 and ends at 38:51   We know that libraries will continue to evolve. The technology is changing so fast. It’s kind of hard to say how they will continue to...

TKC 385 Charlie Tritschler
December 18, 2015

Vice President - Amazon Devices   Interview starts at 18:29 and ends at 37:47   We spent two days in an off-site with Jeff going through the experience, setting up little scenarios of “Ok, here’s the customer....