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Theme-based Book Kits by Little Reader's Nook
Via The HinduHolidays are just round the corner, and hereās how to bring back the storytelling era with a new-age twist ā read-aloud books. The Little Readersā Nook offers such books for kids aged up...
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Last Two Days to Vote : Parents and Kids Choice Awards
The nominations are in and our book 'Aloo Maloo Kaloo' has made it to the finals of the Parents and Kids Choice Awards. Thank you for letting us know that you love this book so much.Help your favourite...
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Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary
Image Credit : Akshara FoundationThe lovely folks at Goodbooks.in featured us on their site.Popular children's books publisher Pratham Books is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. We caught up...
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Digital Publishing and the Indian Publishing Industry
An article in the Hindu sheds light on the new opportunities opening up in the publishing industry , thanks to the digital revolution.Via The HinduWhen Nishant travels to college, he finds a...
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On the Usage of Creative Commons Licenses in Publishing
Sharing two recent mentions of our use of Creative Commons licenses :On opensource.com, Subhashish Panigrahi talks about relicensing of books to Creative Commons licenses :It generally takes a long...
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Japanese Manga Finds a Devoted Following in India
Via Hindustan TimesOverall, membership of the Mumbai club has grown from the original handful to a total of 3,000 registered members, most of whom rarely meet offline, collaborating online instead to...
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Old Delhiās Hazrat Shah Waliullah Public Library
Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty writes about anĀ impressive community effort that preserves rare books in Urdu, Persian and ArabicViaĀ The HinduQuraishi comes to the library every day at 10 a.m. other than...
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People-Powered Publishing
Amy-Mae Elliott writes a detailed report on how people-powered publishing is changing all the rules of publishing.Via MashableSelf-publishing used to be synonymous with unprestigious "vanity...
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And Together We Did It Again!
Another bright, promising Sunday drew the bright little ones to the 'Together We Can' Sunday Camp held at their Government Higher Primary School in M.R.S Palya. Though Sunday started unusually early...
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Why Our Future Depends On Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming
If you've been following our blog for a long time, you've probably noticed that we've posted quite a few articles that share Neil Gaiman's thoughts on a variety of topics. And this post adds to that...
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Teen Fiction in India
Via goodbooksHowever, if one were to look at the market for teen fiction or juvenile fiction as it is also called, it is obvious that there is a thriving demand for books of this age-group.The market...
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Sales of Second-Hand Books Pick Up Online
Anusha Soni writes about the increase in sales of second-hand books online.Via The Business StandardWhile finding an old title across these streets still holds its own magic, competition from online...
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Thanks for Voting 'Aaloo Maaloo Kaaloo' to the Top
The results of Ā the 'Parents and Kids Choice Award' are out and we are happy to announce that 'Aloo Maloo Kaloo' is among the top 3 books in the 'Indian books' category. Thank you all for voting for...
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Janaki Lenin and 'The King Cobra's Summer'
New Asian Writing features an interview Janaki Lenin and our book 'The King Cobra's Summer' finds a mention too.Janaki Leninās first book āA King Cobraās Summerā for children was published by Pratham...
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15 Books Recommended by Children's Book Editors in India
Hippocampus School Library Services asked editors fromĀ Tulika Books, Pratham Books, Duckbill and Karadi Tales to share their list of favourite books by Indian publishers.Ā Here's what our editors (Mala...
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Amar Chitra Katha Comics Enter the World of Apps
Via The HinduRecently launched, the ACK Comics app is just another, and perhaps a quicker way to access the over 300 titles of the comics many of us grew up on. The app is free, and while it was...
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Dispelling Stigma Through a Comic
Via The HinduThis June, young girls in the State will have a fun resource to learn about an important biological function.Menstrupedia, an Ahmedabad-based initiative, is planning to release a comic...
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Book Review : My Family
R's Mom reviews our book 'My Family' on Indian Moms Connect.My Family written by Arshiu Naaz, Kuldeep Sandhu and Sushila, illustrated by Rajeev Verma (Banjara) and published by Pratham Books is a very...
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Why We Love Creative Commons Licenses
Recently, we came across a post on the Learning Hindi blog and it reinforces our resolve to put more of our books out under Creative Commons licenses. Thank you George for sharing our work with your...
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Ruskin's Bond with Books
Today is Ruskin Bond's birthday and we came across this lovely interview of him by Swati Daftuar.Via The HinduHe started writing in school, and today, Bond remembers a time long ago, when things were...
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