Joseph Michael is a man on a mission. Since opening shop last September as a small-time publisher in Sharjah, he has helped launch the careers of more than 20 new authors already. But that\u2019s not all, he says, after what turned out to be a \u2018momentous first commercial outing\u2019 for him at the Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival (SCRF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am not stopping here obviously, and I am just about warming up,\u201d says the 52-year-old who is now looking forward to signing up more authors of all ages after exhibiting throughout the 12-day annual festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man from Kerala, India, says he is now \u201cmore committed than ever before\u201d to help realise the dreams of every aspiring writer in UAE through his publishing startup Books Frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you are a young school student planning to get your first written book published or a late flourisher who\u2019s just discovered a flair for writing and want your writing to be read by the masses. We have got you covered,\u201d the former management executive said, adding that his clientele ranged from \u201ca seven-year-old to a 50-year-old\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAge, language and nationality are no barriers for us because we love to bring out books in any form, colour, shape and size – no matter what,\u201d Michael opined, noting that Books Frame has published in English, Hindi, Urdu and Arabic for authors from the region including here in the UAE, India, Pakistan, Syria and Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom securing National Media Council (NMC) approvals to getting listed on top e-commerce sites to providing the necessary social media support, we do it all at a very nominal price in an absolutely hassle-free manner, just so that a first-time author can completely focus on their work,\u201d explained Michael who has helped first-timers publish and distribute hundreds of copies of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of those works are single colour printed books but some, he said, are multi-coloured and have illustrations. \u201cWe absorb the bulk of the cost and even provide an illustrator if needed because we want to support the new writers\u2019 community and encourage them to pick up the pen even more,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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