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Welcome to a new season of MyKitaab Podcast. Amar Vyas interviewed Hema Hattangady and Ashish Sen, authors of the book "Lift Off : The Story of Conzerv." This book is the story of entrepreneurship, a journey of growing, scaling a business and creating an organizational culture. Hema Hattangady is a MBA from IIM Calcutta. She joined the business established by her father-in-law in 1990 after a short stint in advertising and brand strategy. Eventually, she was appointed CEO of Conzerv and successfully turned around the company before its acquisition by Schneider in 2009. Ashish is a graduate of King’s College, Cambridge University. He started his career with the Business Standard, Ananda Bazar Group of Publications where he became Assistant Editor. He currently divides his time teaching community media at institutions in India and abroad and is also a theatre practitioner.  You can find detailed biographies of the authors on http://l.mykitaab.in/conzerv Fun fact:  This is the first ever in-studio recording for an episode of MyKitaab Podcast. Amar reached out to Hema when he saw a post on LinkedIn about this book, and this interview was recorded in mid-February 2020, in Bengaluru. 

Bengaluru Business Literature Festival (BBLF) is in its fifth year and the 2019 edition of BBLF will be held on Saturday September 7, 2019 at WeWork, Richmond Road.  In this episode, founder of BBLF, Benedict Paramanand, talks about his journey as a journalist, an author, and a book lover. Benedict also talks about his reason(s) for starting BBLF, as well as the evolution of this event over the years. Finally, he talks about some of the highlights of the 2019 edition of BBLF and why you should attend the event. You can learn more about this event by visiting https://mykitaab.in/bblf2019-Benedict-Parmanand Creator and host of MyKitaab Podcast, Amar Vyas, will facilitate a session on regional language books of India. You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mykitaab-how-to-publish-and-market-your-books/id1073960469?mt=2&uo=4&ls=1) , Google Podcasts (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ2NjEzNTkucnNz) , Castbox (https://castbox.fm/channel/MyKitaab%3A-How-To-Publish-and-Market-Your-Books-id267631) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0wAfWK7weGc1xLyt0uCFQY) , Stitcher, Hubhopper, Headfone, Storiyoh, TuneIn (http://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/MyKitaab-How-To-Publish-and-Market-Your-Books-p1191755/) , Deezer (https://radiopublic.com/mykitaab-how-to-publish-and-marke-GMPRN1) , and many other fine podcasting apps and sites. 

Amar Vyas-  Amar Vyas: I am a husband, dog lover, writer, and podcaster, and I live in Bengaluru (Bangalore) in India. I am the author of the Amol Dixit Series of Books. The first book in this series, my debut novel titled NRI: Now, Returned to India, was published in 2014. Sequels are in various stages of writing. Since 2017, I have turned into a (re) writer of Children's stories! While editing the text for Fairytales of India Podcast. I realized that I had turned into an author of Children’s books. At the last count, I had revised, edited or rewritten over 30 fairytales spanning over 50 episodes of this podcast. I write on topics related to entrepreneurship, travel, podcasting, open-source, and sustainability. My blogs have been published on Corporate websites, peer-reviewed magazines, LinkedIn and Medium. I am the co-founder of gaatha story podcasts. That is, I am the creator of Baalgatha and Fairytales of India Podcasts and the creator and host of MyKitaab Podcast. PUBLISHED BOOK NRI: Now, Returned to India (2014)   Contact Amar: amar@amarvyas.com Skype: MyKitaab Twitter: @meamarvyas   Listen to another #12minconvo

Himanshu is the CEO of Pratham Books, a nonprofit organization that is in the space of Children's reading and education material. In this interview, Himanshu and I talk about his reasons for joining Pratham Books, publishing content under Creative Commons and the phenomenal growth of Pratham books (12,000 titles in 150 languages) over the past decade. This interview is in English, but the last five minutes are also in Hindi.  At the beginning of this episode, there is a new segment that we would like to introduce in the coming weeks: book reviews. Title Image from Storyweaver, used under Creative Commons License Listen to this very insightful interview from Michal on MyKitaab Podcast. You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Storiyoh, Stitcher and other fine places where you can consume your favourite episodes.

