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Publishing books is becoming increasingly expensive and difficult in Pakistan. The reasons include outdated machines, difficulty accessing printing materials, lack of productivity and skills gaps in the labor market, and failure to adapt to digitalization. All of this has pushed the industry to a point where writers are quitting writing as a profession, bookstores are closing down due to falling sales, and the cost of publishing is soaring as publishers are unable to evolve their business model to the changing landscape.

I wanted to publish a novel while I was studying in university but I struggled to find a publisher. Like me, there are millions of authors out there carrying a story in their chests, but are unable to find an economical, reliable and credible publishing platform which can help them solve this issue. Being the third generation in my family to be actively involved in promoting education and literature, I took it up as a challenge to solve this issue.