Kindle
2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 7, 2022 by Otis Chandler · across every show →
Everything said about Kindle, oldest first
Feb 7, 2022 neutral
Amazon refused Kindle integration without acquiring an equity stake in Goodreads
“And so we had this strong vision, and we met with Amazon, like I said, four or five times over the years, kind of talking about, would we do this? And they were always into it. The issue was, it required deep integration to pull off, and they weren't comfortab…”
Feb 7, 2022 positive
Otis Chandler: Goodreads would not have flourished without the 2007 Kindle launch
“But if Kindle hadn't launched in 2007 and moved, you know, started the digital reading revolution, I don't think Goodreads would have flourished. Industry trends have to align. And if that hadn't happened, you know, my old CEO would have been right. It would h…”