Summary: Independent publishers face a two pronged challenge: the domination of mainstream publishers in the market and the preference of bookstores in having books of mainstream publishers. This challenge has further intensified with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected, most importantly, the reachability of publishers. Hal Robinson engages Urvashi Butalia, Michael Dwyer and Naveen Kishore to throw light on the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on independent publishers and how they are responding to sustain their readership, their authors and their channel of distribution. Urvashi Butalia is Director at Zubaan Publishers. Michael Dwyer is Publisher and Managing Director at Hurst Publishers. Naveen Kishore is Publisher at Seagull Books. Hal Robinson is an Independent Publishing Consultant.
