The Kindle Chronicles

Via ChatGPT, a graphic illustrating the sleuth-like intestigations that resulted in Chris Bailey's new book, Intentional: How to Finish What You Start LINKS Intentional: How to Finish What You Start by Chris Bailey "There are just 12 basic values" by Chris Bailey - September 4, 2025 Core Values Test: If you click on this link you will be able to take the test, which takes about 12 minutes, for $25--a 50% discount. Thank you, Chris! Chris's three previous books: The Productivity Project (2016), Hyperfocus (2018), and How to Calm Your Mind (2022) My previous Kindle Chronicles interviews with Chris in 2021 and 2023 Time & Attention, Chris's podcast co-hosted with his wife, Ardyn Nordstrom "The Book I've Been Waiting to Write for 15 Years" by Tiago Forte - November 11, 2025 Getting Things Done by David Allen

                  The New Colorsoft, with Sophie and Darlene's sister Gail Links Click here for today's release of three new Kindle Scribe tablets, including the amazing Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, which Darlene's sister Gail talked about with me for today's episode. Click here for the 15-minute video I uploaded to YouTube about the Scribe Colorsoft. I focused on what it will mean for my decades-long journaling practice.   

                                                     Panos Panay, SVP Devices & Services at Amazon Links Coverage of today's media event in NYC: About Amazon "Amazon Finally Did the Damn Hardware Right" by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy at The Verge "The 5 Hottest AI Features from Amazon's September Hardware Reveal" by Eric Hal Schwartz at Techradar "Everything Amazon Announced Today at Its Fall Hardware Event" by Julian Chokkattu at Wired Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Etiquette for Lovers and Killers Photo © Chris Doody Links Anna Fitzgerald Healy's website The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette: 50th Anniversary Edition "The Vampire Facial" by Anna Fitzgerald Healy, reprinted in Dark Matter Magazine Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Audiobook preview for Etiquette for Lovers and Killers (YouTube) Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Wood Island Lighthouse Amazon page for Alexa+ "More Than a Million People Now Have Alexa Plus" by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy at The Verge - June 10, 2025 To hear my Morning Journal flash briefing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash." I also include the Morning Journal audio files on those same days at my Substack Newsletter,  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of The Day Makes the Year Links The Day Makes the Year (Makes a Life): Transform Your Work and Life with One-Day Success by Doug Fleener Doug's web site See You at the Top: 25th Anniversary Edition by Zig Ziglar The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage by Richard Rohr To hear my Morning Journal flash briefing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash." I also include the Morning Journal audio files on those same days at my Substack Newsletter,  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

                                                               Kindle Chronicles staff at Alexa+ Event in NYC Links Alexa+ The Outsiders "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost Meet the New Alexa To hear my Morning Journal flash briefing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash." I also include the Morning Journal audio files on those same days at my Substack Newsletter,  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

                                                              Author of A Devil Went Down to Georgia                                                           Photo by Matt H. King Links A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau Deb Miller Landau's web site Simon & Schuster page "29 Best True Crime Books That'll Make You Want to Sleep with the Lights on" (Oprah Daily) - August 28, 2024 YouTube Interviews with Deb Miller Landau: KATU Lifestyle, Georgia Center for the Book, Once Upon a Crime Podcast To hear my Morning Journal flash briefing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash." I also include the Morning Journal audio files on those same days at my Substack Newsletter,  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, Forrester Research Links James McQuivey's Forrester Research page ChatGPT How to create custom GPT's (YouTube) Delphi AI Clone Grok by xAI NotebookLM Humane AI Pin Rabbit R1 Claude by Anthropic Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro on eBay Meta Quest 3 headset Palm Pilot (Wikipedia) To hear my Morning Journal flash briefing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash." I also include the Morning Journal audio files on those same days at my Substack Newsletter,  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

