In 2014, the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival had an idea: to create a B2B platform running in parallel with the festival. In the 4 years since its inception, it is fast emerging as a nerve centre for the South Asian publishing industry.
Jaipur BookMark (JBM) brings together stakeholders of the book trade from across the world – publishers, literary agents, writers, translators, translation agencies and book sellers. It gives them an opportunity not just to ‘’talk business” through relevant sessions and focused roundtables; but also provides the right and fruitful atmosphere to inspire conversations and a space for one-on-one meetings and networking. This intimacy forges relationships and allows the occasional contract to be signed too.
Read moreWith an estimated population of around 1.8 billion, South Asia ranks a close second, only after the United States, in English and regional language publishing. It is home to about 30 languages, 23 of which are Indian, each with an independent print and publishing culture of its own.
The region has major potential to serve as an outsourcing hub for pre- and post-publishing services, be it print, design, editorial or marketing. It is also one of the few markets still witnessing major growth in both print and digital publishing. Within South Asia, India enjoys a reputation for being among the top publishing nations in the world.
One of the ways in which we are trying to bring Indian writing to the rest of the world is by launching Jaipur BookMark. It is well placed to showcase the best of such writing and to help facilitate the sale and exchange of rights both between Indian languages and internationally
With this initiative, we hope to begin answering the question that publishers and agents from across the world often ask: How do we get to know Indian literatures and we translate from, into and between Indian languages?
#JBMatJLF Jaipur Book Mark at ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, 2016 is a one of its kind endeavour in not just the nature of the event but also the plethora of topics relating to modern day reading, writing and publishing issues.Read more
Described as the ‘greatest literary show on earth’, the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival(JLF) needs absolutely no introduction. Celebrating talent from all across the world, the festival features the best and biggest of the literature and publishing industry. JLF absolutely needs.Read more
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