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 bloggerwho offers great suggestions for a wished-for social network capabilityfor the Kindle, and how the device has changed the way he reads.  Hereis some of what's on Baratunde's Kindle:

The Scar by China Mieville
Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky
The Daily Kos
treehugger
The Huffington Post
ReadWriteWeb
The New York Times

Also 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.
 
Musicfor the podcast is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations inTime: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording, courtesy of IODA Promonet.

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Photo of Baratunde Thurston reading his Kindle on the subway is courtesy of Silicon Alley Insider.