India’s biggest book fair in terms of a single exhibitor is till Janurary 29th at Sunderbai Hall at Churchgate Mumbai. It is the delight of book readers and intellectuals.
The exhibition has more than 1 lakh Books on display. The range of books vary from Fiction, non fiction, , Art, Interior, Health, Cookery, Fashion and Craft, Travel, Spiritual and Classics. The exhibition is displayed at a large area of 5,000 sq ft.
The percentage of readership in India is at an average of 15-20%. The highest number of readers are from Bangalore, followed by Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. With the large number of people hooked on the internet the percentage of readers are declining.
However looking at the spirit of buying in the exhibition was very encouraging with people randomly selecting books and putting them on their cartel. This included young, old, male and females.
India’s biggest book fair
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