                                 Author of Lose Your Critic for Good: A Step-by-Step Process for Reclaiming Your Spirit Links Lose Your Critic for Good at Amazon (available for pre-order with release on January 14, 2025) Practical Spirituality, Sue Erhart's blog Sue's Practical Spirituality Podcast and Courses 1:1 Coaching with Sue Valeria Teles's interview with Sue at Fit for Joy (YouTube) - December 26, 2025 Sue's interview with Lacey Jones on the Elevate the Individual podcast - September 28, 2025 Click here for YouTube version of this interview To hear my Morning Journal flash briefing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash." I also include the Morning Journal audio files on those same days at my Substack Newsletter,  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

New Kindle Colorsoft, Scribe, Paperwhite 12th Gen, and Basic   I will post this special episode of The Kindle Chronicles Tuesday October 16, 2024 at 9 a.m. EDT, when the embargo lifts on yesterday's Amazon briefing here in New York City. Later I will update this page with links. The big news is, at long last, a color Kindle. It is available for pre-order today for $279.99 with delivery October 30th.  There is also a new Kindle Scribe, available for pre-order today for $399.99 with delivery December 4th. It has some cool new annotation features and Generative AI smarts.  The "all-new" Paperwhite and basic Kindle are available for shipment today. Those changes are incremental but not trivial.  I'm glad to see Amazon's new head of devices and services, Panos Panay, is all in for the Kindle!

Technical Advisor for Amazon's Worldwide Prime organization Links Amazon First Reads Prime Reading Amazon Pharmacy Rx Pass Amazon Photos Rufus "A Shopper's Best Friend? Meet Rufus, Amazon's New AI Helper" at Len's Newsletter on Substack If you'd like brief 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, flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 10 a.m. Eastern Time.   

In this special episode of The Kindle Chronicles, my guest is ChatGPT. I had no idea I could use OpenAI's revolutionary AI assistant as a Thought Partner. That's how Peter Deng, OpenAI's head of ChatGPT uses the tool he leads.  So, on a tight deadline this morning at the Hampton Inn Capitol/University, I put together an "interview" with ChatGPT and recorded it. I left the gaps where my Thought Partner (TP) was thinking, illustrated on my iPhone as a cloud pulsing, so you will hear how long TP took to come up with pretty amazing answers. SXSW is going to make Peter's talk available on demand, but it's not up yet. I highly recommend that you watch it if you get the chance. He discusses safety issues, OpenAI's chaotic leadership crisis last year, and many other topics. John Constine of SignalFire, a venture capital firm, did an outstanding job peppering Deng with questions and then summarizing the entire one-hour conversation at the end.  I took notes in a Substack draft post using Vision Pro during the keynote. I plan to tidy them up and send them out, perhaps during my layover at DFW.  This was my best South By ever, after nearly 15 years of covering the event. I hope you enjoy the show!  

 At left, Founder of New Things Lab I spoke by Zoom today with Nyckle Sijtsma in Delft, Netherlands, about his inspiring design company. I discovered New Things via an Instagram ad for the Memo White Board, a product I truly love. You will hear all about it in this conversation, along with Nyckle's personal mission to "help people think clearly."  Links: The Memo White Board, $69 My YouTube video demonstrating the Memo - February 27, 2024 YouTube video of this interview Right-click here to open and save the audio file for this episode.    

                                           Author of Daybreak: A Novel I spoke with Matt Gallagher by Zoom on February 8, 2024, in advance of the release of his new novel, which was released by Simon & Schuster on February 20. It's a powerful story set in Ukraine at the start of a war that continues into its third year.  Highly recommended!  

