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would have never married at all. she loved her colleagues in her office. she enjoyed the next big bestseller. she was excited when she landed michael jackson's autobiography and she was proud to bring quality literature to a wide audience and she was the first to publish the works of the egyptian nobel laureate, in english. her love of history continue to inspire her. she published an early book about sally hemmings and was always trying to get us to read the only known diary of an napoleonic footsoldier she discovered in an obscure library. and she continued to advocate for historic...

recently offered a different job, weren't you? >> guest: i was offered a different job, yes. >> host: what was that other job and why didn't you take it? >> guest: i was offered a television related job, another organization and i very seriously consider taking it but in the end i love working at "the new york times." it's a place i am incredibly proud of going into work everyday and proud of the reporting that everyone i work with does and the reporting i do and my editors, and i don't think you can really get that at many other places. when i look at the effects, when you talk abou...

>> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight. verizon wireless said today it had the wrong number. a $2 monthly fee is what it planned to charge many of its 91 million customers just to pay their own bills. compaharge is now gone. the company called it a convenience fee. national correspondent lee cowan reports? called it something else-- adudly. >> reporter: if verizon had hoped announcing a new $2 fee in th the middle of the holidays would go unnoticed, the response on the internet quickly proved them wrong. esthin minutes online petition drives blossomed and so did t...

relented. in a statement posted on the company's web site: >> i think companies are finally starting to realize they can not nickel and dime consumer anymo anymore. >> reporter: this woman says there's a clear trend giving consumers more power than ever. >> the question companies have to ask themselves is if this worth it? is a $2 transaction fee worth the extremely bad media you're going to get right now in this particular economic environment where people are already suffering? how will this come off for your company's image? is it worth it? >> reporter: jeff, consumers aren't alwa...

with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, i'm jeff glor. scott is off tonight. verizon wireless said today it had the wrong number. a $2 monthly fee is what it planned to charge many of its 91 million customers just to pay their own bills. that charge is now gone. the company called it a convenience fee. national correspondent lee cowan reports? called it something else-- loudly. >> reporter: if verizon had hoped announcing a new $2 fee in the middle of the holidays would go unnoticed, the response on the internet quickly proved them wrong. within minutes online petition drives bloss...