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MUMBAI:
Sulekha.com, the most popular online community for Indians worldwide,
has launched the "Sulekha Book Series", a part of the
year round Blogprint initiative, which sees the creative works of
Sulekha blogger's appear in print. The Sulekha Book Series is Sulekha.com's
own publication series to encourage quality blogging by publishing
works of their bloggers in two parts. It will feature both publications
of an individual blogger and collective works of multiple blogger's.
This is a tribute to the thousands of blogger's who come together
on Sulekha.com everyday and share their diverse creative talents.
Speaking
about the launch of this unique initiative, Mr. Satya Prabhakar,
CEO, Sulekha.com, said, "After the phenomenal success that
we had with our BLOGPRINT initiative, we at Sulekha.com thought
of publishing our own series of books, featuring some of our most
prolific writers, who have been our support system. The idea is
to encourage more creative writers and provide them a platform to
showcase their works. Books of this genre are a good pick for casual
reading and would encourage more and more people to take up reading
as a hobby, which is on the wane, at present".
The
first book in the series is Subbu Chronicles - A Series of Adventures
by Mumbai-based B.S. Keshav. The book chronicles the adventures
of Rajeev Subramanyam, a journalist in the 'City of Dreams', Mumbai.
The story has various characters, who add flavor and life to the
adventures of Rajeev Subramanyam. The book is light-hearted and
captures the true spirit of Mumbai from the mafia to the wardrobe
malfunction, each of which Subbu has a take on. The story seamlessly
integrates the aspirations and dreams of the common man with the
desire to aspire and achieve more.
According
to Mr. B.S. Keshav, author, Subbu Chronicles, ""Sulekha.com's
effort to encourage and acknowledge our work is highly commendable.
It has always been an ideal platform for bloggers to explore and
expand their ideas. This new initiative by Sulekha.com provides
yet another exciting dimension to reach out to larger audience."
Chosen
form a wide variety of popular blogs, these books would be available
for sale on Sulekha.com and India Plaza. In the next few months,
Sulekha.com will publish Coffee Books, Books dedicated to Travel,
Humor, Food, Poetry and a whole lot more. With this unique initiative,
Sulekha.com aims to create a trend, where blogs would be looked
upon as best sellers in due course of time.
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