| 00:02:04 |
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YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS ENLIGHTENMENT THROUGH LITERACY AND WITH THAT SIMPLY MEANS IS THAT AS WE GET ACCESS TO INFORMATION,...
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| 00:05:11 |
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AUTHORS SO THEY KNOW THE PARK. AND BECAUSE OF THE DIGITAL SHIFT , THE UNDERSTAND THE BLACK BOOKS IN PARTICULAR ARE IMPERILED BECAUSE WE ARE MARKET-DRIVEN...
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| 00:06:46 |
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SPEAKING OF PUBLISHERS I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP, PAINEWEBBER GROUP USA. THEY ARE OUR PREMIER SPONSOR. ...
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| 00:08:57 |
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PUBLISHING DEAL. I ACTUALLY WAS OFFERED SEVERAL PUBLISHING DEAL BY MAJOR HOUSES BUT ALL OF THEM WANTED ME TO CHANGE MY RIDING STYLE. I DECIDED I WASN'T...
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| 00:11:09 |
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STREBOR. WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER A TYPICAL STREBOR TITLE? WHAT IS YOUR U.S. P OR MISSION STATEMENT THAT YOU PUT YOUR FINGER PRINTS ON THIS BOOK AND...
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| 00:11:32 |
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IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I LOOK FOR IT OF BEING TOLD IN A VERY UNIQUE AND GROUND-BREAKING WAY AND THAT IS REALLY MY OVERALL MISSION IS TO BRING THE ...
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| 00:13:34 |
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AND AS FAR AS THE MISSIONS ARE CONCERNED, I THINK THAT WE COULD FIND MORE CHRISTIAN FICTION AND USED MODELS, YOUNG ADULT NOVELS. I FEEL CHILDREN NEED...
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| 00:14:05 |
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ROMANCE THE TYPES THAT I'M
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DRAWN TO MOSTLY. AS CONNECT YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO EXPAND IN THOSE AREAS YOU TO BECOME CHRISTIAN FICTION, YOUNG ADULTS, CHILDREN, ARE YOU GOING TO EXPAND...
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| 00:14:29 |
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THE TITANIC AND THE NEXT YEAR WE ARE PUBLISHING A BOOK BY A YOUNG LADY THAT IS ONLY 17. IT'S TITLED FAMILIES OVER EVERYTHING AND I THINK THAT WILL...
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| 00:15:20 |
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AS AN AUTHOR. ARE YOU LOOKING WITH DIFFERENT EYES AS AND AUTHOR ARE YOU MORE SEASONED IN KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? >> I FEEL I AM MORE SEASONED....
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| 00:15:37 |
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THAT. BUT I FINALLY WROTE MY FIRST NOVEL THE NEXT PHASE OF LIFE AND FOR TEN YEARS I HAD BEEN SAYING THE CAN BRING TO WRITE THIS NOVEL, I'M GOING TO...
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| 00:17:26 |
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SAY PROBABLY IN THE HIGHER WHEN HUNDREDS. IT'S A CHALLENGE READING THROUGH THEM. >> YOU SAID PRETTY MUCH WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. WHAT ADVICE WOULD...
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| 00:17:45 |
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SUBMITTING TO STREBOR? >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LETTER IS CONCISE AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY ERRORS BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME IF YOU HAVE...
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| 00:17:55 |
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YOUR COVER LETTER WE KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE ERRORS IN THE BOOK AND IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO TO HAVE A REALLY TIGHT SYNOPSIS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR MATERIAL...
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| 00:18:56 |
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THAT INVESTMENT PUT THE BEST FOOT FORWARD BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE. >> SYNOPSIS TO ME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS. WE GET LETTERS...
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| 00:19:11 |
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I CAN SEE PAST THAT. THE THING THAT CATCHES MY ATTENTION OR GETS ME TO REJECT IT IS NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN SYNOPSIS. IF I LIKE THE SYNOPSIS' THEN I...
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| 00:19:55 |
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A REALLY NICE STORY OF THE STORY THEY WANT TO TELL BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE ACTUAL WRITING IT FALLS SHORT SO WOULD YOU PREFER TO SEE THE SUBMISSION,...
