<![CDATA[ Frontlist News | No more readers in libraries, publishers explore digital platforms to reach out ]]> During the pandemic, we used to publish over 1,000 copies of our magazine. We have cut down the number by 200-300. This is a direct impact of the readers’ shift towards digital content. I feel that having e-copies of magazines or any printed publication is now a necessity to ease the financial burden and embrace the new normal. — Charanjit Sohal, editor-publisher, Wagah Readership subscriptions have definitely been affected as most people refrained from buying copies or even could not access the books via libraries as they were closed during the lockdown. Also, to sustain printing, we have to arrange logistics such as postal delivery and courier and reduce the copies being printed to adjust ourselves to the new normal. — Artinder Sandhu, writer-editor, Ekam magazine The pandemic has made publishers explore digital platforms for the marketing of their literary content. We have to adapt to the new technology to revive the publishing industry and lost readership. The National Digital Library of India has opened its portal for accessing their content to bridge the gap that has widened due to the pandemic. — Prabhjot Sandhu, district librarian The entire working structure of the publishing industry has been hit hard. The sudden lockdown stalled new editions of books that remained stuck in godowns for months, without any means of delivery. With bookshops and post offices shut, number of orders received had declined, as a result of which printing was stopped ]]> en Mon, 08 24, 2020 06:27 am <![CDATA[ Frontlist News | No more readers in libraries, publishers explore digital platforms to reach out ]]> During the pandemic, we used to publish over 1,000 copies of our magazine. We have cut down the number by 200-300. This is a direct impact of the readers’ shift towards digital content. I feel that having e-copies of magazines or any printed publication is now a necessity to ease the financial burden and embrace the new normal. — Charanjit Sohal, editor-publisher, Wagah Readership subscriptions have definitely been affected as most people refrained from buying copies or even could not access the books via libraries as they were closed during the lockdown. Also, to sustain printing, we have to arrange logistics such as postal delivery and courier and reduce the copies being printed to adjust ourselves to the new normal. — Artinder Sandhu, writer-editor, Ekam magazine The pandemic has made publishers explore digital platforms for the marketing of their literary content. We have to adapt to the new technology to revive the publishing industry and lost readership. The National Digital Library of India has opened its portal for accessing their content to bridge the gap that has widened due to the pandemic. — Prabhjot Sandhu, district librarian The entire working structure of the publishing industry has been hit hard. The sudden lockdown stalled new editions of books that remained stuck in godowns for months, without any means of delivery. With bookshops and post offices shut, number of orders received had declined, as a result of which printing was stopped ]]> Articles 2 Mon, 08 24, 2020 06:27 am