The New Publishing #Juggernaut
Pretty much everyone in the Indian writing and publishing world knows by now that Chikki Sarkar, former publisher at Penguin Random House India, is launching a digital publishing company named Juggernaut. They’ve raised a staggering Rs. 15 crore ($ 2,269,960.50) in the same environment where Amrit Abrol, CFO, Harper Collins, India mentioned at the Publishing Next 2015 conference […]
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Shatrujeet
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Sep 23, 2015 10:40PM
Either they're going to change the game or get mopped up and rinsed down the drain.
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I don't see what makes them different from other publishers at this point, but maybe it's too early to tell. However, I think they're moving in the wrong direction if they hope to go with higher prices for e-books--the trend is exactly the opposite.
I know, Kayleigh. That's the reason I've been skeptical. Their upfront investment is big. I'm waiting to see how they make it back.
I wish they would spend that $2M to buy books instead :)
Shatrujeet wrote: "Either they're going to change the game or get mopped up and rinsed down the drain."You have a way with words, Shatrujeet! :-)
