Tamil publishers thrive on State patronage
2 years, 11 months ago

Tamil publishers thrive on State patronage

The Hindu  

A regular visitor to the annual Chennai Book Fair in the last two decades would have noticed how stalls selling Tamil books had moved from the margins to the centre-stage. While library orders and the book fairs, organised in Chennai and almost in all districts, played a major role in giving impetus to the publishing industry, Mr. Olivannan said the new trends in printing technology had led to a paradigm shift in the publisher’s investment for printing books. It is possible to print just one book in a flash,” said A. Sowrirrajan, Director of Adyar Student Xerox, who prints books for many publishers in Tamil Nadu. In his paper, ‘The Tamil Book—Publishing Industry and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic’, Mr. Venkatachalapathy had said, Chennai Book Fair is one of the largest book fairs in India.

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