In episode 96 of MyKitaab Podcast, we talk to Michal Stawicki who is an author, coach, entrepreneur who has published over 2 million words over the past 7 years. He has been a past guest on MyKitaab Podcast, and in this episode, we talk about his evolution from an author to an authorpreneur. He and his wife have been able to leave their full time jobs, and they have been supplement their income from writing and related activities.  Listen to this very insightful interview from Michal on MyKitaab Podcast.  MyKitaab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Storiyoh, Stitcher and other fine places where you listen your favourite podcasts.  You can of course listen to the podcast interviews and get the shownotes at https://mykitaab-podcast.com/michal-stawicki

Welcome to episode number 95 of MyKitaab podcast. Our guest is Yogesh Dashrath, who is the Country Manager for Storytel in India. Storytel is an audio book and ebook  publisher from Sweden.  Yogesh tells his own journey as an avid book reader and an audiophile, and Storytel's journey in India. We also discuss the evolution of the market for audiobooks in India. Specifically, the challenges he faced when he approached publishers and authors while trying to build up their audio book collection in India. We also talked about audiobooks in Indian languages, particularly Marathi and Hindi. This is the first ever interview of MyKitaab Podcast which has recorded it not one, not two, but three languages: English, Hindi and Marathi. This is a very, very exciting and high energy conversation which I am sure you would learn a lot from. As a special for MyKitaab listeners: you can try Storytel for FREE for 30 days! visit www.storytel.com/30days MyKitaab is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Storiyoh, Stitcher and other fine places where you listen your favourite podcasts.You can of course listen to the podcast interviews and get the shownotes at https://mykitaab-podcast.com

Welcome to episode number 94 of MyKitaab Podcast. Our guest today is Jason Van Gumster. Jason is from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, he is a creative professional, an author and an advocate of open source programs. His books include the GIMP Bible and Blender for Dummies He is also the creator and the host of the Open Source Creative Podcast.  We had used Skype for recording this call, and occasionally you may hear a drop in the audio quality, particularly after the call had dropped around two thirds of the recording. We had originally recorded this interview in April 2017, and we are publishing it in December 2018. MyKitaab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Storiyoh, Stitcher and other fine places where you listen your favourite podcasts.  You can find the shownotes and links mentioned in this episode at mykitaab-podcast.com/

Get the summary of the most exciting startup stories, two times a week. We will curate the news for you and bring it to you in audio. Startup Nibbles is available on your favourite podcast apps or sites including Stitcher and (soon) Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. This is a new show hosted by Amar Vyas and produced by Gaatha Story, the creators of MyKitaab Podcast; Baalgatha and Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India. If you have any questions or comments, write to us at contact@gaathastory.com or on Twitter @meamarvyas. We bring you four stories in Ep 1: 1. Startup India Yatra van in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Read more at http://bit.ly/startup-india-yatra-van 2. Google Launchpad Accelerator Launched in India. Read more: http://bit.ly/Google-Launchpad-India 3. 90 Percent of Startups in India Fail Within 5 Years. Read More: http://bit.ly/startup-study-india 4. MobiKwik Launches Instant Loan Services. Source: The Digest App. Available at: https://www.boldkiln.com/thedigest/

Get the summary of the most exciting startup stories in audio, two times a week. We will curate the news for you!. Startup Nibbles is available on Anchor, Stitcher and Google and Apple Podcasts. This is a new show hosted by Amar Vyas and produced by Gaatha Story, the creators of MyKitaab Podcast; Baalgatha and Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India. If you have any questions or comments, write to us at contact@gaathastory.com or on Twitter @meamarvyas. We bring you five stories in Ep 2: 1. Ofo, the bike rental startup, shuts its India operations. Source : http://bit.ly/ofo-news-startup-nibbles 2. Investment in TruckEasy by Tata Motors. Source: http://bit.ly/truckeasy-story-startup-nibbles 3. Monitoring Diabetes - Device by IISc Professor. Source: http://bit.ly/monitoring-diabetes-TOI-startup-nibbles 4. Milk Delivery Startups: Source: http://bit.ly/milk-delivery-business-standard-startupnibbles 5. Drones for Combating Malaria. Source: The Digest App.

[https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mykitaab-how-to-publish-and-market-your-books/id1073960469](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mykitaab-how-to-publish-and-market-your-books/id1073960469)We were on an unexpected, extended break for the past year, but now MyKitaab Podcast is back! Starting July 11th, we are re launching in a new format, with exciting interviews every other week, which will alternate with a news and analysis show. We looked at the listener analytics (over 55,000 listens, THANK YOU!) and we noticed that there is a considerbale interest int he news and analysis casts that we used to publish back in 2016. So we thought, with the relaunching of the show, why not add a new flavour to MyKitaab Podcast? Also note that we have a new website [mykitaab-podcast.com](https://mykitaab-podcast.com). Over the coming weeks, we will update the links to the shownotes for the existing episodes as well. If you have any questions or comments, write to us at [contact at gaathastory dot com](mailto:contact@gaathastory.com?Subject=MyKitaab-Podcast). You can listen to MyKitaab Podcast on Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), [Google Podcasts](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.podcasts), [Bookmyshow Jukebox](https://in.bookmyshow.com/jukebox/free-music-download), [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gaatha-podcasts/mykitaab-podcast-with-amar-vyas), and [Otto Radio](https://www.ottoradio.com/podcast/mykitaab-how-to-publish-and-market-your-books).

