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Third Edition of Palpasa Café comes with a new jacket

11th June 2008, Kathmandu

Journalist Narayan Wagle's debut novel Palpasa Café has come out in its 3rd edition. This edition comes with a new jacket and some correction as well and editing.

Author Wagle says,
"I have edited and fine tuned various chapters for the third edition. I am extremely happy that the novel is still stimulating the readers."

Published by nepa~laya, Palpasa Café has been a unique creation which has been appreciated by critics and common readers alike. Winner of several prestigious awards including Madan Puraskar & Aakyan Puraskar of BS 2061, it has sold more than 25,000 copies till date.

"Publication nepa~laya was launched with Palpasa Café about 3 years ago and had achieved a record of selling 5,000 copies in the first month. Since then, it has created and surpassed its own records time and again. It has been a great experience to see it grow in new forms and editions during these years." says Kiran Shrestha of publication nepa~laya. "With 25,000 already printed, our ambition now is to double this figure within a year. Plans to achieve the target are close to implementation" he adds.

"With Palpasa Café – Nepali book industry has witnessed many milestones reveal. With Palpasa Café – readership of Nepali books has grown noticeably, especially among young people."
says Anjan Shrestha of Educational Book Shop, distributors of publication nepa~laya.

Earlier this year English translation of Palpasa Café was released, which too has entered its 2nd print and edition.

A special trail student edition of Palpasa Café tagged with just 100 rupees made a recent history by selling 3000 copies in just a week, during the Book Exhibition organized few weeks back.

Third print of Ghanachakkar in the market-Sells 5000 in 7 months

May 14, 2008, Kathmandu

Sanjeeb Uprety's novel Ghanchakkar's third print is available in the market within a year of its release. Since its release in October 2007, this nepa~laya publication has already sold 5000 copies. The third print comes as a second edition of the book as there have been some editing and fine tunings from the earlier version.

Ishwor Shrestha of Educational Book House admits that there has been a considerable growth in Nepali books market and credits publication like Ghanchakkar for the same.

Sanjeev Uprety, the author of the book and a mentor with the English Faculty of Tribhuwan University says, "I was apprehensive about the response I would get since it is an unconventional and a thought- provoking book. But I am overwhelmed by the response the book has been able to generate. I thank everyone for supporting my work."

Critics have credited the book for being original and for providing a new dimension in Nepali literature.

Palpasa Café student edition sells out in 2 days

Kathmandu - May 13, 2008

The student edition of Palpasa Café has run out of print in just two days at the ongoing Book Fair. The first print run for this trial edition had been 1000 copies and the second print order of additional 2000 copies has already been placed due to immense students' demand.
"We had printed limited 1000 copies of Palpasa Café's student edition as a trial. The response to it has been extremely overwhelming. Since readers have yearned for more, we are trying to meet the demand," verifies Kiran Shrestha of nepa~laya.

As the book ran out of stock at the stalls of Education Book House, special arrangements has been made for registering advance booking of the book. Student edition of Palpasa Café will be available on the stalls of Education Book House from Wednesday, May 14th.

This trial student edition was made available at a subsidized price of Rs.100.

Author Narayan Wagly reacts,
"I am left overwhelmed with the response. I thank all the students for their response"

Palpasa Cafe originally priced at Rs.250 is a début novel by Narayan Wagle and was released in 2005. It was successful to get the Madan Puraskar and Akkhyan Purashkar for BS 2061. It has since sold 20,000 copies and has also come out in English recently under the same title.

"The response to this special trial edition has opened up the possibility of publishing the student edition of Palpasa Café for regular market sales. We are considering this possibility." says Kiran Shrestha of publication nepa~laya.

Anjan Shrestha of Education Book House says,
"Palpasa Café continues to surprise us in terms of popularity and sales."

A People War – Nepali edition comes with 80% slash in price

7th May 2008 – Kathmandu.

The bilingual pictorial book on Nepal's decade long conflict – A People War (Ladaima Janata) is to be released as a Nepali language budget edition that will cost only Rs 500 compared to the Rs 2,500 for the bilingual hardcopy book.

