A lifesaver. Im chris colfer im bill and welcome to the program even leaders have called on britain to quote to make the necessary moves to make a post breaks its deal possible now this demand didnt go down well with the u. K. Government which is still wrangling with brussels over political and economic ties future relations without a trade deal could pose a risk to bridge business but not just to them but to companies in the e. U. As well and the brags that effect is already visible a study by the did lloyd consultancy shows that German Companies u. K. Revenues have dropped by almost 24000000000. 00 euros since 2015 that is a fall of 6 percent not a Study Suggests this is largely due to the fall of the pound which is lost 15 percent against the euro zones 2015 though it also cites indicators which point to German Companies looking elsewhere for opportunities yet links to the u. K. Remain strong for every 14 euros earned by a German Company one of those is made in the u. K. And German
Childhood in ohio at the 17th annual National Book festival in washington, d. C. Good afternoon. Thank you for coming out. My name is travis cohen, am a bookseller and in charge of the bookll a club. Im going to do quick housekeeping and we can jump in. Please silence your cell phones, we are also going to be recording video and audio also when it comes time to the q a portion, we have a mic right here, and the aisle, we ask that you speak clearly into innkeeper question to a question. And then following everything, we have all the books on sale behind the cash registers sir. We ask that you keep your trees in place. Also, we host a lot of events this year or every year end if a you need any help keeping track of those, we have the calendars of the info desk and check our website. We have to do the overtime. We cant person to another. We have the pleasure of matthew algeo, he is an awardwinning journalist and all things considered, marketplace, he has wrote many books on the adventure
[inaudible conversations] all day here at the library of Congress National book festival we are recognizing and celebrating the importance of reading and authors and books. The library of congress mix it seem easy to do this each year but the truth is the National Book festival is a huge undertaking. Its a huge financial undertaking. And it has been made possible by generous support from our sponsors. You can see who they are in the programs and video monitors around the Convention Center but they ca tend to take for granted that this will continue to exist. So id ask you to consider making the contribution right now using your cell phone and you can send a text to make a onetime gift that will be added to your mobile phone bill. The details are on the screen and on the back of your program. Once you are to please silence your cell phone. Onto the main event id like to introduce the cochair of the National Book festival, david rubenstein. [applause] we are very honored today to have on
Raising my own family just down the street, i feel incredibly proud to call myself a true blue chicagoan. Anybody else feel that way . [applause] it makes me even prouder to now be part of this fantastic chicago ideas team who works each and every day to challenge our city and the world beyond to share ideas, inspire action, and ignite change. Chicago ideas is all about deep curiosity in pursuing connectivity. So in that spirit, who doesnt love a good friday net icebreaker, id like to ask you to take a moment to tune to a person you dont know and introduce yourself why you are here tonight and share what your most trusted source of political news might be. Might be a bit of an oxymoron so give you 60 seconds. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. Its going be tough for me to try to get this room back, you guys. If i can, everyone, if i can get everybody to i love your all getting to know each other. The point of time after the program is over. This would probably al
Bookstores in florida called books and books. Has coronavirus affected your business . Guest yes, unfortunately it has. We have been holding on as long as we could but it looks like starting tomorrow we will be closing down all six stores in the area, trying to remove our sales online and encourage people to buy at our website. This is happening i believe across the country with independent bookstores everywhere. Like normally happens, the bookstores are representative of what is happening with Small Business. There are many thousands upon thousands of Small Business people suffering the same way we are. Host are you doing this because florida has mandated it or are you seeing such a drop in foot traffic and sales . Guest there are a couple reasons. One, at this point, with the mandates that have come through and guidance from the cdc about people not gathering in places where there are more than a few people we feel it is our responsibility to heal those warnings. Ironically the thing