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| 00:19:57 |
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| 00:20:22 |
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I WILL HAVE CHARMAINE REQUEST A FULL MANUSCRIPT. >> MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR YOU, ZANE. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED AS A PUBLISHER? I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES....
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| 00:21:03 |
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AS A PUBLISHER, WHAT DO YOU KNOW NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEN? YOU THEN IN PUBLISHER FOR YEARS NOW. THIS IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. >> MOST PEOPLE...
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| 00:21:24 |
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PART. THERE ARE SEVERAL EDITING PHASE AS WE GO THROUGH. PRESALES, SALES COME HAVE TO CREATE PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE APPEALING TO PEOPLE WITH THE COVER...
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| 00:22:54 |
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THEY WANT TO BE LIKE ZANE, A "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER BUT THEY MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IN HELL'S TO DO THAT. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THEIR EXPECTATIONS?...
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| 00:22:56 |
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| 00:23:12 |
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ENJOYED READING WHAT I WROTE SO BY THE TIME I SAY THE BOOK IS OUT ALREADY HAD A HUGE AUDIENCE BECAUSE I GAVE MY WORK AWAY FOR FREE. A LOT OF PEOPLE...
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| 00:24:17 |
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IT. THOSE OF THE STORE TROUP WRITERS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. AND BEFORE I MADE A LIFE OF A AND I WOULD STILL RIGHT NOT MAKING A DIME FROM IT...
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| 00:24:48 |
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95. >> THAT'S A LOT. GURA AUTHORS, GOD BLESS THEM, HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING THE NAME
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| 00:24:55 |
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ZANE ON THEIR BOOK. YOU PERSONALLY ENDORSE THEIR BOOK WITH AN INTRO OF WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT WHICH IS A BIG LOSS. BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE THE COMPONENTS...
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| 00:24:57 |
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| 00:25:30 |
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TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE. ONE PROBLEM LOT OF AUTHORS HAVE IS THEY GO ONLINE AND PROMOTE THEIR BOOK. THAT'S ALL THEY DO. THEY WILL COME ON ONE OF...
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| 00:29:07 |
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OUT THERE AND NETWORK AND CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AND TALK ABOUT THEIR BOOK WHICH I THINK IS SO ADMIRABLE. I WOULD CONSIDER THAT AN OLD SCHOOL METHOD OF...
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| 00:29:25 |
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ALONE AND THAT KIND OF STUFF AND THE AUTHOR IS A PERSONALITY. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND ENGAGE YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE AND GET THEM TO KNOW WHAT...
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| 00:31:02 |
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KNOW, JOHN GRISHAM OR STEVEN KING HAS A BOOK OUT. THEY SEE A BOOK AND GO TO THE STORE AND FOUND OUT THE TITLE WHEN THEY GET THERE. THEY BUY. SAME THING...
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| 00:31:30 |
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PUBLISHING AND GO DIGITAL. WHAT CHALLENGES, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. PERIOD. PUBLISHING RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY BLACK PUBLISHES....
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| 00:32:01 |
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BOOKS. WE SELL A LOTS OF BOOKS. 2012 WAS THE GREATEST YEAR. BOOKS ARE NOT OUT OF BUSINESS. THING THAT I DO LIKE ABOUT DIGITAL BOOKS IS THAT TRADITIONALLY...
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| 00:32:42 |
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IT DROPS OFF THEIR RADAR. WITH DIGITAL BOOKS THEY CAN PURCHASE IT RIGHT AWAY. THERE IS EASE OF BEING ABLE TO GET THE BOOK. >> ONE OF THE THING AS...
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| 00:33:00 |
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PRINT SALES. MY HARD COVER SALES. LIKE MY GOD, THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE. >> THIS IS AN EASE PEOPLE SAY I HEARD ABOUT IT. CLICK. AND DPSH. >> BOTTOM...
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| 00:33:15 |
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MAY NOT HAVE GOT PHENOMENA THEY TRIED TO FIND YOUR BOOK IN THE STORE AND WAIT FOR IT AND PAY SHIPPING COST
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| 00:33:21 |
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AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. I THINK IT IS BENEFICIAL TO A LOT OF AUTHORS. IT MAKES LIFE EASIER. MAKES EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE POPULAR. >> DO...