Author of Upstairs Delicatessen:  On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading  Photo by Richard Bowditch YouTube video of the interview Links "Inside the NYT Book Review: Pamela Paul & Dwight Garner" (YouTube) Garner's Quotations: A Modern Miscellany by Dwight Garner (2020) Dwight Garner's book reviews in The New York Times To the Finland Station: A Study in the Acting and Writing of History (FSG) Classics by Edmund Wilson "A Book Critic as Wild for Food as He Is for Literature" by Jennifer Reese at The New York Times Book Review - October 24, 2023 Film reviews in The New Yorker by Anthony Lane Politics columns by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times Books by Cree LeFavour at Amazon.com "Jayne Anne Phillips Finds Anguish and Asylum in Civil War America" by Dwight Garner at The New York Times - September 23, 2023 Machine Dreams by Jayne Anne Phillips (Buy This Book!) Joni Mitchell - Blue (Full Album) at YouTube Joni Mitchell Court and Spark album Part 1 and Part 2 (YouTube) Books at Amazon.com by Sheila Heti, Otessa Moshfegh and Catherine Lacey "Review: 'Martial Bliss,' a Loving Memoir About a Bookstore for Military Buffs" by Dwight Garner at The New York Times - July 30, 2015 Martial Bliss: The Story of The Military Bookman by Margaretta Barton Colt (not available on Kindle) Columns by William F. Buckley Jr. published in National Review Kindle Scribe Books at Amazon.com by the poets Kay Ryan, August Kleinzahler, Louise Glück, and James Fenton "Hunger games: A New York critic's gluttony for books and food" by Adam Begley at the Times Literary Supplement (TLS) - November 3, 2023 If you'd like brief 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, flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 10 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Author of To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery Links Neil deGrasse Tyson's website Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Late Show with Steven Colbert (2023) Carl Sagan on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - March 2, 1978 (YouTube) StarTalk Media Network Hayden Planetarium "Shot in the Arm," a documentary scheduled for release in November, with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Executive Director If you'd like brief 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, flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 10 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Podcaster doing back flip into a black hole after interviewing Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery Links Neil deGrasse Tyson's website Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Late Show with Steven Colbert (2023) Carl Sagan on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - March 2, 1978 (YouTube) Note: To find out what really happened to the lost interview, be sure to download the NEXT episode of The Kindle Chronicles, coming to the nets later tonight.  If you'd like brief 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, flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 10 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player. (Graphic for this episode created by Len Edgerly with OpenAI's DALL-E 2)  

Author of The Great Transition Links Nick Fuller Googins's web site Elements Books Coffee Beer in Biddeford, Maine Alice Eliot Dark Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Rutgers Newark MFA in Creative Writing Nuuk, Greenland Green New Deal (Wikipedia) "In historic upset, 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unseats 4th ranking House Democrat Joe Crowley" by Lee Harris at ABC News - June 27, 2018 The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change by Geoff Dembicki "New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions" at CDP - July 10, 2017 If you'd like brief 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, flash briefing." I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 10 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

At the closing reception yesterday at HQ2 Links Full video of Amazon's New Products Event (YouTube) Overview of Amazon new devices and features at AboutAmazon.com - September 20, 2023 James McQuivey of Forrester Research "Previewing the future of Alexa" by Daniel Rausch at AboutAmazon.com - September 20, 2023 "Meet Len Edgerly, Kindle superfan and host of the popular Kindle Chronicles podcast" by Tomas Kellner at AboutAmazon.com - December 2, 2022 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Author of Hope: A Novel Photo © George Baier Links  Andrew Ridker's website New York Times review of Hope. Interview with Andrew on WGBH Radio Boston The Altruists by Andrew Ridker Groundskeeping: A Novel by Lee Cole Seasonal Quartet by Ali Smith My Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa devices Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Kindle Scribe, next to photo of my father Click here for download link for new update  

Author of  Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier   Links Kevin Kelly's website Recomendo newsletter "The Future Will be Shaped by Optimists" - Kevin Kelly TED talk (YouTube) Vanishing Asia: Three Volume Set: West, Central and East by Kevin Kelly AI Image Generators: DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion Kevin Kelly on Twitter ### If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

A Rainy Day on Sanibel Island "4 new features to try out on your Kindle Scribe" by Christian de Looper at AboutAmazon.com Click here for the latest Kindle Scribe software update, 16.1.13. Release Notes for 16.1.13 Sanibel Journal podcast Click here for audio file of this episode

