The Kindle Chronicles

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 Edgerly

"Confessions of a Phone Bank Captain" by Len Edgerly at Medium - November 5, 2020

Audible Originals

Serial Podcast

"Actor Jesse Eisenberg Pens and Performs New Audible Original" (Audible press release) - April 9, 2020

"The Social Network" (2010) on Netflix

"When You Finish Saving the World" on Audible

Words + Music titles at Audible

"On Power" by Robert A. Caro, an Audible Original

Audible Plus and Audible Premium Plus memberships

"Stories of a Lifetime" by Dan Rather, an Audible Original

"The Future of Global Convergence" (YouTube video) by Kevin Kelly

Pete Buttigieg's conversation with Jonathan Alter on the Deciding Decade podcast

Next Week's Guest:

Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired Magazine

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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 injuries sustained in a bicycle accicent last month, much too young.

Upcoming Guests

David Blum, editor in chief of Audible Originals

Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired Magazine

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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 books by Dav Pilkey

Upcoming Guests

David Blum, editor in chief of Audible Originals

Bryan Washington, author of Memorial: A Novel, available for pre-order with release on October 27, 2020

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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 Mean That Tech is Evil?" by Steven Levy at Wired - October 9, 2020

Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life by Jonathan Alter

Insanely Great: The Life and Times or Mcintosh, the Computer that changed Everything by Steven Levy

Artificial Life: A Report from the Frontier Where Computers Meet Biology (paperback) by Steven Levy

The Unicorn's Secret: Murder in the Age of Aquarius by Steven Levy

"Does the House Antitrust Report Mean That Tech is Evil?" by Steven Levy at Wired - October 9, 2020

Click here to subscribe to Wired magazine for only $5 for the first year, including exclusive access to Steven Levy's Plaintext email newsletter

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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

"Fringe notions on antitrust would destroy small businesses and hurt consumers" at Amazon's Day One Blog - October 6, 2020

"Update on COVID-19 Testing" at Day One Blog - October 1, 2020

Dean Koontz, author of Elsewhere, published by Thomas & Mercer on October 6, 2020

Dean Koontz's author page at Amazon.com

Dean video introducing Elsewhere

A Mighty Blaze - Mighty Mystery Celebrity Event with Dean Koontz - October 6, 2020

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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 Band

"Amazon Quietly Expands Large-Scale Covid Testing Program for Warehouses" by Paris Martineau at The Information - September 24, 2020 (probably behind a paywall).

"Applying Spaced Repetition and Active Recall to Books to Hack Your Brain" by Daniel Doyon at the Readwise blog - September 15, 2020

A G Riddle's web site and Official Store at Amazon.com

Next Week's Guest

Dean Koontz, author of Elsewhere, available for pre-order with release on October 6, 2020

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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 - September 15, 2020

Amazon Kids announced at Day One Amazon blog - September 14, 2020

"Amazon Alexa can now connect to printers, here is how" by Cosmin Vasile at phoneArena.com - September 14, 2020

Clay Jenkinson's podcast, The Thomas Jefferson Hour, and recent book, Repairing Jefferson's America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened Citizenship

Eyeglass Nose Pads ($7.99 at Amazon.com) recommended by Dave Slusher of The Evil Genius Chronicles podcast for a better fit with Echo Frames

Click here to enable my daily Morning Journal flash briefing at the Alexa Skills store. You will then hear each day's entry by saying, "Alexa, what's new?" or "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?"

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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 Jim Robitaille Trio's performance at my birthday party on August 30. Enjoy!

Next Week's Guest

Clay Jenkinson, host of The Thomas Jefferson Hour podcast and author of Repairing Jefferson's America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened Citizenship

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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

Chad Zunker's web site

Hilary Davidson's web site

Unthinkable by Brad Parks - available for pre-order with delivery on July 27, 2021

Next Week's Guest

Erica Bauermeister, author of The Scent Keeper and House Lessons: Renovating a Life

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