Now an association to empower independent bookstores

We have read and written about the adverse effects of Covid-19 in the publishing business. Now, it appears that the pandemic has resulted into something important for the publishing supply chain. Recently, owners of six independent bookstores across India came together from the Independent Bookshops Association of India (IBAI), with the aim to bring independent bookstores across India together, forging partnerships within and outside the publishing industry, and advocating for rights.