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| 00:33:39 |
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STILL -- IT'S HARD FOR ME TO READ AN E-BOOK. I'M HONEST. >>
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| 00:33:45 |
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ME TOO. >> IT COULD BE BECAUSE I DO SO MUCH READING ON THE COMPUTER IN MY AUTHOR'S MAN SCRIPTS AND STUFF. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO DO IT. I LIKE
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| 00:33:54 |
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TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A BOOK. I LOVE THE FACT, YOU SEE PEOPLE CARRYING A BOOK ON THE PLANE AND SOMEBODY SAY WHAT IS THAT YOU'RE READING? I THINK THAT'S...
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| 00:34:29 |
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COPY BOOK. I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BOOK COLLECTION. I HAVE YET TO
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| 00:34:33 |
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READ AN E-BOOK. BUT I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT YOU CAN GET IT QUICKLY LIKE SADDAM SHE SAID. I WANTED TO SHARE THIS STORY. I WAS ON THE TRAIN AS...
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| 00:35:13 |
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SAYING. YOU GET A LOT OF SALES THAT WAY. IF SHE HAD TO WRITE DOWN THE NAME OF YOUR BOCK AND GO HOME AND ORDER IT AND GO TO
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| 00:35:20 |
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A BOOKSTORE AND GET IT SHE MAY NOT HAVE DONE IT. >> EXACTLY. I HAVE PEOPLE RECENTLY WHO SAID IS YOUR BOOK AVAILABLE FOR E-BOOK? I'LL ORDER IT AS...
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| 00:35:31 |
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GO TO THE STORNLG AND SEARCH OR GO ONLINE AND WAIT FOR IT TO ARRIVE TO YOUR HOME VIA SHIPPING. THAT'S ONE ADVANTAGE OF THE E BOOKS. I LIKE THE OLD FASHIONED...
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| 00:35:59 |
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HAD SOME BOOK? >> SEVERAL. >> AND I HAVE A TV SERIES. >> YES. THE CHRONICLE WHICH WAS ON HBO SIN MAX. RIGHT. >> YES. VERY SUCCESSFUL. >> I HAVE
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| 00:36:10 |
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NEW ONE. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ONE. I HAVE A NEW ONE
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| 00:36:15 |
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CALLED ZANE THAT PREMIERS EARLY 2013.
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| 00:36:18 |
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I PRODUCED AND COMPLETED. >> THAT'S AWESOME. NOW, THERE ARE THERE ANY MORE AUTHORS WHO'S BOOKS HAVE BEEN OFFERED FOR
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| 00:36:28 |
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FILMS? >> YES. WE HAVE TO SEE. IT HAPPENS A LOT. YOU HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >>
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| 00:36:36 |
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YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY WITH BOOKS TO FILM PROCESS. >> I KNOW HOW TO DO IT. BUT THE
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| 00:36:43 |
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FUNNY PART IS THE WAY IT HAPPENED WITH ME WAS THAT EVERYBODY CAME TO ME. [LAUGHTER] IT WAS KIND OF EASY. >>
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| 00:36:49 |
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YEAH. >> BUT THE KEY IS TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY, VERY TIGHTLY WRITTEN AND TO GET IN THE RIGHT PERSON'S HANDS.
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| 00:36:59 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I KNOW, IT SOUNDS SIMPLE. IT IS THE TRUTH. IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR AT THE TIME. THAT'S THE SAME THING IN PUBLISHING. A LOT OF TIMES...
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| 00:37:38 |
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HAVE THIS ONE REALLY BOOK. I DON'T WANT TO HARM AN AUTHOR'S CHANCE OF BOOK SALES. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> OKAY. TELL ME WHAT'S NEXT WITH STRAY BOAR? >> YOU...
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| 00:37:51 |
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GO AHEAD. >> WELL WE WILL CONTINUE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO OUT OF BUSINESS. I ALREADY A
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| 00:37:57 |
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BOOK SLATED WELL
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| 00:37:59 |
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INTO MID 2014. WE HAVE A FULL SLATE FOR 2013 WE'RE DOING AT LEAST THREE BOOKS A MONTH. AT LEAST. SOME WE HAVE FIVE BOOKS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS HARDER...
