asian publishers fellowship program seoul 2014 neptune publications (pvt) limited sri lanka
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ASIAN PUBLISHERS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMSEOUL 2014
Neptune Publications (Pvt) Limited SRI LANKA
Dinesh Kulatunga
Chairman – Managing Director Neptune Publications (Pvt) Ltd.Chairman – Managing Director Printel (Pvt) Ltd.Past President – Sri Lanka Association of PrintersSecretary – Sri Lanka Print Media AcademyGeneral Secretary – National Heritage FoundationAsst. Treasurer – Sri Lanka Book Publishers AssociationAdvisory Board member – Sri Lanka Export Development Board
on Printing and Publishing industry Visiting Lecturer – Fine Arts University Colombo
Author –
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Neptune Publications (Pvt) Limited
Publications areas (English and Sinhala languages)
Anthropology -English & Sinhala Archeology -English Religion -English History -English Food -English Travel -English YOGA -English & Sinhala Novel -Sinhala Children’s books -English
Intended plans for publishing work within next two years
Translations
• Fictions• Children’s Fiction• Children’s Nonfiction• Health, Body and Mind• Social Science and Politics• Crafts & Hobbies• Fun & Games
Publishing Trends in Sri Lanka
Sri LankaAn Island in South Asia
Population 21.6m
Area 65,610 Sq km
Coastline 1360km
Languages Sinhala
Tamil
English
2011 Sinhaa English TamilGeneral 85 22 14 121Philosophy 97 2 8 107Religion 448 57 48 553Social Science 610 440 303 1353Language 79 28 13 120Pure Sciences 125 52 11 188Technology 117 53 29 199Fine Arts 113 28 113 254Literature 825 84 90 999Geography and History 140 56 26 222
2639 822 655 4116
** Publishing statistics from National Library Services and Documentation Board
2011 Sinhaa English TamilGeneral 85 22 14 121Philosophy 97 2 8 107Religion 448 57 48 553Social Science 610 440 303 1353Language 79 28 13 120Pure Sciences 125 52 11 188Technology 117 53 29 199Fine Arts 113 28 113 254Literature 825 84 90 999Geography and History 140 56 26 222
2639 822 655 4116
0200400600800
1000120014001600
2011
Sinhaa English Tamil
** Publishing statistics from National Library Services and Documentation Board
2012 Sinhala English TamilGeneral 86 14 20 120Philosophy 85 6 7 98Religion 369 50 24 443Social Science 525 328 201 1054Language 96 39 5 140Pure Sciences 113 43 16 172Technology 119 57 17 193Fine Arts 127 7 5 139Literature 1226 125 126 1477Geography and History 165 39 29 233
2911 708 450 4069
** Publishing statistics from National Library Services and Documentation Board
2012 Sinhala English TamilGeneral 86 14 20 120Philosophy 85 6 7 98Religion 369 50 24 443Social Science 525 328 201 1054Language 96 39 5 140Pure Sciences 113 43 16 172Technology 119 57 17 193Fine Arts 127 7 5 139Literature 1226 125 126 1477Geography and History 165 39 29 233
2911 708 450 4069
0200400600800
1000120014001600
2012
Sinhala English Tamil
** Publishing statistics from National Library Services and Documentation Board
2013 Sinhala English TamilGeneral 114 13 11 138Philosophy 112 3 12 127Religion 383 38 38 459Social Science 726 473 272 1471Language 102 38 94 234Pure Sciences 94 22 15 131Technology 111 37 18 166Fine Arts 116 21 9 146Literature 1228 123 132 1483Geography and History 151 43 22 216
3137 811 623 4571
** Publishing statistics from National Library Services and Documentation Board
2013 Sinhala English TamilGeneral 114 13 11 138Philosophy 112 3 12 127Religion 383 38 38 459Social Science 726 473 272 1471Language 102 38 94 234Pure Sciences 94 22 15 131Technology 111 37 18 166Fine Arts 116 21 9 146Literature 1228 123 132 1483Geography and History 151 43 22 216
3137 811 623 4571
0200400600800
1000120014001600
2013
Sinhala English Tamil
** Publishing statistics from National Library Services and Documentation Board
Export of Trade Quantities
UK USA Australia
Web Sales
E – Books
Export of Publications
Imports of Publications UK Singapore Ireland Netherlands France India
Import subject categories; Educational Fictions and Nonfictions Social Since IT Fashion Life style Dictionaries Medical Engineering
Global Strategies and Vision
of the
Publishing Industry in Asia
Beyond the boundaries of Asia
Exchanging the expertise and experience
Global Strategies and Vision of the Publishing Industry in Asia
More focus on Electronic versionsProduct quality standards at competitive price rangeSpecialization Benchmarking Enhancing the Capabilities of Editors in the region
Global Strategies and Vision of the Publishing Industry in Asia
Asian Book Search Engine
By whom ??Publishers Associations ?By APPA ?By Asian publishers collective as a private venture?
Enhancing the Capabilities of Editors in the region
It is in the best interests of regional
publishers to enhance the capacity
of their editors by constituting
some sort of forum where they
could meet, train and exchange
ideas.
Editors in the region lack language
skills, especially in English, to edit
works that could meet international
requirements. Good editors are few
and come with a price.
Enhancing the Capabilities of Editors in the region
Enhancing the Capabilities of Editors in the region
As such we propose to synergize
our efforts towards upgrading and
enhancing the skills of editors.
Among the topics that could be dealt with
in these fora are upgrading of language
skills to meet a variety of editing
requirements including in the areas of
science, arts, business and literature.
Enhancing the Capabilities of Editors in the region
Another area in which editors need to be
trained is in IT proficiency. Many are the
editors who lack or do not make proper use
of this important tool that could enhance
their abilities. Working online, verifying or
cross-checking information or particular
usages all come within this area.
Enhancing the Capabilities of Editors in the region
THANK YOU!
LET’S MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER