Mykitaab: How To Publish And Market Your Books

In this episode, we bring to you the first chapter of the book NRI:Now, Returned to India, written and narrated by Amar Vyas, the host of MyKitaab Podcast. Our aim is to illustrate that it is possible for authors to produce good quality audio narration of their books. Your comments and feedback are appreciated! Now, Returned to India is a Back-to-Rags story of a NRI who left for India and never went back. When Amol Dixit left Chicago for India eighteen months ago, he had not imagined that he would find himself sleeping on the streets of Mumbai one day. He had planned to spend a year with his family in Pune and return to North America. When the year came to an end, he chose to stay back. And that's when things really started going downhill. Very soon, he would be broke, unemployed and married. But Amol knew that his life was soon going to change for the better. Gyaani Baba had told him so. You can subscribe to the NRI:Now, Returned to India podcast by visiting www.smarturl.it/nricast

In this newscast, we have three stories: interview of Kanishka Gupta from Writers Side Literary Agency in The Hans India; article on Savi Sharma, Author of Everyone has a Story, in Femina; and finally, a chain of bookstores in Mexico that is named after Mahatma Gandhi. Shownotes and links are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast14

Garrett is an author, filmmaker and podcaster. He has authored 12 books till date, including the Nightblade and The Academy Journal Series. His latest book The Firemage's Vengeance: A Book of Underrealm (The Academy Journals 3) released this week (July 2016). Garrett and I talk about his career journey from audio production to filmmaking to now bookwriting. We talk about his writing habits, experience in publishing a book in India through Pothi.com, benefits of writing a fantasy series, his plans to launch a fiction podcast, and his upcoming books. The shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/garrett You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on iTunes by visiting www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher Radio at www.mykitaab.in/mykitaabcast. You can connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/mykitaabcast or on Twitter: @ Mykitaabcast and Instagram @mykitaabcast #selfpublishing #publishing #podcast #youtube #audiobooks #fantasy #series

In this episode of the news and analysis cast (Newscast13), we have four news stories related to books and publishing in India. a. Water leakage damages new books in National Library in Kolkata (The Hindu, July 14th, 2016) b. Amazon Kindle Oasis Launch (The Mobile Indian, July 11, 2016) c. Graphic novels in India (The Asian Age, July 7, 2016) d. $1.25 million investment in Sharechat and what it could mean for authors. Links and shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast13

Ganesh V is the Author of the book The Underage CEOs, which traces the stories of 11 entrepreneurs from small towns and Tier II cities of India. Ganesh is an engineer who worked in the area of marketing communication, and now is a writer with interest in travel, music, culture, lifestyle, health, communities, parenting and entrepreneurship.In this interview, we talk about Ganesh's writing, his journey as an author, the process he followed to write the manuscript, experiences with publishing and finally, the feedback from readers and his upcoming book. This is the first interview of MyKitaab Podcast to be recorded in video as well as audio, the link to the Youtube Video is https://youtu.be/fMyUHW_iuog You can listen to this podcast interview and read the shownotes at www.mykitaab.in/ganeshv

In this episode, we talk about Milkha Singh's initiative to launch 700 libraries for underprivileged children in India; IPO for S. Chand Publishing; Hand crafted Books in India; Press release on Jesse Karjalainen's interview on #MyKitaabcast; and Comic books festival in India. Shownotes and links are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast 12. You can also subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on #iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher Radio at www.smarturl.it/mykitaabcast. Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/mykitaabcast or on Twitter at @mykitaabcast #comics #books #publishing #libraries #podcast

Ravanan Natarajan is Vice President - Dailyhunt eBooks and exam prep. In this podcast interview, Ravanan talks about the story behind Dailyhunt, the evolution of ebooks market in India, translations, book publishing trends, book marketing for regional languages of India, copyright, and future plans for Dailyhunt. Shownotes from this episode are available at mykitaab.in/dailyhunt Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab; Stitcher Radio at http://smarturl.it/mykitaabcast or on Google Play at goo.gl/kAadZ7 and if you like this podcast, please leave a review! #ebooks #books #translations #tamil #marathi #hindi #app #startup

We talk with Jesse who is a Swedish born Author , has Finnish Parents, grew up in Australia and now lives in England. Jesse has published five books on the English language, ranging from English Grammar to the origin of English words from North America and India. In this podcast interview, we talk about Jesse's journey from being a journalist to becoming a published author. Jesse narrates his experience in publishing a book with a traditional publisher, self publishing, book marketing, and book writing process. Finally, we talk about audiobooks and translations. Shownotes for this episode are available at www.mykitaab.in/jessek #books #audiobooks #grammar #selfpublishing #podcast #author

In this episode, we cover six news stories related to book publishing in India: nearly US 1 million dollar investment in Pratilipi led by Nexus Venture; New book by Chetan Bhagat releasing around October; Book sale by Harper Collins in India; launch of Gujarati and Bengali Books by Amazon; "Nonsense Literature" - a genre not discussed often; Fantasy writers from India, and finally, Indian journalist wins Gourmand award for world's best book on Coffee. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast11 #chetanbhagat #fantasy #fiction #publishing #books #sale

