The more gratifying aspect related to the February book fair is that it is spreading across the country. I’m eagerly waiting to see a time when our book fair would be held in all the districts of the country. However, the most annoying aspect that disturbs me is the fact that the publishers of so many books don’t pay any royalty to their authors. According to a Bangla Tribune report last year, 70% of the authors actually pay the publishers to publish their books. It looks like the incomes of the publishers are increasing every year; why would they then not pay their authors?

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 25, 2019 17:48 UTC