The back, and we would send you information. We will have a panel of 50 minutes. Well try to do 40 minutes of q a, or questions up here, and then followed by a short q a where you guys can ask questions. We are going to be recording this i guess, for cnn and so i guess we can still find out where we can see that on cnn when that will run. We do have a hashtag, wmgbea15 or, of course bea15. And we are thrilled to have our wonderful speakers. Ill start with Bethlam Forsa president of pearson learning services. She was managing director of learning services globally. Before joining pearson, she was executive Vice President of Global Product Development and operations at Houghton Mifflin. Bethlam is an active member in the new york city Startup Community and sits on the board of directors of librafy. We have madeline mcintosh, now president of Penguin Publishing group, Penguin Random house, where she oversees penguins adult publishing businesses in the u. S. Previously, maaed line served a
Invented the microwave oven for example. Host euros at a Major Research institution in these universities, harvard and others have given us the benefit of the intellectual muscle that creates but that implies creation to our everyday experience so as to give us greater enjoyment, greater fulfillment greater transparency. So we have to continue to invest in our research and development. Guest thank you. Host i am finding this conversation fascinating from a number of vantage points. I was recently reading a wall street journal article, but it had a map of the state of california and how about the locations, some of the companies they mention. You mentioned google and others. And then out the location of automotive facilities and they were all along that same track meaning they are moving from the midwest and from the south. Their technology apparatus are placing it at the center of a lot about it in the Silicon Valley area. Along route 128 in the boston area as well. A lot of automotive
Of the system cant sustain a shock and a trigger zone reaction. I would talk about black lives matter with all of the people walking through the streets and cities like baltimore saying we live in a country where almost every 28 hours an africanamerican man or woman is shot dead lethal force, usually unarmed, we have video of our Police Actually murdering unarmed civilians and yet despite the outcry it continues. And we have in the last month seen a space of shootings of police officers, one in new york, two in mississippi just the another day another one and i am hoping these are just incidental and you know but if that becomes a pattern, that is certainly would replicate the societies that are declining where people reach such a rage they lash out. The state has turned their back on people like you and me how affective are these rebellions . Black lives matter . Occupy wall street . Snowden . Well, they are affective in this sense. They expose the lie that the state uses or the myth
Havent changed in the book world over the past 20 years. Many things have changed. But im also very pleased to say that one constant over the past couple decades is the Media Presence of john mutter, cofounder and ed or to have in chief of the brilliant daily newsletter, shelf awareness. He was also the longtime editor at Publishers Weekly and the former e newsletter. Go to the web site, www. Shelfawareness. Com. Without further ado, ill turn the stage other to john who will introduce this panel of wonderful and talented booksellers who i know will offer you brilliant insight into the everchanging Book Business. Of john . [applause] thank you, gene. I dont think ive ever been called a constant. Thank you. [laughter] welcome to the independent bookselling panel. I want to start off by saying anything you take away from this session, it should be that contrary to current perceived wisdom, one independent bookseller stores are not dying and are not going the way of the dinosaur and, two,
And major corporations. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Imrting from washington, katty kay. The taliban and tells the bbc they are ready to take over afghanistan. And return it to the old days. A contentious meeting with the Catholic Church as the vatican is publicly questioned about the child sex abuse scandal for the first time. And whohas made a list has not. We look at this years oscar nominees and some surprising absences. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. The taliban and claimed they are winning the war in afghanistan and will seize power again when International Forces leave at the end of this year according to comments made by a taliban spokesman that has talked exclusively to the bbc ahead of important elections in the country and as u. S. Combat troops prepare to withdraw. Our editor has this report. This is the year that will decide afghanistans future. Most people remem