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Old 02-22-2014, 01:01 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Nabodita View Post
@knc1: Incredible! I'm mildly insulted but I'm not sure why? Perhaps, regional pride? I'm a Bengali (Indian, not Bangladeshi), can read, write and speak 4 languages and a very, very avid reader (although to be honest, I only read English books!) But I have to say,
No insult intended.

Bengali is common in what became the Eastern part of Pakistan when it was created after the war. (WWII that is)

So you are in a much different demographic than those of what is now Bangladeshi.
It is almost a second (third?) national language.

A good friend of mine (a native of Pakistan) claims you can always recognize a well to do person in Bangladeshi - that is the fellow with rubber tires on his donkey cart.
(again, no offense intended).

It just isn't a real hot-bed market for e-book readers and e-books.
At least not enough to attract a profit oriented company like Amazon.

Hmm...
Would Delhi or Karachi have as many (or more) readers of Bengali than all of Bangladeshi?

nope - will not take any bets on that one, either one or the other or both might.
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