#45 Chiki Sarkar on Creating 1.5 Million Readers in the Smartphone Era
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"Our phones have made us better readers and writers than ever before." - Chiki Sarkar.
Chiki Sarkar started her career in London with Bloomsbury publishing, went on to join Harper Collins, and later became the India head of Penguin Random House Publishing. Her accolades include being a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Forbes 2018 W-power trailblazer, and an ET's Rising Women Leaders of 2015.
Jump into this gripping conversation with Chiki, who is now the co-founder of Juggernaut Books, a maverick book publishing house responsible for creating 1.5 million Indian readers. Chiki elaborates on how the new-age publisher needs to bridge the gap between manuscript and screen, how Juggernaut's app is democratizing publishing by allowing amateur Indian writers to get the same recognition as the literary greats, and why everyone can be an author with the right guidance and support. This episode is a masterclass in everything you need to know about publishing your first book in India.
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Check out Juggernaut's website: https://www.juggernaut.in/
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