  /* About Page  */
  
  @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Libre+Baskerville:wght@700&family=Open+Sans&family=Vollkorn&display=swap');

        body,
        html {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            font-family: 'Vollkorn', serif;
            background-color: #f8f9fa;
            ;
        }

        .about-hero {
            background-image: url('/images/aboutfirst.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            position: relative;
            height: 80vh;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .about-hero::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            height: 100%;
            width: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(46, 51, 53, 0.7);
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .about-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            color: #fff;
            padding: 20px;
        }

        .about-content h1 {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: #FFFF;
        }

        .about-content p {
            font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .about-content h1 {
                font-size: 2.5rem;
            }

            .about-content p {
                font-size: 1rem;
                padding: 0 15px;
            }
        }


        /* second block*/

        .publisher-section {
            padding-top: 90px;
            padding-bottom: 90px;
        }

        .publisher-image {
            border-radius: 10px;
            width: 90%;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
        }

        .section-subtitle {
            font-family: 'Vollkorn', serif;
            font-size: 0.875rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #333333;
            letter-spacing: 0.8px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        .section-title {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-size: 36px;
            font-weight: 900;
            color: #1a1a1d;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        .section-content p {
            font-size: 17px;
            line-height: 1.5;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #2b2b2f;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        .section-content .highlight {
            color: #d32435;
        }


        /* -------------------- */
        .core-values-section {
            background-color: #fff;
        }

        .section-title {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-size: 2.25rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            color: #1a1a1d;
        }

        .section-subtext {
            font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
            font-size: 1rem;
            color: #2b2b2f;
        }

        .value-card {
            background-color: #ffffff;
            border: 1px solid #eee;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            /* softer and more realistic shadow */
            text-align: left;
            /* LEFT ALIGN content */
        }

        .value-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
        }

        .icon-circle {
            width: 64px;
            height: 64px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background-color: #B8C2CF;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            margin-left: 0;
            /* Remove mx-auto */
        }

        .icon-circle svg {
            width: 32px;
        }


        /* ----------- */
       



        .publish-hero {
            background-image: url('/images/what-we-publish.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            position: relative;
            height: 100vh;
            display: flex;
            /* justify-content: center; */
            align-items: center;
            /* text-align: center; */
        }

        .publish-hero::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            height: 100%;
            width: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(46, 51, 53, 0.7);
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .publish-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            color: #fff;
            padding: 20px;
            margin-left: 10%;
        }

        .publish-heading {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-size: 3rem;
            /* matches the screenshot */
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
            color: #fff;
        }

        .underline {
            width: 90px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: #fff;
        }

        .publish-text {
            font-size: 1.125rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            max-width: 850px;
            color: #fff;
        }

        .btn-outline-primary {
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 1rem;
            padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
            background-color: white;
            color: black;
            border: none;
        }

        .btn-outline-primary:hover {
            background-color: #0B2447;
            color: #fff;
            border: 1px solid #fff;
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .publish-hero {
                justify-content: center;
            }

            .publish-content {
                margin: auto;
            }

            .publish-content h1 {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }

            .publish-content p {
                font-size: 1rem;
                padding: 0 15px;
            }
        }

        /* -------------- */
        

        .our-commitment {
            padding: 80px 0;
        }

        .leftpart {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;

            justify-content: center;

        }

        .commitment-subtitle {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 14px;
            color: #1F2937;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }

        .commitment-title {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 42px;
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
            color: #111827;
        }

        .underline {
            width: 60px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: #111827;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .commitment-text {
            text-align: justify;
            font-size: 18px;
            line-height: 1.5;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .card-section {
            padding: 60px 20px;
        }

        .cardborder {
            border: 1.5px solid #0f1f38;
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: .9px;
        }


        .accurate-card {
            background-color: #fff;
            border: 1.5px solid #0f1f38;
            border-radius: 16px;
            padding: 48px 28px;
            text-align: center;
            height:50vh;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }



        .accurate-card svg {
            width: 35px;
            color: #0f1f38;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        .accurate-card h5 {
            font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: #0f1f38;
        }

        .accurate-card p {
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin: 0;
        }

        @media (min-width: 768px) {
            .accurate-card {
                padding: 48px 32px;
            }
        }

        /* how to publish a book  */

        .buy-title {
            font-size: 3rem;
            color: #0b1b3f;
            /* dark navy color */
        }

        .buy-step .step-number {
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #0b1b3f;
            font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
            position: relative;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        .buy-step .step-number::after {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            left: 40px;
            top: 50%;
            width: 85%;
            height: 1px;
            background-color: #0b1b3f;
        }

        .buy-step h5 {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            color: #0b1b3f;
            margin-top: 15px;
        }

        .buy-step p {
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            margin-top: 8px;
            line-height: 1.5;
        }