Category: India
Exploring the New Horizons of Co-Publishing: A Case Study from Tamil Nadu Courtesy of Bologna
it’s interesting to contrast the way Bologna continues to expand its international footprint, and in particular its embrace of India while Frankfurt and London look the other way.
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PRH India Finally Enters Hindi Audiobook Market: A Milestone in Vernacular Publishing. But Why So Late, Nihar?
Leaving the big question, why has it taken the world’s largest trade publisher so long to wake up to this opportunity? And does Nihar Malaviya even know how many languages there are in India?
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Pratilipi: Reviving Vernacular Mass Literature in India Through Self-Publishing
The platform’s “freemium” model enables authors to earn revenue through subscriptions, competitions, reader support, and adaptations, including audiobooks, web series, and films
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India Sets World Record with Two-Kilometre-Long Comic Strip
The comic strip’s 2 kilometers surpasses the previous record of 1.6 kilometers set in Japan.
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The AutHer Awards 2025: Celebrating Women Writers in India
Now in its sixth incarnation, the awards celebrate the exceptional contributions of women authors to India’s literary landscape.
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India – Kolkata International Book Fair – 2.7 million visitors. $3 million sales
The confirmed figure are in keeping with realistic expectations, although a far cry from the crazy numbers (more than 5 million) the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was predicting when opening the event.
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India’s Bollywood Music Labels Jump On The ‘Let’s Sue The F*** Out Of OpenAI’ Bandwagon. The NYT Has A Lot To Answer For
With the right deal on the table, most publishers will jump into bed with any and every AI company that can meet their price.
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India – Sharjah at the New Delhi World Book Fair
For those that suffered the west-centric history of the world at school – Arab and Indian cultural relations long predate the arrival of the Europeans on the subcontinent.
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India – Speaking Tiger; Talking Cub. Speaking Tiger Books at 10 Years.
Speaking Tiger defies conventional wisdom and offers books at the intersection of fiction, history, social commentary, and subjects typically reserved for higher academia.
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Hearing in Copyright Case Against OpenAI Brought by Indian Publishers Set for March
The prevailing opinion is that OpenAI’s objection to Indian jurisdiction, citing that its servers are based in the US, will not hold water.
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India – Prajakta Koli’s Debut Novel Storms The Charts
The book quickly ascended to the No. 1 Fiction Bestseller on Nielsen India BookScan, and won the Amazon India Popular Choice Debut Book 2025 award.
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India – Indian Express Interviews HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray
Yeah, if only they hadn’t invented television and movies and football and cricket and music and all those other distractions that have suddenly become such a problem for publishers.
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