FPBAI Organizes A Seminar On Artificial Intelligence
Organized under the auspices of the FPBAI (Federation of Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Associations in India), a highly engaging seminar on “AI in Action: A Hands-On Workshop on Publishing and Bookselling”was recently conducted on May 21, 2026, at the India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi, bringing together publishers, booksellers, educators, and industry professionals to explore the rapidly evolving role of AI in publishing. The seminar was jointly presented by Ashok Giri, CEO of PageMajik, and Subrahmanian Seshadri, COO of PageMajik & Chairperson for AI for Publishing Industry, FPBAI.
The full-day event focused on how Artificial Intelligence is transforming every stage of the publishing ecosystem: from content creation and editorial workflows to discoverability, personalization, customer engagement, and operational efficiency.
Opening the seminar, the speakers emphasized that AI is no longer a future possibility, but a present-day reality already influencing how books are written, marketed, translated, discovered, summarized, and sold.Speaking at the event, Ashok Giri demonstrated several live AI-powered publishing workflows and emerging technologies that are beginning to reshape industry practices globally. The session showcased practical applications of AI across editorial management, metadata enhancement, automation, multilingual publishing, and intelligent content workflows.
While, Seshadri highlighted how the publishing industry has historically evolved through major technological transitions, from the printing press and desktop publishing to the internet and e-commerce and argued that AI represents the next major transformation of the publishing value chain.
The seminar also explored emerging technologies beyond AI, including Large Language Models (LLMs), voice AI, synthetic media, machine translation, intelligent rights management, predictive analytics, and augmented learning platforms.Special focus was given to the opportunities AI presents for both publishers and booksellers. Discussions covered AI-assisted editing, localization, adaptive educational publishing, predictive inventory management, customer interaction tools, automated marketing, and audience segmentation.