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| 00:38:33 |
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AUTHORS. IT WILL BE THE FIRST NOVEL WE'RE PUBLISHING. THAT'S ALWAYS EXCITING. >> WE'RE DOING MORE NON-FICTION. >> TALK ABOUT THE NON-FICTION. >> OKAY....
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| 00:38:48 |
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BOOK. SHE WAS MICHAEL JACKSON'S PUBLIC CYST AND MANAGER. FOR THIRTY YEARS. WE'RE PUBLISHING HER BOOK. THAT'LL BE COMING OUT IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. ...
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| 00:39:23 |
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DOS AND DON'TS." I'M DOING A ANOTHER NON-FICTION BOOK, I'M -- NON-FICTION PUBLISHER. I'M DOING ANOTHER BOOK "MOTHER HOOD DIARIES" THAT. COMES OUT...
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| 00:39:57 |
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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE ARE IMPORTANT HAVE A GREAT DESIGNER WHO IS A PHOTOGRAPHER
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| 00:40:01 |
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AND A GRAPHIC DESIGNER. AND JUST RECENTLY WE RECEIVED THE E-MAIL THAT SAID, THE SALES REP FOR ONE OF THE MAJOR CLUBS, YOU KNOW, LIKE COSTCO, SAMES ET....
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| 00:40:46 |
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DIGITAL BOOKS WITH SALES REPS AND BOOK BUYERS. THEM BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE BOOK DIGITALLY TO PROMOTE HAS BEEN HELPING A LOT OF SALES. AS WHERE AS...
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| 00:42:01 |
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BLUR THE RAIN LINES IN TERMS OF RACIAL. DO YOU THINK IT WILL LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR BLACK BOOKS THE E-BOOKS. THIS IS NO COFFER, THERE IS NO ....
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| 00:42:22 |
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IF IT IS ON AN E-BOOK TIDILY PRESENTED AND NOT IN YOUR FACE ON A SUBWAY STATION. >> I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. FOR ME, I GUESS BECAUSE I HAVE A CROSS...
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| 00:42:38 |
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HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. IT'S A POSSIBILITY IT COULD HAPPEN. >> MAKE IT MORE OPEN. >> Caller: ALL THE SLY WILL. >> DO YOU THINK A COVER CAN KILL A...
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| 00:42:52 |
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CERTAIN COVER AND THEN WHEN
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| 00:42:53 |
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THE BOOK CAME OUT, THE SALES WERE LOW. WE FEEL THAT IN ONE CASE SHE CHANGED A COVER FROM THE ORIGINAL COVER AND PUT BACK OUT AND THE SALES WERE BETTER....
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| 00:43:50 |
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| 00:43:54 |
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THE OWN BOOK THEY SENT ME J PECK OF DIFFERENT COVERS. THEY WERE BLESSED. I LOOKED AND SAID THAT'S THE COVER. FIRST THING THEY PRESENTED. THEY NAILED....
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| 00:44:01 |
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| 00:44:29 |
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| 00:44:34 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 00:44:45 |
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NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND E SELF-PUBLISHED A BOOK. I'VE BEEN SHOPPING AROUND NEW YORK AND NEW
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| 00:44:58 |
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JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT WITH BOOK. THE BOOK I'M TRYING TO FIND A BEST WAY TO MARKET THE BOOK. IT IS CONNECTED GENERATION OF 1960s RITES RIOTS INTO THE...
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| 00:46:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
HIP-HOP OR IS BIG IN HIP-HOP? >> IT DEALS WITH HIP-HOP AND IS GENOCIDE HIP-HOP IT IS A FUSION OF DIFFERENT MUSIC. IT'S A BLACK FORCE
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| 00:46:12 |
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PERIOD. THE FIRST CHAPTER TALKS ABOUT THE NEW YORK RIOTS OF THE 1960s. '67 IT GOES INTO AFTERMATH OF THE NEW YORK RIOTS. THE THIRD CHAPTER IS ABOUT...
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| 00:47:13 |
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YOUR PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. AND THAT KIND OF STUFF AND ALL I CAN SAY IS PROCESS YOU SEEM TO BE DOING ALL OF THE RIGHT THINGS. WHAT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE...
