The Factors affecting the popularity of Malayalam eBooks
1 Malayalam language is a complex script and its preparation is more difficult.
Flowing text format like ePub or mobi are suitable to all device giving more
digital experience to their consumers. But people lack such eReader devices due
to high price. Different O.S, browsers, software, Apps…Malayalam display have
no uniformity. Any reading problem is a threat to screen reading, especially
Malayalam.
2. Giant publishers like
Amazon, Apple, Sony, Smashwords, kobo are not supporting Malayalam digital
books now (2014). They have trusted, safe and secure mode of payment system.
People are not willing to share email, bank details to new publishers.
3. Piracy is a main demerit
associated with digital books. Main publishers have strict digital right
management system to avoid piracy that may ends in technical errors to reading
devices. However, this activity continues and giving loss to publishers and
writers.
4. Vanity comes here also.
In some home, book shelf is only a demonstration to pretend that they are
highly educated!
5. A print book- You can
touch, feel and smell it. Majority of Senior citizens are always with this
traditional way of reading. In other words, leading writers of Kerala are coming
from such background.
6. Malayalam eBooks have no
promotional advertisements, awards. No minimum guarantee of royalty. While
searching the same, some spiritual books or old generation books can be seen.
As in all book history, book content is king. Low quality in editing, proofing
and font of digital titles may cause reduced popularity.
7. Plagiarism is another demerit of Malayalam
eBooks, conversion to print book may happen there.
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