CES video/audio from TheKindleChronicles

The Kindle Chronicles podcast brings us audio and video interviews, with demos of newest E-readers at CES, by its roving reporters (Darlene too) and interviewer, Len Edgerly, whose reflections on CES are definitely unique and even poetically upbeat.

The podcast audio and 2 videos include time with (1) Patrick Mish, CEO of M-Edge, popular for creative covers and other Kindle accessories; (2) Joe Kralowetz, software director at enTourage Systems, who demos the eDGe Dualbook which has both an e-paper screen and an LCD color one for web activities -- and the 2 screens interact; (3) Neil Jones, CEO of InterRead, which makes the COOL-ER ereader, which has done well in the UK; (4) Maureen Mellon, direct of product marteting at Plastic Logic, whose Que, aimed at business professionals, made quite a splash this week, meeting predictions (here) that the Que "ProReader" would come in between $600 and $800.  Plastic Logic is selling the lower-cost 4-gig $650 model with WiFi but no cellular wireless, and the 8-gig $800 one will have 3G wireless.

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Len Edgerly / Bufo Calvin - recommended books

I recently came across a couple of books that I want to recommend to readers.

A Poet's Progress at Bennington - Vol 1, a mix of commentary on other poets and some of his own original poetry, by Len Edgerly, host of The Kindle Chronicles Friday podcast.

I just recently met the author in connection with his very popular podcast but have listened to his newsy and varied podcast for some time, as it's a great way to keep up with the Kindle scene.  I downloaded the book because I like the way that Len handles the podcast and the quality of his interaction with others during these weekly sessions.

  After being intrigued by the insights in his poetic output and in his thought-filled commentaries, I wrote him about things I remembered as a result of reading his often dream-like rendering of some experiences that had a rather profound impact on him.  I see that Len has written a summary of his book -- how it came about, what it contains, etc.  I highly recommend this rich collection of reflections which costs only $1  !

  I also bought his short book Cold Turkey in Paradise: Twelve Days Off the Internet at Maho Bay" which has an excellent review by Edukindle's William DeLamater, who offers the ultra useful Kindlepedia.
  An account of a grand effort to stay off the Internet while on vacation is something obviously of interest to me and since it was by the Internet-active Edgerly, I downloaded it on the spot and find that it's a very entertaining book.  I overidentified with it.  But then I do the opposite of what he chose to do -- I enjoy my vacations and then enjoy them even more when I can find the Internet at night :-)

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Frequently Asked Kindle Questions by Bufo Calvin, a regular at the Amazon forums who is much appreciated for his thorough answers to, I'd say, constantly-asked Kindle questions, or CAKQ :-).

Bufo, a professional educator, has put his comprehensive answers to all these questions into a book readable on the Kindle and makes an effort to cover the Kindle 1 and 2 as well as the Kindle DX.  Although I'd like to see some indentations in some of the answers to see the subject matter more easily, the answers are quite complete, even covering what he feels or knows are the reasons for some of Amazon's decisions, including policies described in Kindle guidelines such as book and account sharing and current limitations on international purchases.  Any Kindle owner should get a copy of this book, especially when all this comes for only $1.

  Bufo has other Kindle books available, including one with ready-links to free books for the Kindle and advice on navigating some of the sites involved, and another that advocates for customers with disabilities -- explaining the controversy over publisher/author-disabling of obviously computer-voiced text-to-speech (proceeds for this one go to purchasing Kindles for non-profit organizations). Below are ways to Share this post if you'd like others to see it.
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The Kindle Chronicles podcast by Len Edgerly

The Kindle Chronicles is the very popular Friday Podcast by Len Edgerly for listeners who'd like to know "All About the Kindle."  It includes sections on News, Tech Tips, a weekly Interview, a Quote, and Comments received from the Kindle community during the previous week.

 Len, after reading some of Kindleworld, invited me to be the guest this week and we talked about the latest Kindle events.   Quick, sharp, and enthusiastically curious about much more than things Kindle, he is also a relaxed, engaging interviewer.  Catch his very interesting blog "Random Reflections."

  A graduate of Harvard, and also the Harvard Business School later, he's worked as a business journalist, was an editor of an Energy magazine and an executive at a natural gas company before then getting his Masters in Fine Arts in poetry.
  Am looking forward to Len's first poetry collection for the Kindle.  Here are Len and his wife Darlene, who recently interviewed him for the podcast when an Amazon executive suddenly postponed.

  He has a large Twitter following at http://twitter.com/LenEdgerly.  Len's Kindle Chronicles, begun July 2008, is practically a log or history of the Kindle and its impact on readers and the publication world in the short time since its release.

You can review a full log of The Kindle Chronicles programs and interviews (on one page) going back to mid 2008 here.  There are options on that page to subscribe via iTunes (free) or get feeds via any of several podcatchers.  Highly recommended. Below are ways to Share this post if you'd like others to see it.
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