Ritesh is a former investment banker turned entrepreneur in the book publishing space. He is the Co-Founder of Read Out Loud, a Mumbai based book publishing, marketing and distribution company. Ritesh and I talk about how to price your books in India, trends in publishing, how International authors can market and sell their books in India, how to use WhatsApp for book marketing, the controversy about the Times of India competition for authors;and finally, film options for books. Shownotes and links mentioned in the interview are available on https://mykitaab-podcast.com/ritesh MyKitaab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Storiyoh, Stitcher and other fine places where you listen your favourite podcasts.

Paul Brodie is a Seven time Amazon bestselling author. He believes believes that books should be inexpensive, straightforward, direct, and not have a bunch of fluff. Each of his books were created to solve problems including living a healthy lifestyle, increasing motivation, improving positive thinking, traveling to amazing destinations, and helping authors publish and market their books. What makes Paul’s books different is his ability to explain complex ideas and strategies in a simple, accessible way that you can implement immediately. Paul is lifelong learner and educator and earned an M.A. in Teaching from Louisiana College and B.B.A. in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington. In his spare time he loves to read and write books, travel (especially to Maui and Las Vegas), and is an avid sports fan. The shownotes from this episode are available at https://mykitaab-podcast.com/paulbrodie.  You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Storiyoh, Stitcher and other fine places where you can consume your favourite episodes. You can of course listen to the podcast interviews and get the shownotes at https://mykitaab-podcast.com

In this episode, I interview Tim Lewis, who is an author and the host of the Begin Self Publishing Podcast. We talk about book writing during nanowrimo, book marketing, and social media. You can find the shownotes at www.mykitaab.in/tim About Tim: Tim Lewis is the host of the Begin Self-Publishing Podcast and the author of three science-fiction books and two fantasy books. He shares his struggles with publishing and interviews experts in the world of self-publishing to try and understand better what to do. How did you find this episode? We would love to hear your feedback! You can leave us a review on your favourite podcasting channel or in the comments section on MyKitaab Website. You can also subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and ACast. Visit www.mykitaab.in to learn more.

Rachel Amplhett is an author originally from the UK but now living in Australia. Her most recent book, Scared to Death, was published in December 2016. In this interview, we talk about Rachel's bookwriting journey, importance of cash flow for authors, writing productivity, and the highlight of the discussion was how to use Project Management (scheduling, planning, budgeting) for managing your writing career. Shownotes from this episode are available at www.mykitaab.in/rachel You can follow MyKitaab Podcast on Twitter @gaathastory, on Instagram @gaathastory_podcast, and you can subscribe to our newsletter by visiting www.mykitaab.in .

In this episode ,host and creator of MyKitaab Podcast Amar Vyas reflects on the first year of the show. He talks about the journey so far, the lessons learnt, listener statistics, and what listeners can expect for the rest of 2017.

Michal Stawicki published his first book in 2013, and in a little over three years he has published 15 books. I interviewed him for MyKitaab Podcast to learn how he has been able to achieve this goal. Michal's answer was simple yet powerful: developing a habit and following it consistently. You can get the shownotes by visiting www.mykitaab.in/michal

This episode was originally published in January 2016, and was the first episode of MyKitaab Podcast. I am posting this interview again for a couple of reasons: My wife and I met Vikrant last week in Vadodara, and he gave us a signed copy of his book "Rau", the English translation of the Marathi book by the same name. The Bollywood movie Bajirao Mastani is based on this book. Secondly, Vikrant and I are exploring how to convert this book into an audio series, if not an audiobook. Given these recent developments, I thought it was apt to re-publish this episode. New author interviews will be available from November 10th onwards.

Dmitry Selemir is the Co-Founder of Scriggler, which is defined as “a writing, blogging and debating platform. An informal place to write and read on any subject, in any level of detail. A place to express views and ideas, share stories and poetry.” You can learn more about Dmitry and Scriggler by visiting www.mykitaab.in/dmitry and you can also sign up to the MyKitaab Podcast newsletter on that page.

