Aishwarya speaks with Leonard Fernandes, the founder of CinnamonTeal Publishing, the Publishing Next conference and The Dogears Bookshop. Over the years, Leonard has made a name for himself as he is constantly identifying and filling gaps in the publishing industry.

Why did he and his wife, Queenie, start their own publishing house, CinnamonTeal Design and Publishing? What is his take on the rivalry between Amazon and independent bookstores? And what does he see as the most important trends shaping the future of publishing?

Leonard Fernandes is an engineering graduate. After returning to India from the USA, he and his wife saw an opportunity to work in India’s publishing industry. Since then they have founded CinnamonTeal Publishing to ensure high-quality self-published books, started Publishing Next, a conference that gives publishing professionals a chance to meet and discuss key topics, and opened The Dogears Bookshop. Find Leonard on LinkedIn.

Produced by Aishwarya Jawalgekar
Edited by Kshitij Jadhav