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6. The Business of Independent Bookstores With Radhika Timbadia, Founder of Champaca
Aishwarya talks to Radhika Timbadia (Founder of Champaca Bookstore in Bangalore) about how bookstores foster reading and the challenges of running an independent bookstore during the pandemic.
Champaca is one of the most successful indie bookstores in India today, with a thoughtfully curated collection, a newly established online store and a book subscription box. Radhika has created this literary haven for all writers, readers and booklovers! She talks about the planning and effort that went into starting Champaca with no literature background and no contacts in the industry.
Aishwarya and Radhika bond over their love for libraries and new-found fear of stories with ambiguous endings. Radhika explains how Champaca suffered setbacks during the pandemic but has adapted to the situation. They discuss how the publishing industry needs to rally together in order to survive and grow. How does she decide which books to sell? Why are translations becoming important now? What’s a book subscription box and how can you get one? Tune in to find out!
Book Mentions:
- Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
- Oryx And Crake by Margaret Atwood
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- Frankenstein In Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
Radhika Timbadia is the proprietrix of Champaca. She spends much of her time figuring out how to run an independent bookstore, while also reading and spending time with her dog, cat and plants. Find Champaca’s curated collection on their website: https://champaca.in/
‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/
Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon
Follow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn .
Find our fiction writing and other online classes here: https://boundindia.com/events/online-classes/
Check out our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/
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By Bound PodcastsAishwarya talks to Radhika Timbadia (Founder of Champaca Bookstore in Bangalore) about how bookstores foster reading and the challenges of running an independent bookstore during the pandemic.
Champaca is one of the most successful indie bookstores in India today, with a thoughtfully curated collection, a newly established online store and a book subscription box. Radhika has created this literary haven for all writers, readers and booklovers! She talks about the planning and effort that went into starting Champaca with no literature background and no contacts in the industry.
Aishwarya and Radhika bond over their love for libraries and new-found fear of stories with ambiguous endings. Radhika explains how Champaca suffered setbacks during the pandemic but has adapted to the situation. They discuss how the publishing industry needs to rally together in order to survive and grow. How does she decide which books to sell? Why are translations becoming important now? What’s a book subscription box and how can you get one? Tune in to find out!
Book Mentions:
- Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
- Oryx And Crake by Margaret Atwood
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- Frankenstein In Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
Radhika Timbadia is the proprietrix of Champaca. She spends much of her time figuring out how to run an independent bookstore, while also reading and spending time with her dog, cat and plants. Find Champaca’s curated collection on their website: https://champaca.in/
‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/
Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon
Follow us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn .
Find our fiction writing and other online classes here: https://boundindia.com/events/online-classes/
Check out our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/