Bengaluru,Parragon Publishing India  in association with Reliance TimeOut the books, music, stationery, toys and gifts store of Reliance Retail, presented the launch and book reading of Childrens Book Will Solvit, a thrilling new adventure fiction written by Zed Storm. The book was launched followed by book reading session which enthralled the kids and audience gathered. The book reading session was carried out by Natasha Chandra Acharya- a well known photographer, writer and comperer of Radio shows and other live shows

Speaking at the launch, Deepinder Kapany, Business Head, Reliance TimeOut, said, It is our pleasure to launch this new young adventure fiction book as part of the kids fun time events at the Reliance TimeOut stores. We are delighted to present this launch and the weekend events to the kids of the city. We promise to present many more such joyous opportunities for the kids during this holiday season.

About the book

Will Solvit, a thrilling new adventure fiction series for children. An ordinary 10-year-old, Will Solvit soon discovers that there is nothing ordinary about him at all - travelling back and forth in time in a time machine, being chased by a terrible T-rex, saving the world from an invasion of crazy cat aliens - what will Will get himself into next?

Notes to Editor

About Parragon Publishing India

The worlds leading publisher of illustrated non-fiction, Parragon has for over twenty years delighted its readers, young and old, with its books that span an incredible range of subjects.

Parragons interesting array of books for children include exciting encyclopedias, delightful colouring, sticker and activity books, journals, storybooks, classic treasuries, fun learning workbooks, audio books, baby books, bath, board and sound books, as well as novelty items. The range of books for adults traverses subjects as diverse as general reference, animal and nature, history, art, design, lifestyle, hobbies, unseen archives of celebrities, health and fitness, cookery and more.

Parragon operates in about 35 markets around the world with headquarters at Bath in the UK and regional offices in US, South America, Germany, France, Holland, India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. Parragon publishes approximately 2000 titles every year across 18 languages and about 50 million books. Internationally, Parragon sells through popular retail chains such as Barnes and Noble, Waterstones, Borders, WH Smith, Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Walmart, Metro, Target, Coles Group, Karstadt, K-Mart and Toys R Us to name a few.

Established in June 2006, Parragon Publishing India has consolidated its position in the subcontinent over the last three years, building a strong base not only in India but also Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and the middle-east markets including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Israel.

Parragon has revolutionized the way books are sold in India by introducing the concept of selling through modern retail outlets alongside the conventional book trade channel, reaching across to an ever-increasing readership through all major bookstores.

Parragon Publishing India is also the lead licensee of Disney in India with the license to do books across all formats for major Disney properties including Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Princess, Fairies, Power Rangers, Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Camp Rock and Jonas Brothers. It also has license to do storybooks, educational books and audio books across all properties and characters.

About Reliance TimeOut

Reliance TimeOut, the books, music, stationery, toys and gifts store of Reliance Retail is the one stop destination of books, music and stationery enthusiasts. Reliance TimeOut offers a huge range of choice to customers across cities with 1,35,000 Books of every genre including Indian Languages and Academic books, over 65,000 movie and music titles, 21,000 Stationery Items, 8,000 Toys, 19,000 Gifts articles including Fragrances, Watches and Fashion Jewellery. Shoppers can choose from a variety of gifts for as low as Rs. 49/- or more to meet their tastes and requirements. Reliance TimeOut also periodically offers book enthusiasts with the option of interacting with their favourite authors through book reading sessions designed specially for them. These products combined together with services such as the Karaoke Booth, Cafe, Kids Play Area, Sound Domes, Reading Bar offered in a truly world class environment and with friendly, knowledgeable and energetic staff - has helped the store win the hearts of over 1 million customers.

About Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Retail Limited (RRL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited opened its first retail store in November 2006 and today operates more than 1,000 stores in over 86 cities, spanning 14 states with over 4.2 million sq ft of trading space. RRL is a multi-format retailer that operates Reliance Fresh - a neighborhood store concept, Reliance Digital - a consumer durables and information technology concept, Reliance Mart - a hyper market concept, Reliance Trends - an apparel specialty concept, Reliance Wellness - a health, wellness & beauty concept , iStore by Reliance Digital- an Apple specialty store concept, Reliance Footprint -a footwear concept, Reliance Jewels - a jewellery concept, Reliance Time-Out- a books, music & entertainment concept, Reliance Super- a Minimart concept, Reliance Living Homeware - a household utilities specialty store concept, Reliance Living Furnishings-a specialty store concept for home furnishings, Reliance Living Furniture-a home office furniture specialty concept, Reliance Home Kitchen- a kitchens solution specialty store concept, Reliance AutoZone - an automotive specialty concept and Vision Express-an optical specialty store concept.

About Reliance Industries Limited

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is Indias largest private sector company on all major financial parameters with a turnover of Rs. 1,46,328 crore (US$ 28.85 billion), cash profit of Rs 22,365 crore (US$ 4.41 billion), net profit (excluding exceptional income) of Rs. 15,637 crore (US$ 3.02 billion) and net worth of Rs 126,373 crore (US$ 24.92 billion) as of March 31, 2009.

RIL is the first private sector company from India to feature in the Fortune Global 500 list of Worlds Largest Corporations and ranks 117th amongst the worlds Top 200 companies in terms of profits. RIL ranks 75th in the Financial Times FT Global 500 list of the worlds largest companies. RIL is rated as the 15th Most Innovative Company in the World in a survey conducted by the US financial publication-Business Week in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group.