The cobra and the crows is a panchatantra story of two crows and a cobra. The cobra eats all the eggs of the crows and they are very unhappy about it. The crows feel they are very weak and cannot fight the cobra . The ask their friend the jackal how to get rid of the wicked cobra. Does the jackal suggest a way which will help them? Moral of the story is : The weak can overcome the mighty using cunning and sound advise. You can also listen to this story by visiting http://www.gaatha.co/kauva Baalgatha brings to you children’s bedtime story in audio like Storynory , Sparkle Stories and other children’s bedtime storytelling podcasts. You can subscribe to this podcast by writing to us at contact@mykitaab.in. Or, send us a message”Subscribe Baalgatha” on WhatsApp at +91-9850800464 to receive stories via WhatsApp. Image Courtesy: Wikipedia Music by Bensound. Story Narrated by Sheerali Biju. You can listen to other awesome podcasts by Kamakshi Media, the creators of Baalgatha and MyKitaab Podcast by visiting www.kamakshimedia.in

In this episode, we have interviews of Leonard Fernandes, Co-Founder of Cinnamon Teal Publishing and Publishing Next, as well as author Savi Sharma. Leonard talks about the events that are planned for Publishing Next, some of the speakers and the key sessions. He also tells us why one should attend this event. Author Savi Sharma talks about her debut novel Everyone has a Story, which became a bestseller. She talks about her bookwriting, creating the characters, self publishing and marketing the book. Once her book sold more than 5,000 copies through Amazon, traditional publisher Westland offered her a two book deal. You can visit www.mykitaab.in/savi for the shownotes. You can also subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on #iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher radio at www.smarturl.it/mykitaabcast. Note: MyKitaab Podcast is podcasting partner of Publishing Next 2016. #indiepub #conference #podcast #books #authors #bestseller

Mainak Dhar is a Corporate Executive and a Bestselling Author.In this interview, he talks about writing habits, managing work-life balance, bookwriting as a passion versus a career option, productivity, book marketing, and writing across genres. Mainak also talk about how he writes on flights, and the influence of his family (his grandfather and parents) on his writing. You can listen to this podcast episode by visiting www.mykitaab.in/mainak You can subscribe to the MyKitaab Newsletter by visiting www.mykitaab.in and competing the sign-up form on the right hand side of the page. MyKitaab Podcast on Twitter: @Mykitaabcast on Instagram: @MyKitaabcast #productivity #bestselling #author #writing #habits

Today’s interview is with Mahendra Sharma the Co-Founder of Matrubharti, a publisher of e-Books in Indian languages. Matrubharti offers services to authors for publishing ebooks in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages among others, and have plans to offer similar services in other regional languages of India. This interview was largely recorded in Hindi. You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on Apple Podcasts by visiting www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher Radio You can connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/gaathastory or on Twitter: @ gaathastory and Instagram @gaathastory

In this interview I talk with the host of the MyKitaab Podcast and self-published Indian Author Amar Vyas about self-publishing in India. The post Self-Publishing in India with Amar Vyas appeared first on Begin Self-Publishing.

Ritesh is a former investment banker turned entrepreneur in the book publishing space. He is the Co-Founder of Read Out Loud, a Mumbai based book publishing, marketing and distribution company. Ritesh and I talk about how to price your books in India, trends in publishing, how International authors can market and sell their books in India, how to use WhatsApp for book marketing, the controversy about the Times of India competition for authors;and finally, film options for books. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/ritesh You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on iTunes by visiting www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher Radio at www.mykitaab.in/mykitaabcast. You can connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/mykitaabcast or on Twitter: @ Mykitaabcast and Instagram @mykitaabcast

In this episode, we bring to you the first chapter of the book NRI:Now, Returned to India, written and narrated by Amar Vyas, the host of MyKitaab Podcast. Our aim is to illustrate that it is possible for authors to produce good quality audio narration of their books. Your comments and feedback are appreciated! Now, Returned to India is a Back-to-Rags story of a NRI who left for India and never went back. When Amol Dixit left Chicago for India eighteen months ago, he had not imagined that he would find himself sleeping on the streets of Mumbai one day. He had planned to spend a year with his family in Pune and return to North America. When the year came to an end, he chose to stay back. And that's when things really started going downhill. Very soon, he would be broke, unemployed and married. But Amol knew that his life was soon going to change for the better. Gyaani Baba had told him so. You can subscribe to the NRI:Now, Returned to India podcast by visiting www.smarturl.it/nricast

