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JUDY WOODRUFF (NewsHour): And we turn to one particular business that’s experienced change from technology, consolidation and other factors: the world of books.
Jeffrey Brown was there for the publishing industry’s annual trade show that wrapped up this past weekend.
Here’s his report.
JEFFREY BROWN (NewsHour): Publishers large and small, booksellers from far and wide, agents, editors, publicists and, yes, authors. The annual Book Expo America at the Javits Center in New York is the industry’s largest trade fair, a place to sell your wares, make new connections and bask in the glory of the written word.
JAMES PATTERSON, Best-selling Author: For a bookstore junkie, this is heaven.
(LAUGHTER)
JEFFREY BROWN: James Patterson is a rock star at BEA, a publishing titan with dozens of bestsellers. For him, all would seem well, but he sees a continuing crisis in the world of books today, and he’s donating a million dollars to independent booksellers around the country to help them raise awareness of their plight.
JAMES PATTERSON: This is a period of evolution, revolution, whatever you want to call it, big shift into e-books, and I just think we just have to slow down and make sure it’s an orderly transition. People need to understand that what is at risk here is American literature.
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