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Indonesia may not be on your map of the publishing world, but it's certainly a market to watch. The Republic of Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy (after the USA and India), with about population over 240 million and spread over an archipelago of some 17,500 islands. Moreover, it is  currently the world's 20th-largest economy and growing fast. Predictions by Goldman Sachs suggest Indonesia will be the world's 11th largest economy by 2050, behind only China, Japan and India in Asia. Indonesia must be has a huge and extremely fragmented book market.

In general, many of the participants stressed the importance of children’s book publishing: as 25% of Indonesia’s population are school-aged children. Category children’s books are a significant and growing market also fiction & literature, religion, textbooks and Religious (Islamic) books account for at least 30% of the market. Print books will remain significant in Indonesia, particularly in early education.


This sentiment was echoed by IKAPI (The Indonesian Publishers Association), which said that as eager as publishers are to expand into digital publishing, it is important to start small and develop expertise to offer the best possible products.

1,317 publishers registered with IKAPI.Of these, about 1,200 are considered active publishers. However, the National Library Deposit Statistic mentions 3,227 publishers. Most publishers are private, but there are also a few state -owned groups.Most publishers are trade publishers. There are at least 100 specialised publishers.


Kestity Pringgoharjono, Executive Director of the Lontar Foundation says;

Today there are more than 1,000 book publishers in Indonesia—largely concentrated on Java—and around 50% of the books published are translated from other languages.

Turnover of book publishing in Indonesia grew by six per cent each year from 2007 to 2012. The sector’s growth has beenstimulated by Indonesia’s broader economic growth, the rapidly expanding middle class, and the increasing importance of education. There is significant correlation
between the nominal GDP growth and the household expenditure on books.

Whatever condition the present Indonesian book publishing is in, it is the result of a collective effort of Indonesian society as a whole. Its success or failure is an indicator of the intellectual and the socio-economic development of the Indonesian people. To develop it, synergistic efforts of all parties concerned are badly needed.

Typically 4,000 to 5,000 copies around 10%-20% sell between 10,000 to 100,000 copies; some titles have achieved exceptional sales,such asAndrea Hirata’Laskar Pelangi (Rainbow Troops) which is estimated to have sold about three milions.

As a personal book shopper I found that many Indonesian people still have big interest in book even smartphone penetration and mobile services growth are booming in Indonesia. Using social media Instagram I could reach lot of people from different island and help them get the book that they want. Currently, I specialized in imported book personal shopper due to limited access to get the translation one. Besides, imported book is limited on greater Java and Bali island.

Taken from significant correlation between the nominal GDP growth and the household expenditure on books, I also found that the rising of US dollar's value also have greater impact in books buying especially in imported book and also book importer. I really hoping that government could stabilize our currency so that we could have more book to be read.

Source :
http://publishingperspectives.com/2013/10/indonesias-sea-of-opportunities/
http://www.buchmesse.de/images/fbm/dokumente-ua-pdfs/2015/book_market_indonesia_52246.pdf
http://www.accu.or.jp/appreb/report/abd/abd3033.html
http://beyondhall8.blogspot.com/2008/08/indonesia-may-not-be-on-your-map-of.html

Are you interest in different subjects such as technology, design, typography, visualisation, relationships, love and, above all, bibliomania ? Can you imagine when they comes together into a swiftly paced story that’s part literature, part thriller?

Yup, this is the book that you have looking for. Thanks God I had experience Sloan’s skill in weaving together. As a woman how grew up in programming enviroment, I really impressed by the references data visualisation, the Ruby programming language or Google’s technological might, it’s relevant to the plot development. You believe Sloan knows what he’s talking about. For other authors, such technological or cultural references might sound contrived. In this novel, they fit.

The story begin when Clay Jannon, a young man in San Francisco adept at the interwebs, who is out of work and takes the night shift working at an odd bookshop and he found several things that were odd:

• The shop’s shelves are huge towering structures reaching up several storeys.
• There are very, very few customers; what customers there are, ask for books with strange code-like titles and are feverishly devoted to one particular series.
• Penumbra, the owner and manager, seems indifferent to selling books.
• Penumbra asks Jannon to record details about all the customers in a dusty old ledger – what book they asked for, the time of day, appearance and the clothes they wore.

After some uneventful shifts, Jannon’s curiosity takes over and he starts exploring the shop, its books and the customer ledgers. It’s like pulling on a loose thread. The more Jannon explores, and his ideas form, more ideas unravel and the bookshop becomes stranger.

I will not spoiler many thing that surprised you!! You have to  give this book a try. Mistery is definitely one of the reasons why I enjoyed the novel so much. I’m interested in technology, design and literature too. When someone melds these topics into a good mystery novel, I’m very happy! and this book definitely a book that you want to read twice or more.

 I am not a big fans of Japanesse Literature. My first experience dealing with Musashi book for school project made me give up to understand or sense the wave written in Japanesse Language. My friends tried to introduce the light version of Japanesse Novel from Harumi Murakami. Still I found it too heavy and dark. I think I am giving up.



Then my loyal customer called me to search this book -a japanesse light lovestory. Yes it is Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami. To me this is one of beautifully written novel and a light one.

As other Japanesse novel, reading this book is like peeling an onion. With each layer, like each chapter, you get deeper.  Each layer is one of the same whole, yet separate.  Some layers are paper thin; insubstantial; difficult to define.  Others are more robust.   Sharp, yet subtle, the tantalising flavour of this strange, dreamlike novel emerges gradually and will surely linger for a very long time.  Universal themes of love, loneliness, and loss are woven together into a text that will be particularly appreciated by those with an affinity for Japanese cuisine and culture.


