The Kindle Chronicles

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.com “Amazon Kindle for iOS can now add a widget to the homescreen” by Michael Kozlowski at Good E Reader - November 11, 2020 Jennifer Schiff’s author page at Amazon Jennifer’s books at Shovel & Pail Press MacIntosh Books + Paper, Sanibel FL The Sanibel Sunset Detective Mysteries series (12 books) by Ron Base The Doc Ford Novels (24 books) by Randy Wayne White The Molly Murphy Mysteries(17 books) and The Royal Spyness Series (14 books) by Rhys Bowen The Islands of Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel Tinder Fella: A novel by Jennifer Schiff A Shell of a Problem

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 extended warranty Markdown Guide Sprinter Online Typewriter from Freewrite NaNoWriMo Next Week’s Guest Jennifer Lonoff Schiff, author of the Sanibel Island Mystery series Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa If you’d like brief daily updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what’s up?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday, usually by 7:30 am Eastern Time.  The Kindle Chronicles

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 Neighbors in Dark Times” by Matina Stevis-Gridneff at The New York Times - November 20, 2020 Next Week’s Guest Adam Leeb, CEO and co-founder of Astrohaus, creator of the Freewrite Traveler Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa If you’d like brief daily updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what’s up?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday, usually by 7:30 am Eastern Time.  The Kindle

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 Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson Mary Bondurant, Sanibel realtor extraordinaire Sanibel Historical Museum & Village Next Week’s Guest James McQuiviey, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa If you’d like brief daily updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what’s up?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday,

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 Next Big Tech Platform--Call It Mirrorworld” by Kevin Kelly at Wired - February 12, 2019 The Long Now Foundation “Confessions of a Phone Bank Captain” by Len Edgerly at Medium - November 5, 2020 The Freewrite Traveler: The Ultimate Distraction-Free Writing Tool On the Road with Alexa If you’d like daily updates during Darlene’s and my Tesla drive from Cambridge, Mass., to Sanibel Island in Florida, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what’s up?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” I post a

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 Alte

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 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

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 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

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 subs

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 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

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 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

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,

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 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?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

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 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?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

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 Rocketbook web site FriXion pen by Pilot Rocketbook Panda Planner (executive size, includes FriXion pen and microfiber cloth) at Amazon.com - $35 Rocketbook Fusion Notebook at Amazon.com - $37 Rocketbook Orbit Kickstarter - pledges starting at $29 Palmer Method of penmanship (Wikipedia) Rocketbook Beacons for whiteboards - $15.00 at Amazon.com Note: Please email me at PodChronicles AT gmail if you’d like an invitation to the private Facebook group Len’s Birthday Bash to hear the Jim Robitaille Trio’s livestream jazz performance at my 70th birthday party. If all goes according to plan, they will be playing in a studi

Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives Interview starts at 15:47 and ends at 51:40 Links “Amazon Names Dave Clark Consumer CEO to Replace Retiring Jeff Wilke” by Matt Day at  “Executives who work for Amazon’s logistics kingpin Dave Clark become ‘Dave Whisperers’” by Rachel Premack at Business Insider - August 21, 2020 “Prime Day 2020? Amazon kicks off huge sale with deals on 38 Amazon devices” by Elyse Betters Picaro at ZDNet - August 18, 2020 Porter Anderson’s Linkedin page The Bookseller and FutureBook.net Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center Delta Airlines FAQ on coronavirus impact Frankfurt Book Fair “Digital Programming: The UK’s Women’s Prize Would Like to Sell You a Ticket” by Porter Anderson at Publishing Perspectives - August 19, 2020 “US Publishers, Authors, Booksellers Call Out Amazon’s ‘Concentrated Power’ in the Market” by Porter Anderson at Publishing Perspectives - August 17, 2020 Books recommended by Porter Anderson: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Manager of Kindle Accessibility at Amazon Interview starts at 16:17 and ends at 52:05 Links PocketBook Color - available at Good E Reader for $219.99 plus shipping Echo Frames - $179.99 at Amazon.com “Amazon and Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers” by Esther Fung and Sebastian Herrera at The Wall Street Journal - August 9, 2020 JoAnna Hunt at Linkedin “A commitment to accessibility and inclusion” at Amazon’s Day One blog - July 15, 2020 Reading Ruler Next Week’s Guest Porter Anderson, editor-in-chief of Publishing Perspectives 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?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research Interview starts at 7:43 and ends at 49:35 Links Rocketbook reusable notebook (mini) - $13.56 at Amazon.com James McQuivey’s website Nicholas A. Christakis “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” by Lina M. Khan at The Yale Law Journal - January 2017 Jeff Bezos’s opening statement to Congress (YouTube) - July 29, 2020 The Media Monopoly by Ben H. Bagdikian (paperback only) Burpee Challenge Wim Hof website The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It by Neal Bascomb This Week in Virology podcast The Creative Penn  Next Week’s Guest JoAnna Hunt, Manager-Kindle Accessibility at Amazon 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?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Curator of a free poem-of-the-week email list Interview starts at 20:34 and ends at 51:52 Links Jeff Bezos’s opening statement to Congress (YouTube) - July 29, 2020 “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox” by Lina M. Khan at The Yale Law Review - January 2017 “Amazon confirms Prime Day delay in the US” by Jon Porter at The Verge - July 21, 2020 reMarkable 2 tablet - available for pre-order at $399 iPad Pro - starting at $749 To request inclusion on Richard Bruno’s free email list for weekly poems, please email him at richardgbruno AT gmail DOT com “The familiarity of a poem: Connie Schultz” at Cleveland.com - April 13, 2011 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?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.