Dec Jan 21

Guadalajara (Mexico) was named World Book Capital for the year 2022 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The city, already a UNESCO Creative City since 2017,…

Bodour Al Qasimi of Kalimat Group, UAE is the President-elect of the IPA, with Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) confirmed as Vice President-elect at first ever virtual IPA General Assembly. The IPA’s 2020 General Assembly also…

Red Ventures, a platform of digital businesses, has acquired Lonely Planet, a leading global travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand from NC2 Media for an undisclosed amount. As a trusted provider of print,…

says Gautam Padmanabhan, CEO, Westland Publications, who is an expert in managing change. Taking a family-run business through two corporate takeovers, adjusting to new systems, processes and cultures, and ensuring the team was aligned to…

Established in 2003, Priya Book Distributors has come along way. Kailash Chand Saemwal of Priya Book Distributors has been associated with the book trade for last 30 years. Genres offered… “Being a library supplier and distributor, we offer…

Though no exact figures regarding unsolicited manuscripts are available in India or elsewhere, yet the fact remains that a staggering number keeps on pouring every day and only a few of them see the light of the day. These manuscripts are…

Like the other industries, publishers, library suppliers, wholesalers and booksellers have also been badly affected by Covid-19 and it is bound to leave a lasting negative impact on the sale of printed books in the coming years too!

A WhatsApp group ‘Women in Indian Publishing’ is getting popular where younger women in the industry have the opportunity to air their concerns and connect with each other. Here’s more on this unique social media group.

As in most countries, bookshops were closed due to being classified as non-essential goods, which has taught us that it’s time to convince the government that books and reading should be considered as essential – to the economy, to learning…

Author: N.K. Singh Publisher: Rupa (INR 595, 472PP) N.K. Singh has been a formidable civil servant, an empathetic politician, a keen chronicler of India’s socioeconomic history and the quintessential academic that academia never got. His…