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| Dilasha | Posted
on 03-Sep-03 11:43 AM
Dear friends, I am doing a small research for a pet project which is going to be a Coffee table book featuring mainly photographs. Although I would very much like to publish it in Nepal, I am not sure as to whether we have publishers of high caliber in our country. Therefore, if anyone of you have information regarding this, I would very much appreciate it if you could share it here. Thank you! Dilasha |
| Bhunte | Posted
on 03-Sep-03 11:59 AM
I am not sure if few established publishers in Nepal like Sajha Prakasan, Janaki Pustak Bhandar, Ratna Pustak Bhandar would publish of your type, but I would suggest other high caliber international publishers in India, such as Tata-McGrawhill, Orient Longman, Penguin, etc. Good Luck! |
| ashu | Posted
on 03-Sep-03 07:08 PM
Dilasha, Yes, thanks to the initiatives of competitive Nepali private sector businesspeople, first-class printing and publishing (even for glossy coffee table books are quite possible in Nepal. I know at least three cofee table books that have come out in Nepal in the last two years. Madav Maharjan at Mandala Book Point is one person to contact for futher info. Another is: Sunil Shrestha at Wordscape. And the third would be Kunda Dixit, editor of Nepali Times, who buys and installs latest printing technology at his Jagadamba Press. oohi "your one-stop contact person in Nepal" :-) ashu ktm,nepal |
| Bhunte | Posted
on 03-Sep-03 08:23 PM
Yes, Mandala and Jagadamba are other publishers in nepal, but Wordscape sounds brand new for me... Ashu, let me know when you publish an article about the privatization issues of the telecom sector in Nepal. |
| Dilasha | Posted
on 04-Sep-03 12:43 PM
Thank you Ashu for the information. I will definitely contact the ones you mentioned. What are those three coffee table books that you have found to be of good quality? If you could give me the names, I will have a friend pick them up for me. Bhunte ji, thank you for your info as well. I tried searching in the yellowpages on the web but most of them have listed only their phone numbers and not their email addresses. Pilgrims has its own website and I emailed them but have yet to hear from them. I guess I'll use the info that you both have given and again thank you so much! |
| ashu | Posted
on 04-Sep-03 05:41 PM
Bhunte, These days, I am collecting background information on NTC and Nepal's telecom policies. Armed with numbers and facts, it would be more convincing to take on the NTC, and explain why -- in this era of declining communication costs -- it's a scandal that Nepali consumers (the few thousands who have phone lines) continue to pay some of the world's highest rates for local and international calls. Dilasha, Madhav at Mandala ko email is: books@mos.com.np Also, for an example of Sunil's work, check out: www.ecs.com.np oohi ashu |
| Bhunte | Posted
on 04-Sep-03 06:35 PM
Ashu, I will also seek explanations for the same with one telcom expert here to quench my curiosity about the issue. To my feeling NTC people yet haven't admitted that telecom as a basic good or service and vital development infrastructure of any nation in this age. |
| Bhunte | Posted
on 05-Sep-03 01:11 AM
Here is an example how free mkt and privatization helps consumers.... Wireless Local Loop phone service United Telecom Limited (UTL), a private telecom operator, is launching Wireless Local Loop (WLL) telephone service next week ending the three-decade long monopoly of Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC) in basic telephony, a report said Friday. The introduction of the basic telephone service based on WLL is expected to relieve at least 60,000 customers who are desperately waiting for basic telephone service, The Kathmandu Post reported Friday. The greatest advantage of this telephone system is that subscribers can wield the service even if they move from one corner of the capital to another. But the subscribers have to inform UTL of their movement. The minimum monthly charge of the service is Rs.200 with 175 free calls plus government taxes and all the charges of domestic long distance and international calls are similar to the existing charges, the report said. An ordinary WLL phone line connection costs Rs.12,000 including Rs.2000 installation charge, Rs.2000 deposit for STD and Rs.3000 for ISD plus the cost for a wireless terminal set, the report added quoting UTL officials. nepalnews.com mr Sept 5 |
| Brook | Posted
on 05-Sep-03 04:07 AM
I can definitely see the privatization of Boston Sports doing wonders to both our football and basketball aspirations at the ANA convention next year. |
| rajunpl | Posted
on 06-Sep-03 12:59 AM
There are some good publishers in nepal. Some of them are even like Well eastablished indian publishers. 1. EKTA BOOKS- THAPATHALI 2.DURGA BOOKS- THAMEL 3.RATNA PUSTAK BHANDAR- BAGBAZAR 4.TALEJU PRAKASHAN- BHOTAHITI 5. MK PUBLISHERS- BHOTAHITI These are some of the best publishers in nepal. With the help of these publishers many writes are having their bread proudly and peacefully. |
| garibjanata | Posted
on 07-Sep-03 06:51 PM
If you want your book to be published by Adroit, you ought to contact Mandala Book Point. Adroit's Sharma is a business partner of the Dangols( the owners of Mandala). |
| ashu | Posted
on 07-Sep-03 07:04 PM
Raju, Ekta Books' specialty is textbooks and guidebooks. Ratna Pustak Bhandar does not publish glossy books. I don't know how good other publishers on your list are for glossy books. A few years ago, Educational Book House, Mandala and Ratna had joined forces to start a publishing unit called ERM. But that turned out to be a short-lived partnership, and the joint efforts fell through. [Questions: Why do Nepali businesses in partnership seem to have a high mortality rate? How to reduce it? Or are Nepalis, by and large, fundamentally incapable of putting aside minor personality differences to work together for greater commercial good?] That said, I would NEVER buy anything from Pilgrims Book House. All its outlets in Thamel, Durbar Marg and Kupondole have long been tourist traps, selling books and goods at ridiculously inflated prices. Its outlet in Kupondole even sells old issues of magzines such as Maxim and FHM and others -- in an out-of-business clearinghouse-style -- while playing meditation music in the background. oohi "large book-stores that serve coffee are among the most relaxing places I have ever been to" ashu ktm,nepal |