Amazon’s former Director of Author and Publishing Relations Interview starts at 0:22 and ends at 44:20 “I do think that there is an incredible level of smart, energetic, ambitious people at Amazon working in books. That’s an incredible asset. I’m optimistic that Amazon will continue to be able to hold its own. I also see great opportunity for others. I have a very optimistic view of the future of storytelling. I think it’s a great time to be a storyteller. You just have to be smart about the different ways you reach an audience.” Interview with Jon P. Fine OptiQly, where Jon Fine serves as General Counsel Brilliance Audio Amazon Literary Partnership E.F. Hutton ad from the late 1970s Audible Creation Exchange (ACX) “Seattle’s Finest: Jon Fine is Leaving Amazon” by Porter Anderson at Thought Catalog - October 2, 2014 Next Week’s Guest David Steinberger, co-founder and CEO of ComiXology, the digital comics and graphic novel retailer purchased three years ago by Amazon. Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!