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...Penguin Press; 320 pages...
This Tuesday, the Gehrkes decided to welcome Quincy House residents back from J-Term with a YouTube video posted on the House Web site. With the Quincy penguin dancing around on screen and an appearance of Kahlua chocolate mousse pie, the Gehrkes relayed information on House events that took place this week...
...India has a distinguished history of producing great writers, but until recently, not much of a track record of actually buying their books. That lack of enthusiasm was due, in part, to sheer economics; books were largely considered a luxury item that could only be used once. For years, Penguin was the lone foreign publishing presence in India. But as the economic outlook in the country brightened, so has the outlook for aspiring authors and publishers. Sensing a new and growing market, foreign publishers like Harper Collins and Random House have set up shop in the outskirts of New Delhi...
...seems to be working. When well known Indian business scion Nandan Nilekani's first book hit the shelves this year, Penguin sold over 60,000 hardbacks - a total that raised expectations for best-sellers in the country. A decade ago, the company wouldn't have dreamed of printing more than 7,000 copies, says Padmanabhan. When the fourth book in the "Harry Potter" series was released in 2001, Penguin sold 30,000 copies. That was a good haul, but still small in comparison to the U.S., which sold 3.8 million copies, and the U.K., which sold another million...
Speaking of penguins, Kurrasch said she has plans to add a penguin sculpture (in honor of the Quincy House mascot) and some sofas to her outdoor living room before this winter is over. She also said that she encourages others to try their hand at snow-sculpting, so we at Flyby will certainly be on the lookout for more artworks around campus...