Story Time Slashes Book Prices On eBay
Announcement posted by Teknowledge software 12 May 2016
Story Time - one of the leading self-publication houses in India, recently announced a grand summer sale offer on its entire lineup of kids’ storybooks. The exciting discounts will be available on both single books as well as combo packs. Parents who regularly buy books online for their children have all the more reasons to be happy!
The special Story Time Summer Sale has been announced exclusively on the books that the company sells on eBay. Speaking about the offer at a media event, the head of the company revealed that there has been a spike in the sales of Story Time books since the start of 2016. Positive reviews have been coming in from the little readers as well as parents across the country. As she correctly pointed out, this was just the right time to consolidate on the brand name of Story Time Publications.
According to a well-placed source from within the Kolkata-based publisher of books for kids, the summer sale will be a limited period affair - and the focus is on ensuring that people from all parts of the country and from any economic background can read the Story Time titles. For this, the publication house has slashed the prices of its single books selling on eBay from Rs. 129 (paperback) and Rs. 149 (hardcover), to a uniform rate of Rs. 99. The two-book combos have been priced at Rs. 169. A couple of brand new book combos have also been put up for sale, which offer 4 books at the price of 3 (the overall price for these packs is Rs. 249). The entire 8-book pack from Story Time is now available for Rs. 599 - down from its original price of Rs. 719.
During a brief interactive session with the press, the chief of Story Time Publications talked about the huge demand for good storybooks for kids in India - and how her company is trying to bridge the gap. She expressed her belief that a regular reading habit is of immense benefit for young children, and also mulled over the pricey nature of many popular storybooks. With the Summer Sale in place, she sounded confident that more and more parents will buy the Story Time books from eBay. Concerns over the price factor will be taken out of the equation.
A presentation was also made at the media meet, highlighting the sales of Story Time storybooks at various online bookstores for kids. The order count on Flipkart was particularly buoyant, with the company already having notched up a record number of sales in the month of April. Orders from eBay and Amazon have also climbed since the turn of the year. The only downers were Paytm and Shopclues - where the children’s books have not made much headway.
While all the titles from Story Time have been selling well in the last few months, ‘The Jungle Book’ has easily been the runaway bestseller this year. Company representatives revealed that the company has been receiving multiple orders for this title everyday - and have already run out of stock twice. The head of the marketing department of Story Time admitted that the recent release of Disney’s blockbuster movie - ‘The Jungle Book’ - has helped quite a bit in pushing up the interest levels of kids in that particular book.
Story Time has, over the last couple of years, made a mark as a high-quality kids’ storybook publisher and seller - and the company has plans to expand its line of titles soon. Once the Summer Sale is over, the self-publishing company will release three new storybooks. There will also be more portals where the Story Time books will be sold online.
The Summer Sale offer on eBay marks the third phase of seasonal discounts on Story Time books this year. The company has already slashed prices on its listings on Flipkart and Amazon. In addition, the book publishing company in Kolkata has entered into talks with several pan-India book distributors. Special bulk discounts are on offer for them.
The early sales trends on eBay since the launch of the Story Time Summer Sale have been extremely positive. The sales executive happily reported that orders have been pouring in (once again, the maximum demand is still for ‘The Jungle Book’). The offer is open till stocks last, and (s)he jokingly stated that, at the current rate, the stocks might not last for long!
Find out more about Story Time publications, by visiting http://www.storytimeforkids.info. For corporate and sales enquiries, call 91-33-40649087 and/or send emails to support@storytimeforkids.info. This summer, Story Time has taken rapid strides towards becoming the top kid's book seller in India - and the new Summer Sale offer on eBay is sure to help in that drive.