Archive for April 2009

Disquiet among Indian publishers

Apr 23rd, 2009 | By Leonard Fernandes | Category: Blogs & Articles

Source:  thebookseller.com
A month ago I became aware of disquiet among some Indian publishers that foreign publishers are actively encouraged to move to India by the Indian government. Demands to scrap the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have fallen on deaf ears. Indian publishers complain they have no support from their own government and foreigners are able [...]



India’s first tactile picture book?

Apr 17th, 2009 | By Leonard Fernandes | Category: New Launches

Source:  Hindustan Times
Close your eyes and feel the butterfly, the cheesecake, the orange, the doormat and other tangible things we encounter in our daily life. In an attempt to reach out to visually-impaired young children, Karadi Tales has decided to launch a tactile picture book that would help them “feel” what they’re reading. For their [...]



Eastern promise

Apr 17th, 2009 | By Leonard Fernandes | Category: Blogs & Articles

Source: thebookseller.com
Of course, the effect Indian writers have on the UK is not the main reason for India being fêted at LBF. The subcontinent is one of the fastest growing publishing markets in the world, particularly for English-language books. For British publishers in 2007, the country was the 18th most important export market. The amount [...]



Grand old lady of publishing

Apr 12th, 2009 | By Leonard Fernandes | Category: People

Source: The Hindu
Born and raised in New York City, it was love and a passion for publishing that prompted her decision to move to California. In January 1965, a month before her 24th birthday, she founded SAGE Publications Inc in New York with the encouragement of former colleague and mentor George D. McCune.
They chose the [...]



Railway bookstalls undergo a makeover

Apr 12th, 2009 | By Leonard Fernandes | Category: Blogs & Articles

Source: Outlook
Railway bookstalls across the country have had a makeover, thanks to new marketing tactics by publishers and those in the book distribution trade, driven by what they perceive as the changing profile and reading habits of the railway traveller. A quick browse at the bookstall at the New Delhi station reveals Amartya Sen’s Argumentative [...]