Upfront and Unscripted with Jeff Bezos (Audio)

I think Jeff Bezos and Chris Anderson are two of the best people from which to learn. I don't know how I missed this podcast the first time, but it is really great (in my opinion). I also think the iPod-like comparison is a valid one for The Kindle. A quote I enjoyed from Bezos: "You have to have a willingness to be misunderstood if you're going to pioneer."

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In this Upfront and Unscripted session, visionaries Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, and Chris Anderson, Executive Editor of Wired and author of The Long Tail, participate in a one-on-one informal but incisive discussion focused on the evolving impact of Amazon’s Kindle on publishing models and reader habits.

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Kindleistas in the digital media continue to fuel the tipping-point chatter while others in the trade point to implications for publishers in a iPod-like digital mono-channel. Meanwhile, newer Kindle models are sure to bring stylistic and user changes that will encourage greater adaptation from consumers farther down the Long Tail. This is a conversation any stakeholder in the book industry should not miss.

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This podcast episode begins with a special announcement from Bezos and Simon and Schuster President and CEO Carolyn Kroll Reidy. Reidy announced that Simon and Schuster will be make 5,000 additional titles available to Kindle users by the end of 2008, more than doubling their current offering.

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The Amazon Kindle

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Previous Bezos posts/links:

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos - Interviews

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Who's Writing the Book on Web Business? (1996 short interview with Bezos)
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Put Buyers First? What a Concept
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Jeff Bezos D6 Interview - Highlight Reel

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Previous Anderson posts/links:

Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business by Chris Anderson

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Article: "The Long Tail" by Chris Anderson

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The Long Tail: Book and Audio Book

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The Long Tail Web Site

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