Peep Peep Don’t Sleep

Book front cover: Click on the image for a larger view, click here to see both front and back cover opened out

Happy to announce my new book, Peep Peep Don’t Sleep, has just been published. And I am gleefully accepting all orders.

What is this book about? It is a collection of funny and strange road signs and ads one sees while travelling in India. Follow the links below or scroll down the page to read on.

From the Back Cover
Sample Chapters
Bibliographical Information
Price
Ordering the Book
About the Author
Book Reviews & Reader Feedback
Media Kit

From the Back Cover

If you thought Road Signs are only meant to guide and inform, think again.

The ones on Indian highways are in a zone of their own. They shower you with words of wisdom, keep your mind sharp as you unravel their cryptic messages, tickle your imagination, amuse you and entertain you. In public interest, they lend a hand to Alcoholics Anonymous. Since journeys are meant to be a pleasure, they remind you to ‘Smile Please.’

The entertainment for the traveler does not stop at this. There are the limitless public notices, outdoor advertisements and storefront signs with their own idiosyncrasies and eccentricities. Who needs comic strips in this country?

I drove over 10,000 kilometers in India to put together this collection of signs. With a bit of witty commentary thrown in, this book will be a journey unlike any other you may have undertaken. Resulting in you letting out a ‘Peep Peep’ of delight.

Sample Chapters

Click on any of the links below to read PDF of the chapters mentioned. (Note: Most files are between 1-3 MB in size as these are full of pics)

Pages 1-5: Author’s Note and Contents
Pages 6-11: Introduction
Pages 12-23: Watch Those Curves
Pages 24-35: The Right Spirits
Pages 170-187: Getting Hospitable
Pages 188-199: Noticed in Public Interest & The End

Bibliographical Information

Book Name: Peep Peep Don’t Sleep
Author: Ajay Jain
ISBN: 978-81-906007-2-9
Pages: 200
First Published: October 2008 by Kunzum, an imprint of TCP Media Pvt. Ltd.
Specs: Printed in all colour using 170 gsm art paper for inside pages

Price

E-Book: US $7.95 (Files would be sent as 17 separate chapters over email, each varying between 0.5 - 3.5 MB)
Paperback within India: Rs. 350 including shipping
Paperback Rest of the World: US $19.95 / Euro 14.95 / UK ₤11.95 (You may pay in any of these currencies or equivalent) - Shipping Extra

Ordering the Book

You can order the paperback through one of the following online distributors shortly - Click on either to go directly to the book’s ordering page.

Amazon.com: For global orders. Stocks expected to reach Amazon by October 17, 2008.
A1Books.com: For customers in India

Order Direct - Shipping Immediately

How to order:
Send a mail to ajay@ajayjain.com or call +91.99100 44476 (9:00 am - 8:00 pm, India Time, +5:30 GMT) with the number of paperback or e-books you would like along with complete shipping address (for paperback) or email (for e-book). You may send the payment after receiving our response.

How to Pay
Books will be sent out only after payment has been received and cleared by the bank. You may pay by one of the following methods:

In advance by cheque / demand draft payable to ‘TCP Media Private Limited’ to be sent to B-130 (SFS), Sheikh Sarai - I, New Delhi 110 017, India.
Credit Card over PayPal: For credit card payments, indicate your order over email and we will send you an invoice over email through PayPal. Payment will be processed by PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account.
For wire payments, send us a mail for details.

Shipping Costs for Paperback
Within India: FREE (Delivery within 3 working days)

Rest of the world:

Regular Post: FREE (Delivery within 4 weeks normally)
Courier: For first copy: US $10 / Euro 7 / UK ₤5; For each additional copy: US $5 / Euro 3.5 / UK ₤2.5 (Delivery within 5 working days)

Note: Deliveries to remote locations where courier service is not available may take longer than mentioned.

About the Author

Ajay Jain is a full time writer, professional blogger and photographer based in New Delhi in India. He is not limited in his medium of expression, equally comfortable writing for newspapers and magazines, as well as his own books and blogs.

Starting his writing career in 2001, he has been covering business, technology and youth affairs before deciding to focus wholly on travel writing. He pursues his passion by being on the road as much as he can. Peep Peep Don’t Sleep is his second book. His first book, titled Let’s Connect: Using LinkedIn to Get Ahead at Work is a management book on professional networking using the world’s most popular professional networking site LinkedIn.com. It was published in early 2008.

He has worked for and written columns for national publications in India including The Hindustan Times, Mint, Financial Express, Indian Management, Outlook Business and Rediff.com. He has also edited a youth newspaper, The Campus Paper.

Prior to taking up writing, he has worked in the Information Technology and Sports Management sectors. He holds degrees Mechanical Engineering (Delhi College of Engineering, 1992), Management (Fore School of Management, 1994) and Journalism (Cardiff University, UK, 2002). His schooling was in St. Columba’s School in New Delhi.

His Blogs
Kunzum.com - The India Travel Show
AjayJain.com - On Public Interest and Consumer Issues

His Picture Gallery
http://kunzum.com/gallery

Book Reviews & Reader Feedback

The book seems to have opened to some excellent publicity in leading newspapers, magazine, websites and blogs. Click on the logos of the publications below to read the media coverage.

The best publicity one could ask for: A half page piece in the Sunday edition of the leading newspaper in New Delhi, the capital of India. It does not get bigger than this in the country.