The publishers, nepa~laya says this is part of its effort to make the 179 photographs of the conflict in the book accessible to as many people as possible.
"The book was expensive because we did not want to compromise on the quality, but the economics of book production is making this cheaper edition possible,” says Kiran Shrestha of publication nepa~laya.

nepa~laya had taken selected images from the book on a three-month nationwide photo exhibition tour during which more than 350,000 people in 30 venues across Nepal saw it. "Many people visiting the exhibitions wanted to buy a copy of the book, but said they couldn't afford it. I am glad the book is being released for one fifth the price. This will widen its reach,” says the book’s author, Kunda Dixit.

A People War has printed in two editions since it was released in December 2006. In addition to the copies sold, more than 4,000 books have been distributed for free to public and school libraries in nearly all the districts in Nepal.

"Considering the Nepali book market and the price A People War has done exceptionally well in terms of sales. But the demand of the book among buyers who couldn't afford the hardcopy is wide and I am confident the Nepali edition fulfil that demand," says Anjan Shrestha of Education Book House, the distributors.

The Nepali edition of the book is to be released on 10th May at the Nepal Book Fair in Bhrikuti Mandap. Education Book House will organise a signing ceremony from 2 PM-4 PM with author Kunda Dixit at the book fair.

A People War Ladainma Janata is a pictorial book containing 179 photos from 80 photographers across the country. The sleekly re-designed Nepali edition contains all the photographs as in the original but will cost only Rs 500.

Palpasa Café now in student edition

Kathmandu - May 4, 2008

As a celebration to the 20,000 copies of Palpasa Cafe - nepa~laya is coming out with a limited copies student edition of the book.

It will be released during the 12th Nepal Education and Book Fare 2008 scheduled from May 9 to 17 at Bhrikuti Mandap and will be available in the stalls of the distributor of nepa~laya publications - Educational Book House. This limited edition will come with a subsidized price tag of Rs.100.

Palpasa Cafe originally priced at Rs.250 is a début novel by Narayan Wagle and was released in 2005. It was successful to get the Madan Puraskar and Akkhyan Purashkar for BS 2061. It has since sold 20,000 copies and has also come out in English recently under the same title.

"The subsidy has been possible due to the sales we achieved with the earlier versions. I thank all those who have bought the book, it was them who have helped us make these books come out at these prices," says Kiran Shrestha of publication nepa~laya.

"Palpasa Cafe has been a milestone in Nepali publications and with the timely release of the subsidized student edition it is all set to achieve another milestone" says Anjan Shrestha of Education Book Shop.

"People, especially students complained about the price of the book - I am happy the publishers have decided to respect the student with this edition. I remain overwhelmed with the response to my book and would like to thank all those who have accepted my book." says Narayan Wagle, the humble celebrated author of Palpasa Café. "Being an author has been an inspiring experience for me."

Third phase of A People War - Photo Exhibition Tour

Third phase of A People War - Photo Exhibition Tour has started from Kawasoti, Nawalparasi on January 29, 2008. The exhibition contains a collection of 60 photographs selected from the picture book, A People War.

There was a long queue of people when the exhibition opened at 9 AM. It is expected that about eight to ten thousand people will watch the exhibition in Kawasoti on January 29 and 30. An interaction between the journalists is also scheduled to take place from 11 Am to 2 PM.

Kunda Dixit, who envisioned the bi-lingual picture book, inaugurated the exhibition. "The country has suffered a lot during 10 years of war in terms of loss of human and material cost and it should not happen again. We believe that the exhibition helps to build a constituency for long-term peace in the country."

President of Federation of Nepalese Journalists Nawalparasi, Mr Keshav Parajuli, said that they wanted as much people as possible to witness the impact of the loss.

Nepa-laya, the publisher of this critically acclaimed book is extending the exhibition to 9 more places Mahendranagar, Dadeldhura, Surkhet, Ghorahi of Dang, Syangja, Baglung, Beni of Myagdi, Besisahar and Gorkha of west and far west before ending on February 26, 2008 in Kathmandu.

A People War - Photo Exhibition Tour Schedule

A People War photo exhibition now in the West

Cover Image - A people war.jpg

A collection of 60 photographs selected from the picture book, A People War, is to travel again. This time it will concentrate in the western and far western areas of the nation. Nepa-laya, the publisher of this critically acclaimed book is extending the exhibition to 10 more places during 29th January – 26th February.

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