Sample new brush tools for Scribe eWritable post on today's Kindle Scribe update Kindle Scribe at Amazon.com Kindle software updates at Amazon.com Click here for Kindle Scribe software update 5.16.1.2 Click here to download audio file

Author of  How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times Links YouTube video of this interview with Chris Bailey How to Calm Your Mind - Audible Version, narrated by the author "How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation" by Chris Bailey (An Audible Original, 2021) The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey (2016) Hyperfocus: How to Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction by Chris Bailey (2018) Books at Amazon.com and YouTube videos by Ajahn Brahm Chris Bailey on TKC 658 - March 13, 2021 "Burnout with Dr. Christina Maslach" - University of Minnesota Extension Other YouTube interviews with Chis Bailey by Chris Williamson and Chase Jarvis. ### If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

My Grandson showing chemistry notes on his Kindle Scribe Links Kindle Scribe at Amazon.com How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times by Chris Bailey The Joy of Sticky Notes - YouTube video by Len Edgerly Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle - available for pre-order with delivery March 2, 2023 If you'd like brief 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 my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Sanibel Journal is my new podcast about the rebuilding of Sanibel Island after the devastation of Hurricane Ian. Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.      

Me and My Scribe Links Kindle Scribes for sale at discounted prices How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times by Chris Bailey Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle - available for pre-order with shipment March 2, 2023 If you'd like brief 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 my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Coming soon: Sanibel Journal, my new podcast about the rebuilding of Sanibel Island after the devastation of Hurricane Ian. Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Me and My Kindle Scribe Click here to order Kindle Scribe! Necessary Errors: A Novel by Caleb Crain Note: I plan to upload a video of this episode of the podcast, recorded while I was creating the podcast audio. If I succeed, you will be able to find it in my YouTube Channel. Next week, from Sanibel FL, I plan to create a video comparison of the Kindle Scribe, reMarkable 2, Kobo Elipsa, and Boox Air Note by Onyx.  ### If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Amazon Vice President - World Wide Publishing Links Click here to order Kindle Scribe! Amazon Publishing Kindle Direct Publishing Kindle Vella Comixology AmazonCrossing Amazon press release introducing Kindle Scribe Books by Andy Weir Lost in Time by A. G. Riddle Amazon First Reads Reminders of Him: A Novel by Colleen Hoover  Books by Melinda Leigh Amazon Book Clubs Piece by Piece: How I Built My Life (No Instructions Required) by David Aguilar Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen ### If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Kevin Keith, VP of Amazon Devices, shows me a Kindle Scribe Links Click here to order Kindle Scribe! Amazon press releases introducing Kindle Scribe, Halo Rise, and four new Echo devices plus upgrades to Echo Studio Audio. AboutAmazon.com Poetry books by John Ashbury at Amazon.com If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Darlene and Sophie compare three Kindle models Click here to order Kindle Scribe or here to order the new basic Kindle. Follow the rebuilding efforts on Sanibel Island at MySanibel.com   ###   If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Vice President - Amazon Devices Links Click here to order Kindle Scribe! Amazon press releases introducing Kindle Scribe, Halo Rise, and four new Echo devices plus upgrades to Echo Studio Audio. Kevin Keith on TKC 533 October 19, 2018  "Amazon Wants to Cocoon You With 'Ambient Intelligence'" by Steven Levy at Wired - September 28, 2022  "Amazon introduces Halo Rise" at Amazon's blog - September 29, 2022 Click here to request an invitation to buy Halo Rise - $140 Follow the rebuilding efforts on Sanibel Island at MySanibel.com Sanibel City Manager Dana Souza on The Today Show - September 30, 2022   ###   If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Amazon's New Kindle 11th Generation Links Click here to buy the new Kindle for $99.99 - ships October 12, 2022 Kevin Keith on TKC 533 October 19, 2018 - New Kindle Paperwhite! Steven King at launch of Kindle 2 - February 10, 2009 (YouTube) Full Press Release: Introducing Kindle and Kindle Kids: Now with 300 ppi High-Resolution Display, USB-C Charging, and 2X Storage The lightest and most compact Kindle provides a glare-free, 6-inch, high-resolution display, up to six weeks of battery life and USB-C charging, adjustable front light, dark mode, and 16 GB of storage—all for only $99.99 Kindle Kids comes with a kid-friendly cover, one year of Amazon Kids+ providing unlimited access to thousands of age-appropriate books, and a two-year worry-free guarantee—for only $119.99 A free, four-month Kindle Unlimited membership is included with Kindle for a limited time, offering access to over 2 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and more SEATTLE—September 13, 2022—Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the next generation of Kindle—the lightest and smallest Kindle. Starting at just $99.99, the new Kindle combines premium features with an affordable price, including a 300 ppi high-resolution 6-inch display, USB-C charging, longer battery