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Aug
18

The eBook Publishing aircraft is ready to take off in India!

Here’s an interesting possibility to look at; almost every urban and semi-urban child in India will read an eBook in the next 6 months! Recent news from Amazon that the eBook sales have overtaken print book sales means a lot to Digital and traditional publishers as well. eBook sales are picking up and contribute 20%… Continue reading »


Jul
18

“Why should I opt for eBooks? ” Loud musings of a budding writer

Now a days I can see many authors and publishers, including the famous ones,  taking an e-route to publishing. Some are using this path to supplement the traditional publishing while others specially the first time authors use only digital publishing to bring out their books into the market. eBooks are becoming popular and  same is… Continue reading »


Mar
28

Future of Digital Publishing- HTML5

HTML5 offers lots of opportunities for ebook publishers who look forward to expand their portfolio from static text to new genre of books involving lots of multimedia interactivity. It has upgraded ebooks to a new level to contain video, audio, dynamic content and all sorts of interactive features. HTML5 is a specification to format the core… Continue reading »


Jan
03

Brick Vs. Click Bookstores!! Who is leading the league?

Internet has changed the way of doing business….Online Business… business devoid of huge investments, overheads, long hours, and so on. More and more people are using web services and this digital revolution is affecting the Brick & Mortar businesses in every industry. The book industry cannot remain unaffected. Independent booksellers to big chains like Barnes… Continue reading »


Nov
21

Amazon is in India, will give a boost to the Indian Digital Publishing Market!

  Amazon.com was always exploring ways to enter the Indian market. The online retailer is talking to Indian e-commerce sites including Flipkart.com, LetsBuy.com and a few more regarding the business prospective. Acquiring an existing Indian company is one of the preferred ways for foreign companies to gain a foothold in India — eBay acquired Baazee.com… Continue reading »


Aug
24

E-BOOKS – ARE INDIAN PUBLISHERS READY YET?

Globally, ebook sales have generated around $389.7 million in revenue in 2011. E-book sales are said to make up 9 % of the global market currently. Even though the global markets for e-books are soaring up, India is yet to catch up. What do the Indian publishers need to do? India has a huge publishing… Continue reading »