The Power of Ideas is an Economic Times initiative, in association with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM Ahmedabad and the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST). It is a platform for budding entrepreneurs and start-ups to give shape to their ideas and attract investment from Angel Investors [...]
The success of Groupon – an online business based on the group buying model – in the US, attracting a valuation of $1.3 billion seems to have triggered a frenzy in the Indian Ecommerce space with investors and venture capitalists vying to create India’s first similar success story. Industry experts brush this off as just [...]
The latest (year 2009) report on Ecommerce in India published by the IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India) indicates a healthy growth rate over the previous years. PC users have increased from 72 million in 2008 to 87 million in 2009. This is primarily due to the penetration of PC into the lower Socio [...]
ePublishing Products Available in India
The ePublishing industry’s electronic offering in the Indian market consists of eBooks, eJournals, eNewspapers, Audio books, CD ROMs & DVDs, e-Zines and eCoursewares.
eBooks are digital versions of the printed hardcopy form and delivered and sold in the electronic form. The product is usually cheaper than the print version and facilitates direct [...]