India’s publishing industry, a cornerstone of the nation’s intellectual and cultural identity, is facing an unexpected challenge with the abrupt discontinuation of the Registered Book Post service by India Post. This move, taken without consultation with stakeholders, has sent shockwaves through the publishing community, threatening both the business viability of publishers and the accessibility of… Continue reading The Unfair End of Book Post Services: A Blow to India’s Publishing Industry and Knowledge-Economy
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The Urgent Need for Data Integrity in the Indian Publishing Industry
The recently concluded Pune Book Festival 2024 has captured headlines with claims of over 1 million visitors, 2.5 million books sold, and sales worth an astounding ₹40 crore. While such reports paint an optimistic picture for the publishing industry, they also raise critical questions about the authenticity of these figures. As someone deeply involved in… Continue reading The Urgent Need for Data Integrity in the Indian Publishing Industry
Indian Books in African & South East Asian Market
A couple of days back I got this invite from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to speak on ‘Monetising Content through Exports to Emerging Markets’ at PubliCon 2013. I’m supposed to attend this event tomorrow i.e. 10th September. Quite an honour it is! And I’m way too excited. So, I was busy… Continue reading Indian Books in African & South East Asian Market
FDI: Boon or Bane?
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – A term that has been dominating the news TV channels, Parliament, dinner-table discussions, heated debates between intellectuals and most of all the mind of common man, since past few weeks. It concerns me to see the amount of ruckus and distrust the approval of FDI has caused in the nation.… Continue reading FDI: Boon or Bane?