Garrett is an author, filmmaker and podcaster. He has authored 12 books till date, including the Nightblade and The Academy Journal Series. His latest book The Firemage's Vengeance: A Book of Underrealm (The Academy Journals 3) released this week (July 2016). Garrett and I talk about his career journey from audio production to filmmaking to now bookwriting. We talk about his writing habits, experience in publishing a book in India through Pothi.com, benefits of writing a fantasy series, his plans to launch a fiction podcast, and his upcoming books. The shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/garrett You can subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on iTunes by visiting www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher Radio at www.mykitaab.in/mykitaabcast. You can connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/mykitaabcast or on Twitter: @ Mykitaabcast and Instagram @mykitaabcast #selfpublishing #publishing #podcast #youtube #audiobooks #fantasy #series

Ganesh V is the Author of the book The Underage CEOs, which traces the stories of 11 entrepreneurs from small towns and Tier II cities of India. Ganesh is an engineer who worked in the area of marketing communication, and now is a writer with interest in travel, music, culture, lifestyle, health, communities, parenting and entrepreneurship.In this interview, we talk about Ganesh's writing, his journey as an author, the process he followed to write the manuscript, experiences with publishing and finally, the feedback from readers and his upcoming book. This is the first interview of MyKitaab Podcast to be recorded in video as well as audio, the link to the Youtube Video is https://youtu.be/fMyUHW_iuog You can listen to this podcast interview and read the shownotes at www.mykitaab.in/ganeshv

Biography- Amar Vyas I am a husband, Co-Founder of Kamakshi Media, host of MyKitaab Podcast, the creator of Baalgatha- Podcast of Classic Childrens’ stories, and author of the Amol Dixit series of books. I have lived in fifteen cities over the past twenty years, including the two years spent at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign as a graduate student. In 2010, I spent an year at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for my MBA. These days I live in Bengaluru (Bangalore) in India.In my spare time, I like exploring offbeat places, learning Gujarati from my wife,and spending time with my dog, Buddy. You can find more about me at www.amarvyas.in or about MyKitaab, THE Podcast on Book Publishing in India at www.mykitaab.in My Book NRI:Now, Returned to India is at www.smarturl.it/nrithebook I am on Twitter @amarauthor @Mykitaabcast and on Instagram @Mykitaabcast

In this episode, we talk about Milkha Singh's initiative to launch 700 libraries for underprivileged children in India; IPO for S. Chand Publishing; Hand crafted Books in India; Press release on Jesse Karjalainen's interview on #MyKitaabcast; and Comic books festival in India. Shownotes and links are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast 12. You can also subscribe to MyKitaab Podcast on #iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab or on Stitcher Radio at www.smarturl.it/mykitaabcast. Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/mykitaabcast or on Twitter at @mykitaabcast #comics #books #publishing #libraries #podcast

In this episode of Newscast we talk about two updates for MyKitaab Podcast; and Four news stories. MyKitaab Podcast will be the podcasting partner of Publishing Next Conference, to be held in Mid-September. Host Amar Vyas has partnered with Saanjay Sethi of Matrix Publishing Group to offer Custom Publishing solutions to Corporates and Organizations alike in Southern India. News Stories: New trend of publishing English language books by Pakistani Authors; Price Waterhouse Coopers Report on Media and Entertainment Industry in India; Augmented Reality Coloring Books; and Finally; a Book about two Engineers who built irrigation systems in India. You can find the shownotes for this episode at www.mykitaab.in/newscast10

We celebrate Episode Number 50 of the MyKitaab Podcast with a big Thank You to all the listeners and the supporters. This episode is different in many ways. This is a solo cast, and I talk about some updates, learnings from past interviews and finally what would the next phase of MyKitaab Podcast look (and sound) like. I have also added excerpts from two audio files- a sort of "How It All began". Shownotes will be available at www.mykitaab.in/50 #podcast #books #publishing #India #

In this podcast episode, Amar talks about three news stories- release of Juggernaut book app, bestseller by author Savi Sharma, and Amazon Crossing's expansion of its books translations program. Announcements; May 3rd we will release Episode #50 of MyKitaab Podcast. watch out for some major announcements during that episode. Baalgaatha, a podcast on Childrens stories, is being released as a limited edition Beta on May 1st. Shownotes will be available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast2 #books #Publishing #India #Juggernaut #amazon #selfpublishing #print #reviews #translations