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| 00:48:02 |
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IN FRATERNITY MEETINGS. SHOW UP AT VERITY. HIT AS MANY PLACES AS YOU CAN. A LOT OF TIMES BOOKS ARE A WORD OF MOUTH. I READ THE GREAT BOOK BY WHAT'S...
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| 00:48:26 |
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TO HOLLAND, BROOKE BROOKLYN. IT'S DOING WELL. GRUED GOD IS GREAT TO ME. I WANTED TO GET YOUR ADVICE. >> TRY TO THE NONTRADITIONAL MEANS. NOT THE USUAL...
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| 00:48:48 |
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AND ASK GOD TO LEAD YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO. >> LIKE I SAID, I PUSH -- PUBLISHED A BOOK BY A YOUNG AUTHOR. WHAT'S HE'S DOING, HE ACTUALLY IS A...
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| 00:48:59 |
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AS WELL. HIS BOOK IS ABOUT A RAP ARTIST WHO ENDS UP BEING FINDS HIMSELF BACK IN SLAVERY TIMES AND REALIZES HOW DEGRADING HE HAS BEEN IN THE MUSIC. ...
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| 00:49:25 |
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BASED IN D.C. LIKE YOU HE TRAVELED TO NEW JERSEY TO A CHURCH CONFERENCE. THAT'S WHERE HE SOLD OVER 100 BOOKS. >> HE DID A
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| 00:49:32 |
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CHURCH CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO. HE'S DOING CHURCH CONFERENCES. YOU THOLED IT'S NOT A PLACE YOU WOULD SELL A BOOK
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| 00:49:39 |
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ABOUT RAPPER. HE'S BEEN SELDING HUNDREDS OF BOCKS. >> THAT'S A NONTRADITIONAL , I MEAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THE TIME. >> YOU'RE
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| 00:49:52 |
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WELCOME. HELLO. I'M [INAUDIBLE] EDITOR OF BIOGRAPHER AND I ALSO PUBLISHED THE NEWS LETTER.
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| 00:50:01 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO COMMENT ABOUT THE OPERA WINFREY BOOK CLUB. I BUY BOOKS FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLING LIST BUT I ALSO BUY BOOKS FROM THE...
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| 00:50:47 |
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BLACK EXPRESSIONS LOOK CLUB WHICH IS THE
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| 00:50:51 |
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LARGEST BLACK IN THE NATION. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A NEED FOR A BOOK CLUB. OUR BOOK CLUB DOES CATER TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS ONLY. AND...
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| 00:51:33 |
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GREATLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO HAVE MADE THE NIGHTTIMES LIST BECAUSE -- "NEW YORK TIMESBOOK" SHE PROMOTES THE BOOKS TO HUNDREDS...
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| 00:52:16 |
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I WANT TO SAY FIRST OF ALL MY NAME IS TERESA. THE MESSAGE IS A QUESTION FOR CAROL. I DON'T KNOW
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| 00:52:22 |
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IF YOU RECOGNIZE MY VOICE. DOES IT SOUND FAMILIAR? >> YES. >> HOW ARE YOU AND. >> OKAY. MY SISTER'S YOUR COLLEGE BUDDY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S . >> YES....
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| 00:52:34 |
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TO SHOW YOU THE PICTURES AND EVERYTHING. I MET HER WHEN I CAME IN. THE COMMENT YOU MADE ABOUT INTERESTING MEETING PEOPLE. HOW YOU
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| 00:52:42 |
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MEET PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT PLACES. HOPEFULLY MY CONNECTIONS WITH CAROL ABOUT CONNECTIONS AND NETWORKING AND NOW I MET ZANE AND HER SISTER AND I INTRODUCED...
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| 00:53:23 |
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THAT BELIEVES IN MY HEART THEY WERE. AND THEY WERE GOD FOR THE MASTER. UNFORTUNATELY OUR CLUB WAS SO FICTION-BASED THAT THEY DIDN'T DO AS WELL AS I...
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| 00:53:58 |
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RETIRED PHD. PROFESSOR HAS 14 BOOKS THAT ARE PUBLISHED WORLDWIDE. THAT ARE NON-FICTION. AND THERE IS A KNEE FOR IT. HIS BOOKS INVOLVE A CERTAIN --...