life of up to six weeks, and room for thousands of books with twice the storage. The same features also come with Kindle Kids, which includes a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ that provides kids with unlimited access to thousands of books. Kindle and Kindle Kids pre-orders start today and will begin shipping October 12. Learn more at http://www.amazon.com/kindle. "With a high-resolution display that delivers three-times more pixels than our previous base Kindle, USB-C charging, 16GB of storage, and built-in adjustable front light, the new ultralight Kindle is the latest example of how we continue to bring premium features to our entry-level devices for even more customers to enjoy," said Kevin Keith, vice president of Amazon Devices and Services. "And since we launched Kindle Kids three years ago, kids have logged nearly 3 billion minutes reading on Kindle devices. The new Kindle Kids provides an even better reading experience to help kids become lifelong readers." All-New High-Resolution Display Kindle and Kindle Kids feature an all-new 6-inch, glare-free, 300 ppi high-resolution display with three-times more pixels for laser-quality text and sharp images that read like paper. Dark mode and adjustable front light provide a comfortable reading experience in all conditions, including bright sunlight or no light at all. The device comes packed with customer favorites like X-Ray, which provides important details about people or places mentioned in a book, and a built-in dictionary to quickly look up any word. Simplified setup on the Kindle app for iOS and Android offers an option to register your device in fewer steps and to jump into a book even faster. Lightest and Most Compact Kindle Kindle and Kindle Kids are the lightest and most compact Kindle models available—carry them in your pocket and comfortably read one-handed for even longer. The device's longer battery life of up to six weeks maximizes the time you can spend reading, and the USB-C port makes charging more effortless than ever. The all-new Kindle comes with 16GB of storage—twice the storage of the previous generation—enough to hold thousands of titles, so you can take your library with you. More for Young Readers Since the first Kindle Kids device debuted three years ago, kids have logged nearly 3 billion minutes of reading time on their Kindle devices, with no distractions on their devices from games, videos, social media, or apps. In fact, when the average kid reader sits down with their Kindle, they read more than an hour a day, making Kindle Kids the perfect reading companion for kids between 7-13 years old. Every Kindle Kids comes with a one-year subscription of Amazon Kids+, providing unlimited access to thousands of books, from timeless classics to newer, popular page-turners. Kids can explore and discover their favorite titles from a large selection of content, opening new opportunities to fall in love with reading. The Amazon Kids+ experience on Kindle Kids includes: · Latest hits and award-winners: Explore popular titles like Divergent, Artemis Fowl, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid; books from series like Big Nate, Percy Jackson, Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and Harry Potter; and titles that have won the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, Children's Choice Award, and other awards, all in the Amazon Kids+ library. · Add from your library: Get instant access to new releases and bestsellers, plus over a million titles, each $2.99 or less to add even more stories to your child's Kindle Kids library. · Switch between reading and listening: When kids want to listen to a book instead of reading one, they can use Bluetooth-enabled speakers or headphones with Audible. With Amazon Kids+, hundreds of Audible books are available, including gaming and tween books like Escape from the Overworld, classics like The Secret Garden and Peter Pan, and Audible Originals like Interview with the Robot and The Mystwick School of Musicraft. The Amazon Parent Dashboard for Kindle Kids also provides complete control for parents to set reading and bedtime schedules. Kids can request books for parents and guardians to add to their library, while literacy tools like Word Wise and Vocabulary Builder assist with showing definitions of unfamiliar words and enriching vocabulary through flashcards. With the lightweight design, kid-friendly features, and longer battery life, Kindle Kids makes reading fun, easy, and convenient. The World's Best eBook Store All Kindle devices come with instant access to the world's best eBook store, which includes: Massive selection—Discover millions of books, including the latest best sellers on Amazon Charts and reading recommendations from the Amazon Book Review. Kindle Unlimited—Get unlimited access to an ever-growing selection of over 2 million eBooks, thousands of audiobooks, and more. For a limited time, Kindle will come with a free four-month Kindle Unlimited membership. Amazon Original Stories—Read or listen to binge-worthy short fiction and nonfiction from best-selling authors, acclaimed storytellers, and new voices including Dean Koontz, Mindy Kaling, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Margaret Atwood, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Andy Weir, all included at no additional cost for Prime and Kindle Unlimited members. A diverse set of voices: Access a variety of stories from millions of self-published authors around the world with Kindle Direct Publishing. Additionally, Prime members can read from a rotating selection of thousands of books, magazines, and more—at no additional cost to their Prime membership. Designed with Sustainability in Mind The all-new Kindle and Kindle