Starting this week, we will introduce a new feature in the MyKitaab Podcast. Every Wednesday, I will cover three news stories that are related to book publishing in India, and will also try and provide some analysis and background information related to that story. For now, I am calling this MyKitaab News and Analysis Cast. The top three stories for this week’s episode are: I. Online registration for ISBN II. Failed Experiment: Translating Indian Books into Multiple Foreign Languages III. Trends in Print Book Sales in India Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/newscast1

In this episode of the MyKitaab Podcast, Saanjay Sethi, Founder of Matrix Publishing Group, talks about his career in publishing and media, the story behind Matrix Publishing Group, and his thoughts on evolution of publishing industry in India and the role of technology. He also talks about custom publishing, what it means in the Indian context and reception to the idea by the traditional publishers. Saanjay is a veteran in the book publishing industry in India with over three decades of experience with organizations such as Wolters Kluwer CCH India, Macmillan India Limited, and Sony Entertainment Television. This is Part I of the two part interview with Saanjay. Shownotes are available at www.mykitaab.in/saanjay #books #publishing #India #selfpublishing #custom publishing

Joanna Penn is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Professional Speaker, Coach & Entrepreneur. She was voted as one of The Guardian UK Top 100 creative professionals 2013. She is currently based out of London, England but spent 13 years as a business IT consultant in large corporates across the globe majorly in Australia and New Zealand for 11 years before becoming a full-time author-entrepreneur in September 2011.Her books include the ARKANE conspiracy thriller series, the London Psychic crime thrillers an d Risen Gods, a dark fantasy thriller. Joanna's site www.TheCreativePenn.com helps people achieve their dream of becoming an author, and she is the host of The Creative Penn Podcast.    Joanna's latest book Destroyer of Worlds, will be released on March 31, 2016. She has invited listeners particularly from India to read her book.Shownotes and ways to reach out to her are available at www.mykitaab.in/joanna In this podcast episode, Joanna and I discuss her journey as an author. We also talk about audiobooks, translations, publishing across platforms and international markets. In other words, we cover a variety of topics which are near and dear to MyKitaab Podcast. Joanna also offers her advice to authors who are looking to get their book published.

PC Balasubramanian (Bala) is an entrepreneur and a bestselling author. His first two books  have a very interesting theme: Tamil movie icon Rajinikanth. Rajinis Punchatanra and Grand Brand Rajini are essentially management books. He followed up his nonfiction books with a fiction novel - Ready, Steady, Exit. Bala and I discuss his journey as an author, his passion for writing, how he manages time between running his company and authoring and marketing his books. We also talk about how bookwriting has led to him getting invited to speak at corporate events. We of course talk about Rajinikanth, and for the first time on MyKitaab Podcast, we end the discussion with a punchline from a Bollywood Tamil movie. In his professional avatar, Bala is a Chartered Accountant and the Executive Director & President of Matrix Group. He also contributes articles now and then to newspapers and magazines especially on subject relating to Retailing and FMCG industries.   Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!    Shownotes from this episode are available at mykitaab.in/bala

Kiruba Shankar is a Social Media consultant, Professor, Organic Farmer and Author. He has varied interests including photography (over 7,000 photos on Flickr and counting!) and podcasting: he is the host of Kiruba.tv , where he interviews exceptional leaders. Kiruba has written five books, including Wikipedia for Beginners, Crowdsourcing and Copyright and Copyleft. His latest book is titled First Book, which is a compilation of the best advice on writing from authors who have together sold millions of book. Kiruba and I also discuss his journey from his engineering college days, to the dot com bust, working with Sify and Sulekha, his 20 year career in social media, organic farming, and Creative Commons. Special Mention: Kiruba has offered his latest Book titled First Book, as a free download to listeners of MyKitaab Podcast in exchange for an honest review. Interested listeners can visit mykitaab.in/kiruba to download this book.   Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes at www.smarturl.it/mykitaab; Stitcher Radio at http://smarturl.it/mykitaabcast or on Google Play at goo.gl/kAadZ7 and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!

Amar Vyas, the Co-Founder of Kamakshi Media and the host of the Mykitaab Podcast, introduces us to the podcast on Book Publishing. This podcast aims to inform authors how to publish their books. In this introduction episode of MyKitaab, Amar tells us through his reasons for starting the podcast, the format of the show, and what listeners can expect from this show. The links and resources mentioned in this episode are available on the "home" for this podcast at http://www.mykitaab-podcast.com  Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn or Stitcher and if you like this podcast, please leave a review!