Nick Croydon is the CEO of QBD Books, one of Australia's best-known bookselling chains, and the author of the bestselling debut The Turing Protocol and its new follow-up, Nautilus. In this episode, Nick traces his path from auditing the bank in the basement of Harrods to running a bookstore empire (from 55 stores to nearly 100), and explains how his love of history and a time-slip machine became a thriller series.
We dig into the new book's big question — don't fear the technology, fear the people who have access to it — plus greed, the lies that spiral out of control, and the rise of AI-powered scams aimed at authors. Nick also shares what it was really like to be a debut author from the bookseller's side of the counter, and what he's changed in his own stores as a result.
Connect with Nick on Instagram @theturingprotocol
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