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India: a treasure trove of content

India is a huge depository of quality content… with 22 different languages, written in 13 different scripts and with over 720 dialects. Each language has its own set of powerful literature, which is still hidden from the world. But, content…

India moves up on literary scale!

Publishing industry in India seems to have stabilized, after a decade of decline. Though the online book stores have intruded into the profits of brick-and-mortar bookstores, they have now become a part of the trade and are helpful in…

Happier times ahead!

Indian publishing industry has long been an unorganised industry but with major mergers and acquisitions happening in the industry and with FDI (foreign direct investments), the industry is gradually moving towards being more organised.…

Book fairs: Roadmap for the future

So, for publishers, book fairs are a time-efficient way to reach their customers specially the new ones. Besides, they can look at the respective websites of the book fairs to know what to expect new and plan their participation…

Bookshops: to be or not to be?

In this era of digital virtual world, are brick-and-mortar bookshops passé? While some would say ‘yes,’ others would say ‘no.’ Every book lover knows the ecstatic feeling they get when they visit a bookshop - neatly lined up books, each…

It’s time to build a better product

This is one of the most important times in the history of the publishing industry. This is an era of transition – from printed to digital, from long-runs to short-runs, from traditional to self-publishing and so on. It is the time when…

Unity through literary network…

Sports, such as cricket, soccer, hockey, tennis, etc, are gaining popularity in a major way. In a way, these sports do bring nations together. But, what about the large number of people who are not interested in sport or even feel watching…

A big thank you to all!

Five years back, seeing the dearth of a publication in the book segment, we initiated All About Book Publishing, with the sole aim to become the mouth organ of the industry. We have always tried our best to project the latest trends and…

Greater push for language publishing!

India has a wealth of literature…but diversity in language is a big barrier in the dissemination of this treasure. So many masterpieces of literature go unnoticed because they are written in regional languages and hence very limited…

Playing before reading!

Keep the child in you alive. Keep smiling and playing, said prime minister Narendra Modi, in a first mass contact programme of its kind, on the occasion of Teachers' Day. The day also marked successful completion of 100 days in his…