National Convention of Indian Languages Publishers

During 2015-16, the Federation of Indian Publishers, in collaboration with Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI), also organized the National Convention of Indian Languages Publishers at Hotel Savera, Mapple Hall, Chennai on 2 May 2015. Dr. Ashok Gupta, President, FIP, inaugurated the Convention.

The topics discussed during the Convention were: (i) Challenges in translations from Tamil to other Indian languages and vice versa; (ii) Writing a Book – an author’s perspective; (iii) Copyright and Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO); (iv) Marketing Strategies; (v) E-books and their effect on the market; (vi) VAT Implications for Publishing; and (vii) Plagiarism and Piracy in the book industry.