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Those who wish to adopt the textbooks are required to send a request to NCERT, upon which soft copies of the books are received. The material is press-ready and may be printed by paying a 5% royalty, and by acknowledging NCERT. [11] The textbooks are in color-print and are among the least expensive books in Indian book stores. [11]
The market went up to $12.6 billion in 2013. In 2013, the e-retail segment was worth US$2.3 billion. About 79% of India's e-commerce market was travel related in 2013. [11] According to Google India, there were 35 million online shoppers in India in 2014 Q1 and was expected to cross 100 million mark by end of year 2016. [12]
Statistics for the publishing industry are also promising. India is the world's third-largest market for English books, [2] and its entire book market — in English, as well as regional languages — is estimated to generate Rs. 10,000 crore annually. [3] The online book market in India is expected to grow at 30–35% annually for the next ...
For promotion from Secondary level (Class IX-X) to Senior Secondary level (Class XI-XII), a student must obtain, for all subjects (or best 5 if 6 subjects are taken), 33% overall, without any minimum theory mark requirement. Originally, the passing criteria were set such that a student had to get 33% in both the theory and practical components.
These online book buyers often offer "free shipping" (which in actuality is built into the offer for the book), and allow students to sell multiple books to the same source. Because online book buyers are buying books for resale, the prices they offer may be lower than students can get on online marketplaces.
Book publishing in India refers to the process of book creation within India, a growing field in recent years, which makes the country the sixth-largest [1] book publishing nation in the world. [2] While there is optimism about the growth of Indian publishing (especially in urban India), the sector is also afflicted by a lack of accurate ...
NCERT had announced its decision to erase certain chapters on the Mughal Empire from class 12 history textbooks to which the BJP party and many of its politicians like Kapil Mishra have welcomed the move to eliminate part of the Mughal history from course books. This move of erasing Mughal history from syllabus attracted severe criticism from ...
Price setting: Firms in an oligopoly market structure tend to set prices rather than adopt them. [ 22 ] High barriers to entry and exit: [ 23 ] Important barriers include government licenses, economies of scale , patents, access to expensive and complex technology, and strategic actions by incumbent firms designed to discourage or destroy ...