e.l. james who wrote "fifty shades of grey." she came into the office and said i can't believe it, i'm still pushing that book. and i said it's just fine and i'm continuing to publish my good books. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, nan talese. she does publish incredibly good books. so glad you could make it. karen lotz has been the publishing press clean for several years. she publish the book what color is my room by kareem abdul-jabbar. lester she took to the additional responsibility of being the managing director of walker books. she manages to split her time between london and massachusetts were candlewick books is based. she is truly a global publisher. please welcome karen lotz. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you everyone. it is such an honor to be here and to be included in the summit. thank you all for your attention. one of our speakers earlier today, tom allen, talked about the world of publishing today is in many different facets now. and i would say that that is the corner of what i hail from. children's

hillary clinton, ben affleck, seth mcfar land, chris christie, honey boo boo, author e.l. james, gabby douglas, and the pop group, one direction. here now barbara walters. so who gave you the best sound bite? >> i want to comment on something your people were just talking about. hillary clinton's going to run or not. she is one of our ten most fascinating people. let me read what you she said from the most. here we go. she says it's all hypothetical because right now i have no intention of running. i just want to make a contribution. will it be political? i don't think so. i think it will be philanthropic. it might be academic. it might be business. so you'll know much more about her tonight. >> bill: my money is on she's running. >> i'm telling you what she said. i like to get the facts. you like to do conjecture. >> i put my money where my mouth is. i'll bet you. >> i don't bet. i come 'cause i love you, not to make money. if i bet you, i'll win. >> bill: you know she's going to run. okay. on these fascinating people things, do you pick them or somebody else pick them? >> no.

e.l. james, author of "50 shades of gray." very satisfying read. who else?inton, governor chris christie. and the big secret is who is number one and this was this year's honoree. >> general david petraeus was not chosen this year for his war record or his exemplary service to his country. this is about military honor colliding with sex and lies in the digital age. >> sex and lies in the digital age. that sums it up. the fall from grace. >> a g mail account. >> we have all witnessed that in the headlines for weeks. and all that good stuff. one of the biggest scandals of the year. so i get why she picked him. she did not interview him. i get why that would top the list. again, the key word, fascinating. that's a good way to encapsulate that list ever year. >> maybe next year you'll be on it, rob. >> maybe. >>> lindsay lohan, who is still on probation for basically a jewelry -- >> she stole some jewelry. >> she stole some jewelry back in 2011. she's still on probation. the probation has been revoked by a judge today and ordered her back to court on january 15t

. >> e.l. james, "fifty shades of grey." i have to tell you. i read all of the books for research. interview, an entertainment interview and had to do research, but tell me why you picked e.l. james, i think it's pretty clear. >> because she was naughty and we liked it. she was like mae west, when she's nice, she's very nice and when she's naughty she's even nicer. she really touched a nerve and did tremendous things for people all over the place. >> good choice of word. >> i think she was naughty in a creative way and laughed all the way to the bank. >> that's exactly it. it was the fastest selling novel in history. it's pretty incredible. >> and i read it just, you know, to be up with pop culture. >> me, too. >> i did not want to be left behind the curve. >> richard, did you read it? >> i did not read it, although soledad tried to get me to read it, but i did not read it, but this is definitely a different kind of naughty. >> yes, it is, yes, it is. >> richard and anna, we're -- stay right there. we're going to be talking to you a little bit more because coming up in the next hou

employees a $5,000 bonus to celebrate a profitable year thanks to publishing "50 shades of grey" by e.l. james. the cheering went on for minutes. this book has topped "the new york times" paper back best-seller list for 37 weeks. ebooks have been best sellers for even longer. >> i think that deserves a little round of applause from random house. whatever happened to the holiday bonus? >> apparently the holiday party is back. it might be a potluck party, maybe just drinks in the office but the holiday party is back and that is a good sign. >>> on deck -- you got to pick one stock -- apple, google or microsoft. which one of those three should be pick? >>> and could the fiscal spliff save us from the fiscal cliff. why the big money in marijuana could be the perfect solution to all of our problems. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade,

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. >> i interviewed e.l. jamesm getting hot and bothered. >> it began with elizabeth. lara kept it alive all summer long. >> yeah. >> and "gma" should be getting a check. you're right. it started right here. >> i did the first piece on it. and you guys started a dramatic reading in the middle of my segment. excuse me? can i finish? >> chapter 14. >> congratulation to everyone at random house. enjoy it. so well deserved. merry christmas to you all. >>> finally, it's friday. bring on the puppies. this video from youtube, nine adorable golden retriever pups. we like to give you a smile on fridays. this is put up in hopes of finding new homes for them. needless to say -- >> they don't have a home? >> -- it worked. every, single one of them has now been adopted. we had to give you that. >> romping through the snow. >> a little eye candy for everybody on a friday morning never hurts. >> okay. that's a little golden? >> honestly, it's like -- is there a fan blowing their hair? all right. >>> and finally, guys, we need to

but the author isn't anything you would expect, e.l. james.es of grey," has a handsome bachelor, who happens to use a little whip here and there, on the beautiful, young virgin. so, we talked about -- you wouldn't know any of this. i'll ask ali about this. >> it's fun watching you talk about it. >> i get inspired talking about it. this is what she says. which do you think is more appealing to the women reading the book? the sex scenes? or the fact that this was a man who was rich, who bought her gorgeous clothes. >> it's neither. >> what is it? >> it's the love story. it's the fact that he falls hopelessly in love with her. the first love. >> it's so sweet. "fifty shades of grey," one of the sweetest books you'll read, right? >> you seem skeptical there. >> a lovely virgin, falls in love with a rich guy. but he has a little problem. he uses a whip now and then. why do we all want to read the book? >> everybody did want to read the book this year. you're just back from the white house yesterday. we saw those clips. you made so much news with th

many say the publishing industry is dying random house published e.l. james is profiting big time, it's tond "the new york times" best seller left for 37 weeks and counting. >>> another twist in the hp economy saga. "the wall street journal" reports that auditing wasn't all deloitte did for that company for autonomy. the uk unit of deloitte was in charge of signing off on autonomy's financial statements also before hp bought the company in 2011. but deloitte was also paid significant fees for other work it did for autonomy like due diligence work on a potential acquisition and to many observers the multitasking is potentially an industry problem. >>> let's take a look at stocks to watch this morning. we'll start with the first one, we'll look at enbridge which at this point is not doing a whole lot. it's indicated up 0.3 of a percent. enbridge has raised its dividend by 12% and it sees strong growth in its outlook for next year. next on the list which is coming up now is cooper. cooper fourth quarter profit rising 27% on continued contact lens sales. so, this