Kids were designed with sustainability in mind and carry the Climate Pledge Friendly badge, acknowledging further reduction in carbon emissions from previous product generations. Both devices were thoughtfully sourced and built with 90% recycled magnesium. Plus, following our goal to make Amazon device packaging 100% recyclable by 2023, for the first time ever, Kindle device packaging is 100% recyclable in the U.S. and is also made of 100% wood fiber-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources. In addition, Kindle accessory covers follow suit with packaging made from 99% wood fiber-based materials. Amazon continues to reduce impact on the planet through decreasing waste and providing more-sustainable options, and our efforts with Kindle and Kindle Kids are no different. Pricing and Availability The all-new Kindle will be available starting at $99.99 in 16GB and in Black or Denim colors. New fabric covers for Kindle will be available in Black, Rose, Denim, and Dark Emerald. Kindle Kids will be available starting at $119.99 in 16GB in Black. Customers can select from three kid-friendly cover designs: Space Whale, Unicorn Valley, and Ocean Explorer. Each Kindle Kids device comes with a two-year, worry-free guarantee and one year of Amazon Kids+, an award-winning, all-in-one kid-friendly content service with thousands of ad-free books, games, videos, apps, and Alexa Skills from brands like Disney, LEGO, and National Geographic. On Kindle Kids, Amazon Kids+ provides access to thousands of age-appropriate books. Amazon Kids+ auto-renews after one year starting at $4.99 a month and can be canceled at any time. Both devices are available today for pre-order http://www.amazon.com/kindle. About Amazon Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth's Best Employer, and Earth's Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews. ### If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time. Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.   If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Author of Afterlives Photo (c) Mark Pringle Links The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 Nobel Lecture by Abdulrazak Gurnah Ernest Hemingway wins Nobel Prize in literature in 1954 for The Old Man and the Sea Wole Soyinka, first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1986 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of the Gameknight999 Series Links Official Site of Minecraft Markcheverton.com The Art of War by Sun Tzu The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan Wing Commander  The Giant's Giant by Mark Cheverton Fan Fiction page curated by Mark Cheverton Jake's recommendations: The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey and Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland Big Sale on Kindles! If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of The Last White Man Photo by Jillian Edelstein Links Mohsin Hamid's previous novels: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) Moth Smoke (2012) How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013) Exit West (2017) "Mohsin Hamid Is Working Through Literature, From the Top" at The New York Times Book Review - July 31, 2022 Reviews of The Last White Man in The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Daily, Time, and New York Journal of Books. The Reluctant Fundamentalist movie (Prime Video) If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of The Big Dark Sky Photo by Douglas Sonders Links Dean Koontz's web site Other Thomas & Mercer novels by Dean Koontz: Devoted (March, 2020) Elsewhere (October, 2020) The Other Emily (March, 2021) Quicksilver (January, 2022) My YouTube videos Unboxing Astro and Astro Grandkids If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of The Displacements: A Novel Links Bruce Holsinger's web site Other novels by Bruce Holsinger: A Burnable Book The Invention of Fire The Gifted School The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and the Rise of Creative Writing by Mark McGurl A Children's Bible: A Novel by Lydia Millet Appleseed by Matt Bell How High We Go in the Dark: A Novel by Sequoia Nagamatsu How Beautiful We Were: A Novel by Imbolo Mbue Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Nora Goes Off Script Photo by Jo Bryan Photography Links Annabel Monaghan's web site Publisher's Weekly starred review of Nora Goes Off Script Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?: Thoughts for moms and other tired people by Annabel Monghan Leslie Mann Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Midcoast: A Novel by Adam White If you'd like brief 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 my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting: A Novel Links Clare Pooley's web page and Amazon Author Page Mummy Was a Secret Drinker (blog) The Sober Diaries: How One Woman Stopped Drinking and Started Living (2017) The Authenticity Project: A Novel (2020) If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Search: A Novel Photo by Courtney Gregg Links Michelle Huneven's web page "You've Been Fictionalized!" by Michelle Huneven at The Paris Review - December 26, 2014 "Michelle Huneven, back on course" by Kimberly French at UUWorld - May 14, 2015 "Fixed: The rise of marriage therapy, and other dreams of human betterment" by Jill Lepore at The New Yorker - March 22, 2010 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Housebreaking Photo by Amaal Said Links Colleen Hubbard's web page Publishers Weekly review of Housebreaking Housebreaking trailer (YouTube) Next Week's Guest: Michelle Huneven, author of Search: A Novel, available for pre-order with release on April 26, 2022 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

