South korea, spain or australia. If you were to create a society with these companies you would have something that looks like the b. C. Him out of the matt damon movie. This year, when america wakes up to the fact that google, amazon, facebook and google are the biggest tax avoiders in the world offering 20,000 to store their eggs and offer battery eternity benefits, there and municipal Transportation Health benefits, dna testing, effectively economically through lobbyists they have achieved what the south was unable to do militarily, he effectively seceded from the u. S. And i think theres going to be a revolt against the. They decided they opted out of our tax and government system as they feel they can do it better on their own. So lets talk about amazon. We think amazon will decline in influence. That is why i was invited. I one of the few who believes that. Why is that . We dont believe pure play mono channel, retail works for anybody including amazon. The best example of this is
Ive seen books that got terrible reviews that have gone on to sell very well. They review relatively few books. Thats the hard part. It matters greatly to the author come and the New York Times can only review so many books. They are limited by the number of pages in the book review and are so many, i know they have to say no to a lot of books that they wish they had the room to cover. And then you know, that always puts them in our position. Host i promise that wasnt set up, but maybe it was. Booktv went to the New York Times and we did a profile interview with pamela paul who was the editor of the new times book review section, and heres just a little bit of what she had to say. Do publishers want their books reviewed in the New York Times speak with yes but not if its negative. I guess, very much so. Unfortunately, we are the last remaining freestanding book review newspaper book review in the country. So the Washington Post book world before the San Francisco chronicle sold at thei
That they serve they are important to the community and they are communitybased and Small Businesses. So we have 100 carriers some also outside of United States and we also Service Almost 200 associate members. Thats the Small Businesses that make up this system that support wireless carriers. Host why is it important to have the service directly for those types of customers rather than have them go to a verizon or at t . Guest i think you probably said consumers like the right choice and choice has many benefits including price points and the small areas in the the rural aries and United States the regional markets the small carrier may be the only carrier willing to build out that last mile or two miles or 10 miles so that their service to the population in that area. They are very cognizant of their constituent i. E. Their customer and i think they distinguish themselves with highvalue service. Host you have a presence in washington d. C. Why is that . Guest we represent the competi
Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. United healthcare online at uhc. Com. The william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the latest look at the u. S. Economy raised new concerns today. The Labor Department reported employers added a net of 148 thousand jobs september, well below expectations. The Unemployment Rate did drop a tenth of a point to 7. 2 , as more people stopped looking for work. Paul solman takes a closer look at whats behind the numbers, later in the program. The jobs report helped wall street gain some groun
Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. United healthcare online at uhc. Com. The william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the latest look at the u. S. Economy raised new concerns today. The Labor Department reported employers added a net of 148 thousand jobs september, well below expectations. The Unemployment Rate did drop a tenth of a point to 7. 2 , as more people stopped looking for work. Paul solman takes a closer look at whats behind the numbers, later in the program. The jobs report helped wall street gain some groun