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coincide coincidental. there's the so-called carrier killer. it's a missile designed to take out american aircraft carriers, that missile a fulfillment of a threat made back in 1986 when a chinese military officer told the u.s. embassy official said, quote, we're going to sink your carriers with ballistic missiles. there's the missile. we can't forget how much their're interest in cyber fare has been growing. to what end, surely only the chinese know. so where do we stand today? is the u.s. on the brink of a new arms race in a cold war? china's president today saying no. >> translato...

>> guest: you know, i'm sorry -- i don't. >> host: then that's fine. ..eah, i don't have a feel for it. i'm sorry. >> host: that's fine. in the past year, book tv has gone to several book festivals. here are some of the ones that we have attended. we've either covered live or covered on a tape basis. that includes the "los angeles times" festival of books, annapolis, we covered the national started by laura bush, we were in austin texas for thee -- >> host: most of them were live in the past year. one of the big sellers, or one the talked books this year was mark twain's autobiograph...

hugh shelton came out with "without hesitation" an autobiography. "american caesars." and "the man who invented the computer." and david and julie nixon eisenhower butt out -- put out a book about president eisenhower's last years. "going home to glory" 1961 to 1969. bill in palm strings, california, you are on the air. >> caller: thank you. i want to first express my thanks for book tv. i wish i could read all of the books that you do talk about. my question is probably more of a field question because i doubt that you have statistics. but -- what my question is there are some buddh...

reading? >> caller: i'm currenting downloading some f. scott fitzgerald, and those kinds of books in that era. and it's just so much fun to read them. a friend of mine, troy lee davis has been teaching courses. it's so much fun to read about and hear and go through these books with my ipad. thanks very much. >> host: thank you for calling in this evening. jenn risko, i want to add a tweet that we got to his comment for you to respond to as well. are there demographics for ebook reader purchasers? are they being adopted by folks above 50? james, of course, was 86. >> guest: so james i...

karen in detroit, you're on with jenn risko of shelf awareness. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i'm curious for the publisher to ask, will writers begin to consider putting hyperlinks into their book to take readers to other spot or other locations that are relevant to the text of their reading? i think that could create a really dynamic reading experience. ten comments more than just reading the book, but then maybe a platform of going to a higher hyperlink. >> host: jenn risko. >> guest: i believe we can party to this this, can't we? for instance, if you're reading -- let ...