I definitely believe people should pay for copyrighted works. And the laws are sufficient: They already require you to pay for copyright work. There's no confusion. The problem is...it's a heck of a lot easier to steal MP3s than to buy them.

The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on me, it's so easy to be motivated.

My view is there's no bad time to innovate.

I'm skeptical that the novel will be 're-invented.'

One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you.

I feel like in one year it's very easy to go from Internet poster boy to Internet piсata.

Many of the traits that make Amazon unusual are now deeply ingrained in the culture. In fact, if I wanted to change them, I couldn't. The cultures are self-reinforcing, and that's a good thing.