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Article: e-Books no challenge to books, say publishers.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- February 2, 2006
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e-Books no challenge to books, say publishers
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Dismissing suggestions that the interest in books is on wane, the publishing industry has taken the 'digital' challange in its stride and turned technology into an additional stream of revenue-generation.
"Books have been around for 600 years. You can't expect it to be replaced with a decade old phenomena. Can you take a computer to bed, " questions Tejeshwar Singh, CEO of Sage India, which incidentally turns 25 this year.
"There are now books based on TV and the internet - from reality shows to beginners guide on how to use a computer." Adds Gautam Sen a former professor at ...