City Manager of Sanibel, Florida Links Sanibel web site "City of Sanibel Welcomes New City Manager Dana Souza" - November 16, 2021 Dana Souza at Linkedin The Sanibel Plan My interview with Judith Zimomra, the retired City Manager of Sanibel, on March 27, 2021 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Penguin Random House Director of Satellite Media Links Penguin Random House The Love of My Life: A Novel by Rosie Walsh Search by Michelle Huneven - available for pre-order with release April 26, 2022 Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard - available for pre-order with release April 19, 2022 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Vice President and Director of Research at Forrester Links James McQuivey's Forrester website Living Manly newsletter by James McQuivey Real Men Don't Eat Quiche by Bruce Feirstein If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, what's my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of One Step Too Far  Links Lisa Gardner's website Book Tour Events for One Step Too Far Lisa Gardner's author page at Amazon If you'd like brief 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 my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

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

Paperwhite Gen 11 versus Oasis  Links Paperwhite Gen 11 Paperwhite Signature Edition Paperwhite Kids Edition Kindle Oasis Wireless charging dock for Paperwhite Signature Edition If you'd like brief 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 my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Notes from his 10th Decade  Links The Second Most Powerful Man in the World: The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt's Chief of Staff by Phillips Payson O'Brien "China's Hypersonic Wake-Up Call" by The Editorial Board at The Wall Street Journal - October 18, 2021 (Behind pay wall) Skylight Frame: 10-inch WiFi Digital Picture Frame - $159 at Amazon.com The Heritage Foundation's 2020 Index of U.S. Military Strength  The Edge of the Road podcast (recently updated after a two-year hiatus) If you'd like brief 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 my flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

This is a special "flash" episode of The Kindle Chronicles with my coverage of today's Amazon products and services event. The big news was that Astro, a home robot, is being offered for invite-only purchase later this year for a price of $1,000. It looks like an amazing invention, and I want one! I'm finishing this episode in time to head north to Casper, Wyoming, in the new Tesla I picked up in Boulder yesterday. Onward!