boss of a growing bookshop empire, is a leader of this counter revolution. he s made buying physical books cool on both sides of the atlantic. how? james daunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i used to use paper cash. i pretty much don t anymore. i used to write checks in a checkbook. i certainly don t do that anymore. why are you so convinced that iwill, still, continue to use ink on paper, physical books, for years to come? books remain, i think, by far and away the most pleasurable way, and most memorable way, to read most books. you can read on an e reader, of course, and that will have some advantages, particularly for some sorts of books. and millions and millions of people across the world. and millions of people happily do. and the numbers are growing. and the numbers are not growing, actually, within developed markets. in the uk, the us, for example, i think, pretty much, it reached a peak and then came down to a level and is now steadied out. lots of people enjoy d
of mariupol has been condemned by ukraine. an aide to president zelensky called the russian president, a criminal returning to the crime scene. it was the first time mr putin had been to a newly occupied ukrainian territory. now on bbc news hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in a world fixated with the unstoppable march of the digital revolution, it s kind of refreshing to look at what s happening in the old school business of selling books. ink on paper has not been eliminated by the rise of the e book, and the good old bricks and mortar bookshop hasn t been wiped out by online shopping. my guest today, james daunt, boss of a growing bookshop empire, is a leader of this counter revolution. he s made buying physical books cool on both sides of the atlantic. how? james daunt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i used to use paper cash. i pretty much don t anymore. i used to write cheques in a chequebook. i certainly don t do that anymore. why are you so convince
welcome to the show. first time president contending with a far-right opposition party. with the approval ratings in free fall. what would your next move be? how about hopping on air force one, and taking a right to meet a brutal foreign leader that you previously condemned? that is about joe biden is doing, by having to saudi arabia friday morning. he will meet with crown prince, mohammed bin salman, all man who was openly denounced on the campaign trail, and said the country should be a pariah. but biden hopes he can increase oil flows, as lower gas prices. a new york times college poll finds that biden s job approval sits at 33%. that is not even the worst news for the president. that poll also shows that 64% of democrats, want biden to step aside for another democratic presidential candidate in 2024. while only a quarter of democrats think biden should get the nomination again. compared to the 49% of republicans at the poll, support donald trump in 2024. his poll numbers
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