and perseus is a combination of imprints owned and operated by the perseus book group basic books -- [inaudible] and then we also through our distribution company represent and sell and support hundreds of independent publishing companies throughout the country. >> host: now you've both referred to -- [inaudible] you've talked about perseus, and before you were the publisher at public affairs which is one of the divisions of perseus. >> guest: right. >> host: why are these book groups, why are they -- why can't there just be one title? >> guest: you know that's a really great question because i think that question of intimacy and scale is a really important one many publishing that comes up in a lot of ways. because we want to give the author and the book the attention and the human touch that's needed i think, to make the book the best it can be and to get the creativity going with marketing and the publicity for how to reach the audience. and yet you also want to have, have some heft and clout when you're dealing with some of the bigger retailers and some of bigger networks and org

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publisher of grand central publishing, and susan weinberg, senior vice president, group publisher of perseus. we thank you both for being on tv. hardcovers from new york continues. up next is a panel that was taped at the publishers convention. it's on innovation and data and the world of digital technology and some of the disruptions in the publishing industry today. afterwards we would be back live with pulitzer prize winner chris hedges and chess champion and putin critic garry kasparov. to more live cullins today from new york city, but here's a panel on innovation. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i am joanna stone herman cofounder and ceo of librify. i want to introduce you to our keynote panel. today we're going to be talking about data and innovation. would start with a little hole of the audience. to here has a smart phone raise your hand. it is an absurd question. you would expect every hand in this audience to go up. as i see -- i expect many of you are holding your smart phone because you are ready to take pictures of our panelists and try to record their br

to stick around across the coast and daytime highs only warm up in the upper mid-50s this afternoon perseus from czech's 74 castile's with cool temperatures for the rest of the workweek slight chance for a few wine char's even some drizzle and that will last friday before memorial day looking good warmer lota mid-70s and the warming trend does continue on into early next week. >> george: the bar problems are pounding their hot spots right now and the equipment problems between 12th street 19th street and created a couple issues this morning first note train meets here at the 19th station a transfer point so people are having these macarthur instead and the other issue is the delays that are note translating it tumbled westbound and eastbound delays and just about affecting all lines and had one of your let me know this morning while barr was talking about 20 mid delays his actual delay passenger like about an hour and that was in the reverse commute direction from civic center out toward lake merritt in one spot talks about their delays they're talking about trade delays passenger delays ca