The Kindle Chronicles is a podcast focused on—as you might expect from the show title—the Kindle. Host Len Edgerly describes himself as “an enthusiastic early adopter of the Kindle” and has been running the show himself since 2008.
I’m delighted to count myself among one of his guests, on Episode 390. One of the issues we talk about is whether Amazon is good or bad, but our conversation is wide-ranging and at times personal.
Jane Friedman has spent nearly 25 years working in the book publishing industry, with a focus on author education and trend reporting. She is the editor of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World in 2023. Her latest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press), which received a starred review from Library Journal. In addition to serving on grant panels for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Creative Work Fund, she works with organizations such as The Authors Guild to bring transparency to the business of publishing.
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