POD Books

Books–printing and writing–are the core of the work of Alam-e-Nau. We align with our core values and purpose to bring home (to Pakistan) books that activate certain aspects of social life and fulfil certain social needs such as financial literacy in women, trauma healing, parenting, and so on. The needs that we are zeroing in on are contemporary and urgent; and we are creating a business model centered on curated books only.

What’s more, Alam-e-Nau is revolutionizing the bookstore space with hybrid print-on-demand technology-based book publishing, combining high-quality computer-printed books with handbound covers (since true print-on-demand printing is not yet scaled in the country). This produces a premium-quality book printed in a range of sizes, colored (if available) or black & white. The result is a rich experience, combined with the ability to obtain rare or highly niche books.

This opens up a whole world of potentials–you obtain books on rare subjects, catering to one’s very personal interest, or serving a very particular need such as creation of specific types of digital agencies or mental health needs. You also have a highly-curated, sharply-targeted, intelligently-suggested carousal of titles to choose from. Our titles are based on a sharp study of market gaps, and combination of big data and warm data. Here is a list of thematics of interest, which are the themes around which we curate the books. This list keeps changing intelligently and responsively, please check often!

Our survey of market needs is cultural and behavioral. We also advocate for certain thematics. We use founder Ramala Hubb’Allah’s model The Salaam Matrix to determine and serve market needs.

Our work extends to educating our markets about how the books serve them. Our POD (Print-on-demand) model ensures curtailing wastage, and ensures smarter stock-keeping and just-in-time inventory.

1. We publish global titles that align with certain thematics of our work. These thematics are progressive, healing, cultural, informative and supportive of the True Feminine, and secondarily to the Noble Masculine. This is our primary area of interest and business.
2. We aim to publish new titles of select local authors after an editorial process. This service will be added in time, and is envisioned to grow.
3. Sales, promotion, marketing and creative services around the same.
4. Creating a dynamic library network to store and sell and share books.
5. Additionally, we aspire to selectively provide white label print-on-demand services to national authors, to ensure that authors have ability to realize their dreams. This is not our primary service, but is provided to facilitate market needs and utilize excess capacity.

Please bookmark this page, and check back soon to learn about available titles, and our POD services.