Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Saturday, April 18, 2009
BIC makes it to VBCA '08!!!
Just the long list...
Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2008
where names like Aravind Adiga, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Amitav Ghosh, Chetan Bhagat and another 60 other great writers appear. It feels great!
Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2008
where names like Aravind Adiga, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Amitav Ghosh, Chetan Bhagat and another 60 other great writers appear. It feels great!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Where to buy?
In case 'Being Icy Cool' has piqued your interest and you want to own a copy... the obvious question would be... where to get it?
Most of the times, it makes sense to borrow your friend's copy.
Do that, but not today.
I'd be more than happy to send you a copy myself once the sales hit the 'million books sold' mark.
To get there... "BUY IT!"
---- N O T E ----
Writing a book is the easy part. Getting it to the audience is the harder part.
No one in the book business will touch it unless it has already sold a gazillion copies or the author has won a gazillion literary awards.
(... in simple words the chicken-egg problem... unless it is retailed, it wont sell a gazillion copies... and no one will retail it unless it has already sold a gazillion copies)
Its a slow painful process requiring infinite patience and belief. So before you castigate an author's work... think twice!
---- N O T E End ----
So where to get it? (---Easily available online---)
1. The publisher's website : Primetime (Coriander Books)
2. Online shops (they ship you the paperback version):
A1 Books (US)
A1 Books,
Indiaplaza,
Manorama Online,
BSBazaar
The Hindu
3. Distributor: Mehra Books (in the rare event you are a vendor)
4. Me: If you want it with a personalized message from me (first edition of books are good investments like art works just a lot cheaper)
5. Book shops: Unfortunately, book distribution is a blackbox process. I don't know which stores the book will be in. If you find a place that retails the book, let me know. I'll add it here (with due credit to you)
Most of the times, it makes sense to borrow your friend's copy.
Do that, but not today.
I'd be more than happy to send you a copy myself once the sales hit the 'million books sold' mark.
To get there... "BUY IT!"
---- N O T E ----
Writing a book is the easy part. Getting it to the audience is the harder part.
No one in the book business will touch it unless it has already sold a gazillion copies or the author has won a gazillion literary awards.
(... in simple words the chicken-egg problem... unless it is retailed, it wont sell a gazillion copies... and no one will retail it unless it has already sold a gazillion copies)
Its a slow painful process requiring infinite patience and belief. So before you castigate an author's work... think twice!
---- N O T E End ----
So where to get it? (---Easily available online---)
1. The publisher's website : Primetime (Coriander Books)
2. Online shops (they ship you the paperback version):
A1 Books (US)
A1 Books,
Indiaplaza,
Manorama Online,
BSBazaar
The Hindu
3. Distributor: Mehra Books (in the rare event you are a vendor)
4. Me: If you want it with a personalized message from me (first edition of books are good investments like art works just a lot cheaper)
5. Book shops: Unfortunately, book distribution is a blackbox process. I don't know which stores the book will be in. If you find a place that retails the book, let me know. I'll add it here (with due credit to you)
Friday, October 31, 2008
Read inside
ScribD preview :
Google Books hosts a preview version : Being Icy Cool
It was a beautiful day. The perfect day when one ought to be in the open, driving down an empty highway, wind blowing through one’s hair, or maybe lazing by the pool in a cozy deck chair.
The Sun was partly obscured by the clouds. The hide-and-seek effect it was creating was what gets you into the mood for poetry, or activity that spawns the need for poetry.
“But this is the very problem,” thought Abe. He was stuck in a room with a dull white coloured wall listening to a teacher, a good teacher, who, for once, failed to hold his attention. “This is the very problem,” continued Abe, albeit to his own self. He had come to realize through painful experiences that asking simple questions or making even simpler statements aloud could invite a great deal of trouble. For instance, there was a time, when in 2nd Grade, Abe had made that mistake, for the first and maybe the last time.
The textbook said in bold words, “Air is everywhere.” He had also read sometime before about this thing called space, where you couldn’t stay without a spacesuit because there was no air. Besides, it was also inconveniently filled with something called vacuum. He had found out that spacesuits were not available at the local clothes shop, which meant that notmany kids went into space. But the thought that you could float made it a very lucrative playground for him. By the time he finished a game of space-tag in his mind, the teacher had finished the lecture too.
“Do you have any questions?” The funny thing about this question is that no one is supposed to answer. You are supposed to look at the pretty girl sitting on the chair to your right. You think it was addressed to her, while she looks at you and thinks it was addressed to the clown on her left.
But that day, way back in 2nd Grade, Abe had broken the rule. He had again raised his hand and before the teacher could ignore his pitiable but defiant attempt to break the rule, he said, “I have read there is no air in space.” What followed next was something that Abe would like to forget. There was also a reason why Abe was remembering his gaffe today. There was something in common. Both were beautiful days...
Google Books hosts a preview version : Being Icy Cool
It was a beautiful day. The perfect day when one ought to be in the open, driving down an empty highway, wind blowing through one’s hair, or maybe lazing by the pool in a cozy deck chair.
The Sun was partly obscured by the clouds. The hide-and-seek effect it was creating was what gets you into the mood for poetry, or activity that spawns the need for poetry.
“But this is the very problem,” thought Abe. He was stuck in a room with a dull white coloured wall listening to a teacher, a good teacher, who, for once, failed to hold his attention. “This is the very problem,” continued Abe, albeit to his own self. He had come to realize through painful experiences that asking simple questions or making even simpler statements aloud could invite a great deal of trouble. For instance, there was a time, when in 2nd Grade, Abe had made that mistake, for the first and maybe the last time.
The textbook said in bold words, “Air is everywhere.” He had also read sometime before about this thing called space, where you couldn’t stay without a spacesuit because there was no air. Besides, it was also inconveniently filled with something called vacuum. He had found out that spacesuits were not available at the local clothes shop, which meant that notmany kids went into space. But the thought that you could float made it a very lucrative playground for him. By the time he finished a game of space-tag in his mind, the teacher had finished the lecture too.
“Do you have any questions?” The funny thing about this question is that no one is supposed to answer. You are supposed to look at the pretty girl sitting on the chair to your right. You think it was addressed to her, while she looks at you and thinks it was addressed to the clown on her left.
But that day, way back in 2nd Grade, Abe had broken the rule. He had again raised his hand and before the teacher could ignore his pitiable but defiant attempt to break the rule, he said, “I have read there is no air in space.” What followed next was something that Abe would like to forget. There was also a reason why Abe was remembering his gaffe today. There was something in common. Both were beautiful days...
...and so starts Abe's journey in search of success, friendship, love, future and everything in between. Hooked? Then read on... 'Being Icy Cool'
It's out! It's out!
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