In the era of constant iterations

The Bar Council of India states an approximate no. of 12 lakh lawyers and 4-5 lakh law students besides 60,000- 70,000 law students graduating in India every year. Our country is huge and having said that the figure above seems just modest. These Students and new lawyers end up spending lot of money on books and reference material through their course and research works, leaving most with financial stress and the rest to struggle with making space for books in their office. Moreover, with time the cost of physical books is increasing and so is the need for e books. Earlier which was just a fancy, has become a necessity now for most. The culture of e books has been around for a while now and now readers are opting for more efficient avenues.

We at Glossaread conceptualized the idea of making legal studies more convenient and affordable. After speaking with several in the field we understood that the price as well as the size of the books are a challenge to them and boiling down that problem can be a game changer. So we shared the idea with the Publications and the response has been warm and welcoming. We already have some of the major Publications on board like Manupatra and Lexis&Nexis. A good repository of books split into chapters is now what any legal student or advocate from anywhere in the country can access in a single click. All one has to do is register himself over at Glossaread and purchase any chapter they want in specific without having to buy the whole book.

• Chapter’s cost is much less than the cost of photocopying it.
• The reader gets a copyright protected material to read.
• One can read from any corner of the country on a cellphone, tab or a laptop.
• Moreover, the student also receives equivalent reward points of the purchase i,e if you buy chapters worth INR 100, you get 100 reward points at check-out which can be redeemed during further purchases.

Glossaread has effectively taken care of the stress of buying expensive books and now anyone can mindfully read anything in specific to his/her needs.

“The Bar Council of India is also well aware that practicing lawyers require similar access and training to constantly improve themselves and build a strong practice. A system of continuing legal education through various methodologies including seminars and workshops needs to be put in place for the same and various stakeholders such as State Bar Councils, High courts etc. will have to be involved in this.” -The Chairman of BCI.

In this era of constant iterations, being updated with the latest manoeuvre is the key. As long as the method of Education is practically efficient, readers shall consume the content. After all, now readers and students are smart enough to REJECT what they DO NOT NEED, and GRAB what they DO.

 

Abhijit Mishra,

Glossaread Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Lawgicaly speaking!

Lets begin 2018 Lawgically!

No more browsing through fragmented copies of acts and reports. The legal section of Glossaread has just the amendment you need or just the report or chapter you want. All in detail and available in just a click. Simple, illustrative and cheaper than a photocopy. We have made law convenient for you and the Indian Judiciary. Just put on your black coat and slay!

Glossaread, a bridge.

Digging deeper every week, we at Glossaread noticed that there has been a huge gap between the ones who provide the content and the ones who receive it. A floor between the kitchen where the content is cooked and the place where it is consumed lacked. And that is where we incorporate Glossaread.

On one side there is the ecosystem of authors and Publishers, on the other are the students and readers. Publishing houses pay royalty to the authors, huge cost is involved in printing volumes of books and marketing, the age old virus of piracy constantly feeds on the system that results in a massive loss of revenue too. Also colleges and universities only buy sample books to feed in their library, insufficient for usage. Several such reasons are the challenges the publishing industry faces. Where as the Students having spent a lot of money in college and tuition fees continue to spend more through their course. Libraries do not have enough books ever, books are exorbitantly expensive, they resort to photocopies, borrow books and notes from peers, make notes in the library and refer to e books, compelled to sift through volumes of content in need for a chapter or two.

Books got more expensive and largely students moved to not buying books instead, Pressure built on both the ends. Noticing this, our team has developed a method to marry them both. Students would log in with their exclusive personal ID on Glossaread intranet and have all their study material ready in a platform which includes ppts, pdfs, library notes, notes from the seniors, question banks and other multiple fragmented sources. Each student would not just have the ease of browsing through all the content which otherwise remained fragmented, he would also get access to all the world class books and reference materials which neither the college or publishing house could provide. A student would have all the content possible out there in all ease. The Publishing houses which earlier could not make their way into colleges can introduce themselves to students through quality products. There will be a pool of content from all over for the students, a seamless interactive house between the students, universities and the publishing industries.

Both the ecosystem save tons of money, the hassle of learning gets simplified. We all are looking at a time when quality Education wont just be limited to few pockets of the country.

Wishing You a very Happy New Year, stay blessed.

Regards, Abhijit Mishra.

Farming a young mind.

Fortune! That’s right, Education costs a fortune these days. Infact the investment in so high that its often one of the reasons parents rethink their decision to have their next baby. Each of us are entitled to education but due to the disproportionate financial ability of society a large percentage miss out on that. Starting from entrance/interviews, admission, to the year round expenses of a student accounts up to a value that only a king can afford. Exact no.s are hard to tell but recent survey tells that students budget about $1,200 a year for textbooks and supplies alone. The figures further are outrageous. Most of us during the course of our Education don’t notice the hole we dig into our family’s finances because we are taught that Education is very important and any and every sacrifice is worth it. For Twenty long years Parents sacrifice extra hours and health at work for few hundred bucks yet most end up loaning money for their child’s higher education. Subsequently, once the student is done with education and starts to earn, he begins to pay to the bank for almost a decade. Just almost when the bank releases the former student, a kid of his/her own steps into the world and then a new cycle of twenty long years of extra wage at work begins. The cycle goes on and on until one or more in the family is broken under pressure. How sad has it gotten!

