Book publishing in India

Last updated

Book publishing in India refers to the process of book creation within India, a growing field in recent years, which makes the country the sixth-largest [1] book publishing nation in the world. [2] While there is optimism about the growth of Indian publishing (especially in urban India), the sector is also afflicted by a lack of accurate figures about books published, knowledge shared and revenues earned. It is further divided between the local and multinational players, the English language and the local languages publishers. [3] Self-publishing and immense free content, which is an offshoot of the digital revolution in print, further challenge the traditional ways of printing. [3] The major players in Academic Publishing are PHI Learning (formerly known as Prentice Hall of India), Wiley India, Taylor and Francis India, New Age, Viva Books, TMH, Jaico and Manakin Press.

Contents

Nielsen India study

One recent study on Indian publishing was the Nielsen India Book Market Report 2015: Understanding the India Book Market, which is priced, and has been described as a "study" or "survey". News reports emerging based on this report claim that India ranks in second place among all countries as an English-language print book publisher, that it has some "9000 publishers" and that over 70% of Indian publishers have "digitised their content to produce ebook versions". [1] The Indian publishing industry has grown over time and in 2017 was estimated at US $6.7 billion. [3]

Problems of publishers

According to media reports [1] based on the Nielsen India report, some problems and challenges faced by book publishers in India include:

Technology in publishing

Technology has transformed the publishing industry since:

[3]

ISBNs

ISBNs for books published in India are available free of cost from the Raja Rammohan Roy National Agency for ISBN, [4] and since April 2016, online applications have to be made for the same. According to Kitaab.org [5] "the agency claims to have issued ISBNs to 19,000 publishers since it was introduced in the country, in 1985." [5] However, it adds that the application process for ISBNs in India is "fraught with challenges for many publishers, especially those based outside Delhi" due to the delays involved in getting ISBN numbers (of up to three months), which are considered essential in the book publishing process, and also some difficulties in following up on applications. [5]

Areas for concern

Data unavailable

While most market size figures are based on surveys or estimates, it can be difficult to get precise figures and statistics on:

Business journalist Debashish Mukherji argues that "no one really knows" how big India's publication industry is, or how much revenue is being generated and by which publishers. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Book</span> Medium consisting of pages of text or images

A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images. Modern books are typically in codex format, composed of many pages that are bound together and protected by a cover; they were preceded by several earlier formats, including the scroll and the tablet. The book publishing process is the series of steps involved in their creation and dissemination.

Desktop publishing (DTP) is the creation of documents using dedicated software on a personal ("desktop") computer. It was first used almost exclusively for print publications, but now it also assists in the creation of various forms of online content. Desktop publishing software can generate page layouts and produce text and image content comparable to the simpler forms of traditional typography and printing. This technology allows individuals, businesses, and other organizations to self-publish a wide variety of content, from menus to magazines to books, without the expense of commercial printing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Publishing</span> Production and distribution of media

Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software, and other content available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, comic books, newspapers, and magazines. With the advent of digital information systems, the scope has expanded to include digital publishing such as e-books, digital magazines, websites, social media, music, and video game publishing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Print on demand</span> Printing business process

Print on demand (POD) is a printing technology and business process in which book copies are not printed until the company receives an order, allowing prints in single or small quantities. While other industries established the build-to-order business model, POD could only develop after the beginning of digital printing because it was not economical to print single copies using traditional printing technologies such as letterpress and offset printing.

<i>The Times of India</i> Indian English-language daily newspaper

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the fourth-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a "newspaper of record".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syama Prasad Mukherjee</span> Indian politician, barrister and academician (1901-1953)

Syama Prasad Mookerjee was an Indian politician and academician. Noted for his opposition to Quit India movement within the independence movement in India, he later served as India's first Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet after breaking up with the Hindu Mahasabha. After falling out with Nehru, protesting against the Liaquat–Nehru Pact, Mukherjee resigned from Nehru's cabinet. With the help of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor to the Bharatiya Janata Party, in 1951.

