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"New York Times: What do you say to Kindle users who like to read in the bathtub?

Bezos: "I’ll tell you what I do. I take a one-gallon Ziploc bag, and I put my Kindle in my one-gallon Ziploc bag, and it works beautifully. It’s much better than a physical book, because obviously if you put your physical book in a Ziploc bag you can’t turn the pages. But with Kindle, you can just push the buttons.

New York Times: "What if you dropped your Kindle in the bathtub?

Bezos: "If it’s sealed in a one-gallon Ziploc bag? Why don’t you try that experiment and let me know."

A good interview for giving a glimpse into the personality of an entrepreneur.



That follow up question and the end of the article makes the author look like a complete bozo. They should have edited it out.


She's just a terrible interviewer. Here she is, arguing with Umberto Eco about stuff most people learn in Middle School:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/magazine/25wwln-Q4-t.html


I disagree. The point is to get an insight into the subject. The last question and the way that Jeff concludes the interview is very helpful there.


Yeah it sure does. Why do you keep so much? Because I can.

I want to stick a picture of Bezos in a zip-loc bag. And then drop it into the toilet. And then send Jeff to the beach.


New York Times: You have to pick just one person? What are you saying? It’s like “Sophie’s Choice”?

Bezos: It is “Sophie’s Choice.” Very nicely done.

Sophie had to choose which of her children would be murdered. By Nazis.


I did wonder if the meant Hobson's choice.




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