Category: South Asia
New publishing house in Pakistan aims to deliver “world-class” but locally-affordable and Pak-orientated textbooks and fiction
World class books, local content is the them behind the launch of a new publishing house in...
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Bangladesh: 91st birthday of poet Shamsur Rahman
A key figure in Bengali literature from the latter half of the 20th century, Rahman was regarded...
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Sri Lanka Govt. said Colombo Int. Book Fair can go ahead, then advised the public not to attend, leaving event and exhibitors facing losses
This year’s Colombo International Book Fair faces close scrutiny from health authorities to ensure...
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Book Fair bucks the trend and will be in-person from September 18, but at what cost?
While Big bad Wolf opted out of an in-person event for Sri Lanka this year and prepares an online...
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In Bangladesh bookstores face ruin amid the pandemic. But with 5 ebook stores, myriad online book stores, and 96 million internet users, all is not lost
With internet penetration at just 58% digital might seem like a no-hope option right now, but...
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Iran’s Tehran International Book Fair cancelled for 2020
Originally scheduled for April, it was announced in February that the 2020 Tehran International...
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Mapping the new normal: India ebook and audiobook consumption up 50%. 6/10 booklovers expect to buy from bricks & mortar stores. 7/10 will buy online – Nielsen
20% of respondents are reading more print, while 50% are consuming more digital books, with women...
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Int. Book Fair hopes to proceed in September. No online alternative is being discussed and digital books remains a novelty
Vijitha Yapa, President of the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association has said it is planning for...
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As the new normal for publishing evolves, Penguin Random House India opens an exclusive ebook store – on Amazon. A smart move in a country of 560 million internet users
When India’s Prime Minister extended one of the world’s harshest national lockdowns to May 3, as...
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As Bangladesh Boi Mela sells books to the value of $9.7 million during a month-long event, TNPS invites the country’s government and publishers to explore the digital advantage
If it’s March 1 then the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, the annual book fair that takes place for...
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As excitement builds for the annual Amar Ekushey Boi Mela in Bangladesh, the Bangla Academy Literary Awards are announced
The Bangla Academy is the centre of all things literary in Bangladesh, and this week in the...
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“Publishers laugh all the way to the bank” as India’s Chennai Book Fair sees 1.3 million visitors spent $2.8 million on books. BAPASI prepares to embrace online bookselling
The Chennai Book Fair in South India has just closed its doors, having clocked 1.3 million...
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