OBAMA and Amazon (Free ebook!)

The day after President Obama toured an Amazon fulfillment center facility in Chattanooga, TN, Amazon released a free Kindle Single with an interview. During his visit, the President gave a speech on jobs and corporate tax rates. This happened as Amazon announced its plans to hire over 5000 new full-time employees. The controversy arises from the independent bookstores and other retailers who consider Amazon’s pricing “predatory.”

Here’s a chance to hear from President Obama himself in this free ebook. Click this link below to download FREE.

So what do you think? Should Obama be putting his weight behind Amazon, which strives to bring the best possible prices to its consumers, or is doing so hurting independent and brick and mortar retailers? Please discuss in the comments section at the bottom of this page.

Description

In this Kindle Singles Interview, President Barack Obama decried the “change in culture” that has changed our view of the American Dream. “There was not that window into the lifestyles of the rich and famous,” the President said. “Kids weren’t monitoring everyday what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success.” He addressed the jobs issue from a personal perspective, reflecting on how his own life might have been different had he not experienced success in politics. “I could picture myself being a good teacher,” the President mused.

In the interview, which took place on July 30, 2013, at an Amazon facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Obama discussed the increasing need for government programs that can actually make a difference. Sticking close to his standard message, he spoke frankly about the increasing polarization of American politics since the Great Recession and Republican Party intransigence over his agenda. On a personal note, he reflected that he and First Lady Michelle Obama are constantly reminding their daughters of the “slightly unreal environment that they’re in,” as children of privilege in a world constrained by unemployment and recession.

The interview was conducted by David Blum. Blum works for Amazon as the editor of Kindle Singles. He began his career as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and has been the editor-in-chief of The Village Voice, the New York Press and 02138 Magazine. He was previously a writer and editor at The New York Times Magazine, and a contributing editor at New York and Esquire magazines. He has written two books: “Flash in the Pan: The Life and Death of an American Restaurant” (1992), and “Tick…Tick…Tick…: The Long Life & Turbulent Times of 60 Minutes” (2004). He received his B.A. degree in English literature at the University of Chicago.

Cover design by Adil Dara Kim/Official White House Photo

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