As young people spend more time on the Internet, are books still a part of their lives? Can traditional publishing survive Facebook and piracy?
Ravi Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin India, is optimistic. On World Book Day (April 23), he tells Salil Jose that the publishing industry will only grow in the years to come.
Excerpts from an interview
Are you optimistic about the future of publishing in India?
Definitely. There was a steady growth in the number of books published over the last six to seven years.
This trend will continue. The market is growing. So I am optimistic.
Which genre of writing is going to be the most popular in India in the next one year?
I think non-fiction will be more popular than fiction. The books of Ramachandra Guha or Gurcharan Das were in demand over the past few years and this trend will continue.
Image: Ravi Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin India
