Kids' Publishers Take Baby Steps in Digital World

CHENNAI: Realising that there is little point in resisting digital books, publishers and writers are embracing the digital world and working to promote their books online. Artistes related to children's literature debated the idea of being hooked to books at 'The Reading Child' conference on Saturday. Editor of Karadi Tales Manasi Subramaniam said that holding a book comes with a unique social experience. "When I see somebody reading a book I want to walk up to them and talk about it. That social aspect gets destroyed in a digital medium," she said. "However, there's no