Books, Publishers and Readers: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's book market, book costs, author earnings, textbooks and Indian-language publishing.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India’s book market, book costs, author earnings, textbooks and Indian-language publishing.

Question 1 of 5 What dominates India's book market?

Textbooks and exam books Poetry Comics Cookbooks

Trade books are a smaller share.

Question 2 of 5 What share of a book's price often goes to retailers and distributors?

40 to 55 percent 1 percent 100 percent 5 percent

Authors often get 7.5 to 10 percent.

Question 3 of 5 What does it mean when a book "earns out"?

Royalties exceed the advance It goes out of print It is banned It is free

Many books never earn out.

Question 4 of 5 Which body publishes low-cost textbooks for CBSE schools?

NCERT SEBI BIS FSSAI

Private publishers' books often cost more.

Question 5 of 5 Which Hindi novel won the International Booker Prize in 2022?

Tomb of Sand Five Point Someone Gitanjali Godan

It was translated by Daisy Rockwell.

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