Of Authors and Readers
While a tea-stall owner is making the news for writing novels, the Indian Postal Service is planning to utilise its network to sell books. According to a news report in the Hindustan Times, such an arrangement will afford publishers access to markets in the hinterland.
Having dealt with the business development section of IndiaPost, I read this article with skepticism. There is no denying the good intentions and business acumen of the people who develop schemes such as these. But the arrogance and ineptness of the postal workers (on who the implementation of these schemes actually depends) has to be seen to be believed. With the “my way or the high way” attitude that they possess, well-meaning initiatives such as these usually come to naught.