In this episode of Newscast we talk about two updates for MyKitaab Podcast; and Four news stories. MyKitaab Podcast will be the podcasting partner of Publishing Next Conference, to be held in Mid-September. Host Amar Vyas has partnered with Saanjay Sethi of Matrix Publishing Group to offer Custom Publishing solutions to Corporates and Organizations alike in Southern India. News Stories: New trend of publishing English language books by Pakistani Authors; Price Waterhouse Coopers Report on Media and Entertainment Industry in India; Augmented Reality Coloring Books; and Finally; a Book about two Engineers who built irrigation systems in India. You can find the shownotes for this episode at www.mykitaab.in/newscast10

Vivek is a writer and prior to that he has worked at senior positions with the Daily News and Analysis (DNA) and The Economic Times, in the past. He is the author of the Easy Money Trilogy. His writing has also appeared in The Times of India, Business Standard, Business Today, The Hindu and The Hindu Business Line, Forbes India, Quartz India, Mutual Fund Insight, and Wealth Insight. He is a regular columnist for firstpost.com and firstbiz.com. Vivek Kaul is also a Contributing Editor, HuffPost India and blogs regularly at http://teekhapan.wordpress.com/ In this exciting Podcast interview, we talk about Vivek's bookwriting journey, experience with traditional publisher, ebooks, translations and audiobooks. We cover a variety of areas related to economics of books. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/vivekk #economics #books #publishing #author #journalism

In this newscast, we talk about market for audiobooks in India, Ebook Reading Habits, Seed investment in Matrubharti and Chennai Book Fair. You can find the shownotes at www.mykitaab.in/newscast9 #books #publishing #news #podcast #india

Chris Kennedy is the bestselling author of Science Fiction and Military Fiction Books. Chris is a former Navy pilot, a school principal, and he is a coach and a consultant. In this podcast interview, Chris and I talk about use of social media by authors, maintaining a writing schedule, daily word count goals, importance of mailing lists sand author websites, and finally, how to get featured in Chris' books. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/chrisk #sci-fi #sciencefiction #fiction #author #bestseller #military #interview

In this newscast, dated June 8, 2016; we talk about Four news stories related to Book Publishing in India, and also pricing of ebooks on Kobo India store. The news stories include: a. Children's books in India and Tatas' collaboration with Mumbai Lit Festival. b. Interview of Author Ashwin Sanghi, and Indian media's fascination with comparing Indian icons with Icons of the west. c. SIze of the textbook printing market in the Southern Indian state of Telangana, and finally, d. Use of e-Textbooks by college students in India. In the analysis section, we talk about pricing of ebooks on the Kobo India store, and a dsicussion on the different genres that seem to be selling well. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast8 #kobo #ebooks #publishing #books #pricing #textbooks

In this podcast interview, author Sharath Komarraju and I talk about planning for a full time career as an author, writing process, developing a writing habit, traditional and self publishin,g and finally, writing in fiction and nonfiction genre. Sharath is a former IT professional who has authored over 15 books till date, and he lives in Bangalore. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/sharath #selfpublishing #amwriting #books #author #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy

In this newscast, we cover 4 news stories and talk briefly about book distribution through Paytm and Snapdeal. In the news stories, we talk about "Google Tax " on online advertising, press release on a book published by a seven year old girl, the story of Divyasha, an 18 year old girl whose book has been picked up by Government of India to promote through Indian embassies worldwide, and finally, amazon's push for print books in regional languages in India. We also talk briefly about Snapdeal and Paytm as channels for selling print books in India. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast7

Shrabani Basu is a journalist and the author of books on historical characters including Victoria and Abdul, The Spy Princess and For King and Another Country. In 2010, Shrabani founded the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust, and she is based out of London. In this interview Shrabani and I talk about her research, the complex topics and characters she chooses for her writing, and her bookwriting journey that began with a book on cooking. Her books have been translated into Marathi and Bengali. shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/shrabani #journalism #nonfiction #history #Spyprincess #WWI #NoorInayatKhan #translations

In this edition, we talk about poor research and writing by professionals in book publishing, bestselling books on Dailyhunt, and India's Geospatial Bill and what it means for Fiction/ Fantasy writers. Shownotes and links are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast6

In this high energy interview, I talk to Dave Chesson, the creator of Kindlepreneur. Dave is a husband, a father, a nuclear engineer, a Navy man and an entrpreneur. He is also a SEO expert and runs the site Kindlepreneur. We talk about how SEO and book marketing can help authors in their book writing career. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/kindlepreneur #SEO #kindle #ebooks #author #kindlepreneur #entrepreneur

This week we talk about the legacy left behind by authors- views expressed by authors in the Chennai writing community on the 15th Death Anniversary of Author R K Narayan.