How a new paperback format for novels made the books market explode after World War II

‘As popular as pin-up girls’, the Armed Services Editions catalysed a sea-change in book-buying and book-reading.

Manasi Subramaniam

· Apr 26, 2020 · 05:30 pm

It’s not just social media – spoilers have been making people angry since Victorian times

Much before blockbuster films and television, authors had to fight hard to ensure that reviewers didn’t spoil the plots of their novels.

James Green, The Conversation

· May 03, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Video: This is how they used to make books

Every step from typesetting to binding involves a loving human touch. But is it practical?

Scroll Staff

· Nov 23, 2015 · 04:30 pm

Finally, we’ll have a list of every book published in India till 1914

A British Library project to digitise all the books builds on an initiative that began in Kolkata.

Abhijit Gupta and Padmini Ray Murray

· Nov 21, 2015 · 09:30 pm

How a young man from Calicut became the publisher who helped change British thinking

In the process, VK Krishna Menon co-founded the company that created the idea of affordable books.

Sairam Krishnan

· Nov 21, 2015 · 02:30 pm