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August 2010

Ebooks invading print industry

August 31, 2010

Some post updates:

  • My last post on “Aided Social Media Engagement” has been reproduced by VCBytes, I had added some more content to the new post, you can read the full content here.

  • Me new post at Pluggd.in on “Digital version of books invading print industry“: The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the world’s most definitive work on the language, will never be printed because of the impact of internet on its printed book sales. Such announcement by 126 year old publishing giant definitely gives out signal towards the digital invasion in the world of print industry. It’s yet another sign that the speed and ease of using Internet reference sites, their ability to provide desired content at just one click are phasing out printed books. But whether printed books will be completely phased out by digital content or will digital remain as another content presentation format of printed books is yet to be decided as most of the publishers don’t see print to die down completely in coming years. Read More…

Aashayein was quite a niraasha

August 31, 2010
What a month this has been, traveled out of city almost on all weekends – Nrityagram, Tirupati, Goa & then Mumbai. Phew! Have so many things to share about the books which I read recently, about the recent places visited, about some observations, some changes, and some movies but yet again running short for time. Blogging & writing at other places apart from a full time job is really taking up my time away from this personal space

First thing first, one of my favorite blogger (& a friend as well now), Smita had a baby boy on 9th Aug! Yayyy! Congratulations to the new mommy & loads of love to the new born. Smita: We’re eagerly waiting for a pic of your baby soon:-)

Now coming down to the post, you know I watched Aashayein yesterday, in fact I chose to watch it before Antardwand as the former was a Kukunoor movie. But what a disappointment the movie was! “Rahul (John Abraham), a 35-year-old learns he has lung cancer the day after he won huge sum of money in a betting game. Bitter, dazed and irrational in his grief, he decides to abandon his love of life Nafisa (Sonal Sehgal) and come to terms with his illness in isolation. He heads to a hospice where there are others like him and each of them is unique in the way they are living their last days”. It was not that that I completely hated the movie, in fact some of the scenes were quite powerful but then those “doots & bhoots” and all the complications around them completely spoilt the poignant plot. I think the writer was trying to weave the central theme with too many non-coherent pieces. Kabhi kuch, toh abhi kuch…the only thing which holds your attention is Anahita Nair who plays the role of Padma and some strong scenes delivered by John. For rest of it, Aashayein was quite a niraasha for me. Wondering what has happened to the brand Kukunoor!