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February 2015

Storytelling with a difference!

Children love to hear stories and enjoy them more, when there is an element of drama around it. Meet two different storytellers here – Vikram Sridhar who aims to conserve wildlife through his stories and Kamal Pruthi who loves to retell…

Encourage children to read stories with Indian backdrop

–says Nilima Sinha, one of the best known children’s authors of mystery-adventure stories. Children book author Nilima Sinha needs no introduction. Her published books include The Chandipur Jewels, Vanishing Trick at Chandipur, Adventure on…

Industry stalwarts honoured at 60th AGM of FPBAI

SC Sethi, president, FPBAI was unanimously re-elected as the president of the federation. The Federation of Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Associations in India (FPBAI) recently organised their 60th Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, where…

Knowledge of publishing comes with years of business…

A seasoned publishing professional, Manas Saikia shares his 41 years of rich experience, in conversation with ABP editors SK Khurana and Varsha Verma. The career path… Joining Oxford University Press way back in 1973 as a 19-year-old lad,…

What’s new at London Book Fair 2015?

The countdown has begun for one of the most awaited book fair of the world – the London Book Fair. The show is slated from April 14-16, 2015 at Olympia, in West London and the organisers are busy making it one of the most memorable and…

Maintaining a fine balance between print and e-publishing!

Neeti Verma, sales director, Journals, e-books and Online Resources, Taylor & Francis India, shares her take on what she thinks about printed books and if those would sustain themselves over digital versions today. Ten years back, the…

ZUBAAN for women

It is always an enthralling experience to meet someone, who is living for a cause. And it’s even better to know that they have partnered with books in their mission. One such well-known amalgamation of feminist issues and books is Urvashi…