Rebecca Joines Schinsky

Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky.

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You know your time is limited. But do you know it-know it? This book just might change your life.

Amazon Introduces First Color-Screen Kindle

Amazon rolls out the first color-screen Kindle, Taylor Swift announces her first official book, and TikTok turns to print publishing.