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| 00:54:44 |
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A TRADE, OR AN ACADEMIC PRESS? >> ACADEMIC. >> ACADEMIC. AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER. >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU
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| 00:54:54 |
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VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE PICTURES TO CAROL LATER. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. ONE QUESTION. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE MORE TO THE PUBLISHERS,...
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| 00:54:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 00:55:07 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 00:55:46 |
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AND SUCCESSFULLY CLUES AND FOLLOWING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. TO ANSWER YOUR CORE QUESTION, IT IS CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE...
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| 00:56:33 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THAT. YOU HAVE TO -- USUALLY WITH THE NON-FICTION BOCK. YOU HAVE A PLATFORM.
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| 00:56:38 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SO YOU BUILD ON THAT PLATFORM EVEN BEFORE YOU WRITE THE BOOK. FOR EXAMPLE, MY BOOK IS ABOUT -- BOOK OF DEVOTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE....
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| 00:57:28 |
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SPECIFIC TITLE PEOPLE WILL BE RELATED TO IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BUY THE BOCK. SO AS A NON-FICTION TITLE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT...
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| 00:58:08 |
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LISTEN, GO TO THE PRECINCTS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BROTHERS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE COPS TALK TO THEM. SEE IF YOU CAN GET SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. EVEN THOUGH...
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| 00:58:32 |
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VIOLENCE WHEN I PUT THE BOOK OUT. I HAD A LIST OF RESOURCES FOR WOMEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES, AND THE BACK OF THE BOOK AND THE FIRST THING I DID...
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| 00:59:15 |
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TO SPEAK TO US TODAY. MY QUESTION IS, YOU SPOKEN TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WRITER AND AUTHOR. YOU SAID THAT BEING AN AUTHOR IS A PERSONALITY. MY...
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| 00:59:42 |
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PEOPLE WHO WRITE AND DON'T WANT TO BE IN PUBLIC. FOR ME IT WAS A PRIVACY ISSUE NEVER BECAUSE I WAS SHY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I DIDN'T DO IT AT...
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| 01:01:08 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THEMSELVES ALL THE TIME. >> THE SAME ONES THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT ALWAYS STAND UP. I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM SIT DOWN AT A BOOK
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| 01:01:20 |
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SIGNING. >> FENTY FOR YOUR TIME. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TOM MITCHELSON COMING AND I AM A WRITER AND AUTHOR
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| 01:01:36 |
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I GUESS. I AM A POET AND PLAYWRIGHT. QUESTION ABOUT AUDIO BOOKS, AND FOR YOU AS A PUBLISHER, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT GENRE? I HAVE A PLAY THAT...
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| 01:02:12 |
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I THINK I HAVE SIX AUDIO BOOKS OF MYSELF. THEY DO SELL. BUT IN YOUR CASE OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT IT WOULD JUST BE ABOUT, AGAIN, MARKETING AND SEEING...
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| 01:02:48 |
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NEED BOTH CHARMAINE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL YOU
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| 01:02:56 |
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AFTERWARDS. >> ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANY LAST MINUTE, TAKE ONE LAST QUESTION. >> TWO QUICK
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| 01:03:05 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ONES I AM MYSELF PUBLISHER WITH A
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| 01:03:18 |
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WHOLE DIFFERENT SHOT OF BOOKS I DON'T THINK YOU HAD LIKED CLUBS YOU COULD GO TO MARKET THE BOOK AS YOU JUST MENTIONED WITH THE BOOK OF SILENCE OR A...
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| 01:05:45 |
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SO, MY CURIOSITY TODAY HAS NEED TO WANT TO ASK WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION TOWARD THAT BOOK AND THE DETAILS OF WHICH YOU WENT INTO THAT INSPIRED THE BOOK...
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| 01:07:00 |
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BOOK AND I'M GOING TO. >> READ ALL 27 OF THEM. [LAUGHTER] I PROMOTE
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| 01:07:12 |
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MYSELF TOO. >> O.K. EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. [APPLAUSE] >> BOOK TV HAS COVERED THE 2012 HARLEM BOOK FAIR WILL CONTINUE SHORTLY WITH A PANEL...
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| 01:07:44 |
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EDUCATION. >> BOOK
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