As per the findings of an Industry Pulse survey conducted by FICCI, digital publishing is not yet a resounding success in India with only five per cent share of E-book apps, paving the way for print, which hogs the main stake.

The CEO Speak roundtable aimed to address challenges faced by the publishing industry in India and assess the emerging trends in book publishing.

The event witnessed big names from the publishing industry exchanging ideas about digital publishing and the need to accord industry status to the publishing industry for providing working capital for more content creation.

Author and Member of Planning Commission, Narendra Jadhav in his keynote address said the Indian publishing industry has grown at a spectacular rate and has a tremendous potential to grow even further.

"The growth of the Indian publishing industry is consistent with the growth of India as a knowledge country. Youth literacy has improved with an incremental addition in higher education enrolment," he said.

Underlining the need for the publishing industry to actively collaborate with institutions of higher education, he said, "Research and innovation in the field of publishing is important to create new readership.

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