The storyline focus on Tsukiko in her late 30s and she is living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, 'Sensei', in a bar. He is at least thirty years her senior, retired and, she presumes, a widower. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass - from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms - Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love. Perfectly constructed, funny, and moving, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance.

Expertly translated by Allison Markin Powell, this is a beautifully understated love story, a novel of sadness, longing and gentle humour. The book is a thing of beauty that makes you want to pick it up and start reading.  For me, this was one of those books to truly savour.  I had to discipline myself not to gorge on it all in one sitting!

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This book had been shelved for long time in  Children shelf- a genres that I never interest to visit in my bookstore until my loyal customer ask me to find that book. She said she wanted the collector edition in red cover which is unfortunately unavailable in Indonesia. I wander whether this book so good since my loyal customer has a nice style in picking a book.

She said that Fangirl is definitely a good book! you should read it!. So I bought the book on my birthday just to use my birthday coupon and read that book during the time when I had to stay at home because of the flood disaster on last February. The book is absolutely page-turner!. I enjoy all the character and I have to admit that Rainbow Rowell has bewitched me to be in love with her writing style. Two thumbs for you , Ms. Rowell. I believe everyone should give this book a try.

The story begin  when the coming–of–age story of two twins who grew up in the world of internet fandom enter college life.This however changes when both girls decide to move away from home for uni and decide not to share rooms.

The main protagonist, Cath, is one of the most successful fan–fiction author on the 'Simon Snow' archive (which shares a lot of its elements with the Harry Potter series). Having grown up without a mother, Cath grows up to be a very introverted girl, being overly attached to her twin sister who serves the role of both her best friend and only link to a social life. Now being separated from her only source of comfort, Cath must face the life of a freshman in uni, dealing with anxiety, a rude room mate and her room mate's hyperactive 'boyfriend' who just won't leave her alone.

Fangirl is a must–read for any teenage girl going through any kind of change, as it explores many themes, from the fear of making new friends, to the change of relationships with people, as you move on in life. It explains the importance of not changing yourself but growing. Often times, people think growing up means growing out of childish things, and often times it does mean leaving parts of us behind, however, there is always a way of balancing things that are important to us with things that are important for our future. Life is all about finding this balance, and this book explores the journey perfectly.

Overall, I really liked this book as every teenage girl (and boy) can relate to some of the themes explored on Cath's journey. Fangirl includes a little bit of everything: romance, humour, drama and even fantasy, as little snippets of Cath's fan–fiction are shown. 

The story begin when Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other.He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else’s life.

By far, Paper Towns are one of my favourite books of all time as I like books with a hint of mystery, romance and humour.


Paper Towns is told from the point of view of a teenage boy named Quentin 'Q' Jacobson. Quentin loves Margo Roth Spiegelman, though she has never been one to hang around with him.
The story began when  Margo appears at Q's window, asking him to come along with her on a 'mission' around the neighborhood and he does. But after Margo doesn't show up at school for weeks after, Quentin begins to investigate, observing the clues that Margo has left behind for him.

Paper Towns was a book I could not put down from the moment I started it. John Green has done an amazing job with writing the book in Quentin's point of view. I also love the different relationships shown between the characters, many teenagers could probably relate to this.

I found the ending very fitting for the book. It was sad, but not expected. All of John Green's books have made me think more about even the simplest things - and this isn't an exception.

Embrace yourself, summer is coming! Actually it never exist in Indonesia LOL cause it is a tropical country. We have summer all the time and also rain all the time. Fortunately this year summer is close to the holiday event of Ied Mubarak, one of the biggest holiday event and also the crowded one. I wonder some of you has were already packing some of the best holiday reads of the year as recommended by top authors to spedn you time in train or bus to your hometown? Or perhaps you're taking this as a chance to catch up on your piles of "to be read" books.

By the way let me share and  I also love to hear  from you some summer-books-must read during this summer. Perhaps you recommend me me!

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Here is my list :

1. Paper Town by John Green
2. A Long way Down by Nick Hornby
3. Beautiful Ruins By Jess Walter
4. Eleanor and Park By Rainbow Rowell
5. Garden of Delights by Erica James
6. The Food of Love Cookery School by Nicky Pellegrino
7. The Good Luck of Right Know by Matthew Quick
8. Where You'd Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
9. Vivien's Heavenly Ice Cream Shop by Abby Clements,
10. The Love Detective by Alexander Potter

I love to visit goodreads and I'm so curious about the best book that recommend on the first page. Yup The Fault in Our Stars. At the first sigh, I always love the cover. I know the old proverb: Dont judge the book from its cover. But I can't resist  to pick up the book and read it. Doest it really good as the reader say?

This novel tell us about a story of a sixteen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel, who falls in love with a seventeen-year-old in her support group name August Walters. Hazel’s character (her personality was wonderful) and Augustus Waters’s characterization as a whole (not only did he sound adorable, but he had such a kind, caring, wonderful personality). Beware, reading novel could make you heartbreaking.

The novel has been on the NYTimes bestseller list for a year and a half, so I might be the last person in the world to read it (have you?), I started flipping through and couldn't stop.

The whole story of this book is so light although the premise is weighty, the writing is funny and compelling, and the dialogue is pitch perfect. (So often, dialogue sounds fake or overwritten.) All day I look forward to reading it, and it's a real page turner—I'd highly recommend it for planes, beaches and general summer reading.