Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Revolution 2020’ Audio Book

DELHI/NCR, India - March 6, 2014 - PRLog -- New Delhi: Reado.com, India’s biggest audio book company, announces the release of the audio version of Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling book- “Revolution 2020”.

India's youth icon and bestselling author, Chetan Bhagat, has taken an innovative leap this year to reach out to his readers via audio books. He joins the league of other leading Indian authors like Amish Tripathi, Khushwant Singh, Devdutt Pattnaik, Rashmi Bansal etc.

Written by Chetan Bhagat in 2011, the book is based on a love triangle between childhood friends, corruption, and a journey to self-discovery. The book received many laurels from the readers - especially youth - as it covered the ongoing corruption in the education sector.

At the Revolution 2020 audio book’s launch, Chetan Bhagat, Author said, “In this busy modern age, audiobooks are a wonderful way to catch up on books you may have otherwise missed out on. I am delighted my stories are now available on this new platform."

Kapish Mehra, Founder, Rupa & Co. said, “"The emerging audiobook segment is the result of thousands of avid listeners wanting to enjoy books in their car, while traveling, and at work while multi-tasking. This whole concept of audio books is more interactive as well as user friendly. Digital innovation has reshaped the way readers consume literature. It opens the door for more creative storytelling. And it is fantastic to begin with Chetan's book."

Reado’s CEO Sumit Sunejaadded,“Story-telling has emerged as a prominent medium in India since the dawn of the culture and Reado is all set to launch the Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Revolution 2020’ as one of its major audio book release of this year. Chetan’s books have never failed to make an impression in the minds of Indian youth and Revolution 2020 audiobook is just the first installment from his other bestselling titles”.

Priced at Rs.199 for a CD and Rs.169 through digital download at www.reado.com, theaudiobook will be also be available at all leading book stores such as Crossword, Landmark, Oxford, etc and e-commerce websites such as flipkart, snapdeal, homeshoppe18 etc.

The audiobook has been narrated by Merrill Sequeira, a prominent voice over artist. The length of the audio book is approximately 7 hours, making it an ideal commute companion.

About Chetan Bhagat

In the year 2008, Chetan Bhagat was stated as the “the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history” by The New York Times. In fact, way back in the year 2004, Bhagat received the Society’s Young Achiever’s Award and the Publisher’s Recognition Award in the year 2005 and further in the year 2010, he grabbed a place into Time Magazine’s list of ‘World’s 100 Most Influential People.

About Reado

Reado.com came into existence in 2010 and is one of the few websites offering digital downloads to its users. Partnering with the likes of Penguin India, Harvard Business Review, Rupa Publications, Hachette Publishing and many more, Reado has become the largest audio book publisher in the Indian Subcontinent.

For more information please visit www.reado.com

For further information contact:

Shipra Singh

Reado.com (Think Ink Media Inc.)

+91-9990473611

shipra@reado.com