The Kindle Chronicles

The Kindle Chronicles


Latest Episodes

TKC 277 Otis Chandler
November 22, 2013

  Cofounder and CEO of Goodreads Interview Starts at 22:29 The thing I’ve been most impressed by is the level of enthusiasm and support and excitement that the Amazon teams and the Lab126 team who makes the Kindles have shown for this project. It l

TKC 276 Carmen Johnson
November 16, 2013

Editor of Day One   Interview Starts at 19:16 I’m looking to be moved. I’m looking for something that’s entertaining. When I read something, I read it through the eyes of any other reader. I put myself in the perspective of the person getting

TKC 275 Chris Brogan
November 08, 2013

Co-author of Trust Agents and The Impact Equation Interview Starts at 20:11 What people will get out of this [next] book The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth, is that you’re okay exactly who you are. Any time you felt weird and felt like you didnâ€

TKC 274 Dr. Matthew H. Schneps
November 01, 2013

Co-author of “E-Readers Are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia" Interview Starts at 17:34  I have had people with dyslexia come up to me and say, “Look, I can read much better on a Kindle. In fact I was never able to read before, a

TKC 273 Brad Stone
October 25, 2013

Author of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Interview Starts at 22:04 I see him [Jeff Bezos] being very actively involved in Amazon for many years. His goal is to build a lasting company, and it’s now so diversified a company it

TKC 272 Wilson Rothman
October 18, 2013

Technology and Science Editor at NBC News Digital  Interview Starts at 17:49 I really do think that these retina display type of devices are the future for reading everywhere except maybe out of doors. I still think a Paperwhite is great for outdoors.

TKC 271 Brian Gilb
October 11, 2013

Owner of Social Publishing House  Interview Starts at 26:44 A buddy of mine came into my cubicle where I was working and he said, "OK, if money wasn't an object, what would you do?" And I said, "I'd sit in my chair, and I'd read all day." He's like, "

TKC 270 Garrett Riley
October 05, 2013

Creator and Host of The Tech Grab Bag podcast Interview Starts at 19:20 I almost compare this to the iPhone--every other year they put an "S" in front of it, and the form factor is exactly the same. But they really boost what's inside. This is kind of

TKC 269 Nicholson Baker
September 28, 2013

Author of Traveling Sprinkler: A Novel  Interview Starts at 19:06  The book is about a man trying to deal with all the distractions of electronic life, so it's very much about electronic life. He meets a friend in a restaurant who says, "Oh, you've g

TKC 268 Nancy Pearl
September 20, 2013

Creator of the Book Lust Rediscoveries Series at Amazon Publishing Interview Starts at 18:01 These books in the Rediscoveries series, they have very little in common, if anything, in terms of plot. They have very little in common in terms of setting. T