Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group
Interview starts at 5:19 and ends at 36:00
"With respect to blockchain, there's an opportunity to--I wouldn't necessarily say disrupt--but to create an alternative to the closed ecosystems that Amazon has with Kindle and that other online platforms have and to provide peer-to-peer trading as well as easier e-commerce networks for publishers. It might be a pipe dream, and it might be that Amazon beats us to the punch and creates something that works on blockchain but is more effective for the consumer."
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All-new Fire HD 8 tablet with hands-free Alexa
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Alexa and Cortana demo
Here's How to Use Cortana with Alexa (and Vice Versa)
To use Cortana on an Echo device:
Open the Alexa app. You can log into your Amazon account here, or create one for free.
Enable the Cortana Alexa skill. ...
To Use Alexa on a Cortana device:
Open Cortana. ...
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Interview with Brian O'Leary
Digital Book World in Nashville October 2-4, 2018
Blockchain panel (YouTube) at BookNet Canada - March 23, 2018
Open Publication Distribution Service
Len Vlahos of the Tattered Cover Bookstore on TKC 467 - July 14, 2017
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