After two months of minimal print sales, the publishing industry is turning the page with operational guidelines for printers, suppliers, warehouses, distributors, and wholesalers for a business dominated by brick-and-mortar sales.
The lockdown may be over in most markets, but the aftereffects are being felt now.
The iconic Full Circle bookstore in Khan Market in New Delhi has closed a two-decade-old chapter, boding ill for a business in a world focused on high touch zones, social distancing, and air ventilation to prevent the spread of a contagion.
Amrita Somaiya, owner of Kitab Khana in Mumbai, says, "It has been a difficult time for