We all feel it some or the other time in our lives and choose to look past it feeling helpless. Such a hopeless premise for our upcoming generations is unfair to begin with. We should be handing over a smarter ecosystem for them to grow further and that calls for taking effective and sustainable steps TODAY! Measures to employ smart educational hacks like community libraries for students to access a pool of books thus effectively curbing the cost in study material as well as helping them learn being human and social from the start, using online tutorials, books and chapters available at a dirt cheap cost. Also investing time, money and energy in right mentoring the student can go a long way.

By Abhijit Mishra.

Survey to service.

Mind is the source of all the creation happening within this entity called body and more often than not with-out as well, you will have to focus hard to understand the later though. A healthy mind shapes the body, the society and the nation in totality and its imperative to give maximum effort in cultivating a healthy mind in our youth. Efforts often run parallel to challenges and There are several that a student and the learning ecosystem struggles with, in India.

Our effort was to understand the needs of students and serve accordingly but we had not paid enough attention until later this year. Understanding the struggles of students was essential so we put forth a team to survey students of various streams across India and help Glossaread serve better.

Challenges in the world of students:

#Family and society’s pressure

#Lack of career guidance

#Expensive Books, study material and electronic equipment

#Exam Pressure on Students

#Stress, depression and suicide

Above are the major problems faced by almost every 2 out 3 students, while fear of placements, less money and finance in college, relationship stress are some more to name. Unless we identify the struggles and address them they would continue to suck  student’s energy.

The Questions as asked in the survey:

#What is your studying behavior/ pattern in classroom?

#What Tools do you use to study outside of the classroom?

#How do your professors teach you in terms of introducing/ explaining the topic ?

#What references do your profs provide? ( ppts/ pdfs?). Giving the names of books and authors that you can refer to?

#Hows your time spent between referring to materials online and offline ?

#What are the main points in accessing your study material?

#Whats typically been your spend on getting access to study material?

The survey was important to Glossaread because it helped us focus more on the problems of the students. Glossaread now has begun to break the answers down and improve the product-service delivery more efficient.

Santa is early this year with gifts for the smart students.

Are you a student of Engineering, Law or Medicine and finding books expensive to buy?
Referring to old photocopies, hand me downs and photocopying books end to end?
Well, Here is Glossaread bringing to you a more easy and affordable solution.
Just click on glossaread.com, find the book of your choice and pick the chapters you want at a price less than a cup of chai.

Biggest Problem for a Management student!

Ashmita, a Business Management professional shares that it was cumbersome for her to study through photocopies, multiple reference books, case studies and notes. It was unhandy for her to go through numerous fragmented and disorganized hard copies.
We look forward to listen to your similar experiences.

Riya and her academic challenges.

Riya, a final year Management student from GD Goenka University shares the struggles she faces. As a marketing student she refers to many modules, chapters and books and it gets very expensive to buy big fat books all year round to for only select chapters and modules. She identified these as the problems. What are the challenges you face?

 

Challenges in Higher Education.

Education in this nation has evolved a lot in the past decade and the growth continues to rise. But, are we forgetting something?

Life until high school is fun and thrilling, and Suddenly an University admission seem to change everything. While factors like new environment and people to study with is struggle some, the pressure of performing well in academics counts the highest. Crazy money invested in one’s education slowly builds an inherent insecurity within the  student. And to understand this problem and other challenges faced by a student closely we surveyed a group of them,

Digging deeper we noticed the reasons of these consequences,

While this is just a starter, we shall be sharing more surveys and responses from students to discuss about the challenges more openly.

We can be tomorrow’s answer, provided we have the right Question today.

-Abhijit Mishra.

Digi Books are the easy books.

The E book industry shows a healthy projection with a forecast to account for a quarter of global book sales by 2018. Although there is a significant percentage of us attached with the print media, this generation is smart to choose the opposite. Gone are the days of attachment with the enticing touch and smell of books. Students have moved to a compact space of learning without shelling thousands in education. The  Digital ecosystem gives readers the ease and comfort it has always deserved.

Like any man made creation is not perfect, E book industry struggles with piracy. It kills the years of authors and publishers effort. It’s like investing years behind cultivating a farm for your cattle but the cattle from other farms graze their way out.

How can readers avail copyright protected content under this scenario?

We need awareness for this and companies to provide education at an affordable price. Education available to everyone irrespective of their location and background would empower the generation to move ahead faster and smarter.

Glossaread.com is one company to majorly shift the perspective of education. Books are split to chapters and the cost of buying a chapter is much less than the cost of photocopying. A student can read a chapter at a cost less than a cup of tea and have it with him/her always.

Abhijit Mishra, Content and Social Manager at Glossaread Technologies Pvt. Ltd.