Editorial

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” - Charles William Eliot Four years back, when we started this magazine – All About Book…

Children are the future of nation, which all of us would agree but do we really know how many children are educated in our society in reality. It is estimated that in India, 4 percent of our children never go to school; more than 50% do…

Libraries have been into existence in India since time immemorial. It is said that Nalanda University founded by Kumar Gupta during 413 – 455 AD in Bihar had a multistoried library way back in 600 AD. Bakhtiar Khilaji while invading India…

Every year, there’s the same old story – Where are my textbooks? – ask students when the new session starts in June every year. The story was the same 50 years back when I was a student myself – running around, looking for books at all the…

More recently, the news of ceasing publishing operations at Hachette New Zealand, the local arm of the global publisher Hachette, set me fresh thinking. This publishing house was facing increased competition from overseas titles and…

A book is a literary prescription put up for the benefit of someone who needs it. -SM Crothers The year started on a positive note with meaningful events happening in the industry First came the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival and then…

It was early this year we launched AABP magazine at the bi-annual New Delhi World Book Fair held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The fair was widely appreciated except for a few shortcomings like lack of proper signages and the thinly…

IThe Indian census 2011 figures indicate that the national literacy rate has reached 74.04 percent, as against 64.83 percent in 2001 (males: 82.14 percent, females: 65.46 percent). This is a positive indication for the Indian publishing…