Certificate Course in Book Publishing at IGNTU, Kangpokpi
Date :: 28 May - 03 June 2018

National Book Trust, Ministry of HRD, and Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Regional Campus, Manipur is organizing a
SEVEN DAYS CERTIFICATE COURSE IN BOOK PUBLISHING
from 28 May - 03 June 2018
at IGNTU Campus, Makhan, Kangpokpi District, Manipur

Interested candidates are requested to fill up the form before the dateline. The details of the programme and the tentative course outline is attached for your kind information.

Dr. H Shukhdeba Sharma
Head, Department of Social Work
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Regional Campus, Manipur
Makhan, Kangpokpi District,, Manipur


DRAFT SCHEDULE FOR CERTIFICATE COURSE IN BOOK PUBLISHING
National Book Trust India
In collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
28 May – 03 June 2018



28 May, 2018
o Inauguration Overview of the publishing industry: Indian Publishing Industry, Pre and post-Independence; Global Publishing Industry, Key players; Changing Nature of the industry
o Streams of publishing : Books, Journals, Newspapers and Magazines: Alternate forms of Publishing: Digitalization
o Various stake holders in the Publishing industry: Authors, Publishers, Editors, Reader, Printers Distributors, Retailers, Book Shops etc.

29 MAY
o Developing a manuscript: Making Editorial decisions and Proposals
o Author- Editor relationship (managing creative people)
o Workshop on Editing and Copy Editing. Handling different genres, i.e. trade books, Children books (Text book and educational books) Academic books.

30 MAY
o The role of typography and visual in book designing.
Book Designing and Pre – press; Scanning Planning and Digital Proofing etc. o Concept of colour in Designing and Printing & Quality Control

31 MAY
o Introduction to various printing process, Press and post press – printing Binding and quality Control.
o Paper Sizes and Book sizes; Different types of paper, GSM etc. Cast – off and Costing and estimating

01 JUNE
o ISBN and ISSN registration and its importance. Intellectual Property and Copyright: Problem of Piracy and recent measures against piracy in developing countries.
o Marketing Concepts in a Publishing House, Book Promotion and Marketing. How to Create a best seller, Brand building in publishing, Marketing of subsidiary right, Marketing of different categories of books: Fictions and paperbacks, Higher Academic Books, Technical Books School Books and Children's, Books and Workshop on book Marketing.

02 JUNE
o Books and Publishing Problems and Prospects in Manipur
o Visit to a press and on the spot deliberation /briefing on various aspect on pre-press and press.

03 JUNE
o Publishing for Electronic Market E-publishing, Web Technology, Mobile apps, QR code etc.
o Valedictory function and certificate distribution to participants