1 Baratunde Thurston - mp3 version

On this debut episode of The Kindle Chronicles, the "What's on Your Kindle?" interview is with The Onion's web-and-election wizard Baratunde Thurston, a comedian and blogger who offers great suggestions for a wished-for social network capability for the Kindle, and how the device has changed the way he reads.  Here is some of what's on Baratunde's Kindle:The Scar by China MievilleHere Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay ShirkyThe Daily KostreehuggerThe Huffington PostReadWriteWebThe New York TimesAlso in this episode, News of rumors of a new Kindle in October, a Tech Tip for changing the images on your screen in sleep mode, and a Kindle Quote from Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin.  Music for the podcast is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording, courtesy of IODA Promonet.I'd REALLY like to include listener feedback in this podcast, so please don't be shy: leave a comment at 206-666-2713 or email an audio file or text message to me at [email protected], or leave a message here in the comments.Photo of Baratunde Thurston reading his Kindle on the subway is courtesy of Silicon Alley Insider.