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Far From the Madding Crowd

The official blog of CinnamonTeal Design and Publishing, and of The Dogears Bookshop.

Far From the Madding Crowd

The official blog of CinnamonTeal Design and Publishing, and of The Dogears Bookshop.

Tag: book publishing

Should Publishers Invest in E-book Development?

Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017

Introduction: Many years after the first e-books appeared, a large number of publishers are still in the dark over the numerous factors that they must consider before investing in digital book (or e-book) development. This paper attempts to shed some light on some of these factors. Let us start by…

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No easy answers

Posted on January 4, 2012January 4, 2012

The dangers of losing out to e-book piracy is a real one. It can mean hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars in lost sales and little to show for the author’s efforts. In situations where the authors themselves have seen rampant piracy affect their books, a debate on whether or not…

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Canoodling the Customer

Posted on December 23, 2011December 29, 2011

In a rather interesting blog, Jürgen Snoeren, Manager Operations and Digital with Amsterdam-based publisher MeulenhoffBoekerij, exhorts small publishers to establish relationships with their customers rather than with retailers. Obvious as it may seem, it is a step not too many publishers think about. In this blog, Snoeren asks publishers to…

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Does Size Matter?

Posted on December 21, 2011December 21, 2011

In a world where attention spans seem to be on the wane, the wisdom of publishing thick volumes has often been questioned. Do people have the time to devote to these large tomes? Do these books, that typically run into 500 pages or more, fit in with the average reader’s…

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Boom in Indian Publishing?

Posted on December 19, 2011January 5, 2012

While attending the Goa Art and Literature Festival, I found myself, quite unexpectedly, invited to a panel discussion on the future of publishing. The panel’s brief was to examine if the publishing boom, that is currently being experienced, can be sustained. Others on the panel included Chiki Sarkar, publisher of…

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Lest We Sing the Same Tune

Posted on December 1, 2011December 3, 2011

An unscheduled but much welcomed session by Anish Trivedi concluded proceedings on the first day of Publishing Next. This veteran of the music industry shared his experiences with the evolving music industry scenario over the last fifteen years. Anish shared his opinion that within the music industry, it is not the…

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On giving flight…

Posted on November 6, 2011November 7, 2011

A platform that offers an opportunity to hear the best and brightest minds speak is one we’d never pass on. So when just that happened, thanks to the Tehelka sponsored ThinkFest, we made sure we attended the entire programme, all three days of it. While the venue and some comments…

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You should not self-publish if…

Posted on November 2, 2011November 2, 2011

While many people choose to self-publish nowadays, authors are well advised to give it some thought before they choose this path to get themselves published.  As an author, you should not self-publish if: a. You aren’t in it for the long haul: Authors who’d rather write about the book and…

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New distribution service for eBooks

Posted on August 22, 2011March 10, 2017

CinnamonTeal Publishing has launched a new distribution service that will cater to electronic books alone. This service primarily targeted for the distribution of books in Indian languages will allow CinnamonTeal Publishing to leverage its association with several ebook distribution services around the globe and ensure worldwide visibility and availability for…

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At Lightning Speed

Posted on August 15, 2011May 5, 2013

Many distributors are reluctant to work with self-published authors and this remains the ultimate challenge that such authors face, one that renders their book inadequate no matter how well written and produced. At CinnamonTeal we have tried our best to provide distribution services for the titles we have published but…

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Far From the Madding Crowd is the blog of CinnamonTeal Print and Publishing, and of The Dogears Bookshop, the first a self-publishing service, the second a physical bookshop, located in Goa (India). Our blogs cover topics mostly related to books, their production and sale, as also to the joyous topic of reading. wehave been in the book business since 2006, and we hope to share our observations of the Indian publishing industry with you.

We are also looking for guest bloggers who will share their thoughts with us, so if you are interested, please drop us a line at [email protected].

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