Parveen Khurana, Director of American Corner in State Library says, “Readership for non-fiction has increased considerably. Children going for management coaching prefer books on personality development, spoken English and interviews. They read books that would enhance their vocabulary.”
However, Fiction never loses its magic. According to Pankaj Kumar, owner of Variety, the next Sidney Sheldon novel is expected to sell like hot cakes.
While Ajay Arora, manager of Capital Book Depot feels that Chetan Bhagat has made college fiction quite popular among Indian youth.