Vedanta Limited is an Indian multinational mining company headquartered in Mumbai, with its main operations in iron ore, gold and aluminium mines in Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Odisha.

Chitrakatha are comics or graphic novels originating from India published in a number of Indian languages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frankfurt Book Fair</span> Worlds largest book fair, organized annually in Germany

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's largest trade fair for books, based on the number of publishing companies represented. The five-day annual event in mid-October is held at the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The first three days are restricted exclusively to professional visitors; the general public attend the fair on the weekend.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DC Books</span> Indian book publishing company based in Kerala

DC Books is a book publisher based in Kerala, India. It publishes books in Malayalam.

S. Chand Group is an Indian publishing and education services companies, founded in 1939 and based in New Delhi. The publishing house prints books for primary, secondary and higher education sectors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kogan Page</span> British academic publisher of business-related books

Kogan Page is an independent publishing company founded in 1967 and headquartered in London, with branches in New York and New Delhi. Kogan Page specialises in business books and digital content, with over 1,000 titles published in key subject areas. The company's Managing Director is Helen Kogan and the publishing house is home to a number of authors. In 2007, Kogan Page's founder, Philip Kogan, was recognised with an IPG Lifetime Achievement Award. Kogan died from pneumonia on 24 December 2022, at the age of 92.

BookScan is a data provider for the book publishing industry that compiles point of sale data for book sales, owned by Circana in the United States and NIQ in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abani Mukherji</span>

Abaninath Mukherji was an Indian communist and émigré based in the Soviet Union who co-founded the Communist Party of India. His name was often spelt Abani Mukherjee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Book Trust</span> Indian Publishing House

National Book Trust (NBT) is an Indian publishing house, which was founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. The activities of the Trust include publishing, promotion of books and reading, promotion of Indian books abroad, assistance to authors and publishers, and promotion of children's literature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Double Seven (soft drink)</span> Indian soft drink brand

Double Seven was an Indian soft drink brand. It was manufactured and marketed by the Indian government after Coca-Cola quit the Indian market in 1977 due to changes in government policies. Double Seven was launched at the annual trade fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi as a gift by the then ruling Janata Party.

The printing industry in India is an important industry in that country.

<i>The Polyester Prince</i> Biography of Dhirubhai Ambani written by Hamish McDonald

The Polyester Prince: The Rise of Dhirubhai Ambani is an unauthorised biography of the Indian business tycoon and founder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Dhirubhai Ambani by Hamish McDonald, an Australian journalist and author. This book was published in 1998 in Australia by Allen & Unwin but never published in India.

Aptara, Inc. is a US-based media company specializing in digital content development. It is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Aptara's services include content production, digital publishing, data conversion, editorial services, eLearning and technology development, legal content solutions, and business process outsourcing (BPO). Its customers include publishers, information aggregators, professional societies, universities and corporations worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajiv Kumar (economist)</span> Indian economist

Rajiv Kumar is an Indian economist who had served as the second vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog. He also serves as the chancellor of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. His earlier stint in government was initially with the Ministry of Industry and subsequently in the Ministry of Finance, as economic advisor during the reform years of 1991-1994. He has wide experience of having worked in government, academia, industry associations, as well as in international financial institutions. He also served as an independent director on the central boards of the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India.

References

  1. 1 2 3 (PTI), Press Trust of India. "Indian book market to touch 739 billion by 2020: Survey". business-standard.com. Business Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "INDIA: Key economic and demographic indicators (2012 and 2013 estimates)" (PDF). buchmesse.de. Frankfurter Buchmesse -- German Book Office (New Delhi). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Devasar, Nitasha (2018). Publishers on Publishing: Inside India's Book Business. New Delhi: All About Book Publishing. ISBN   978-81-936594-0-3.
  4. ↑ Government of India, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of HRD. "International Standard Book Number". International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Government of India. Retrieved 4 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 3 4 Anjum, Zafar. "18 must know facts about the Indian publishing industry". kitaab.org. Kitaab (Singapore). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Mukherji, Debashish. "Indian Publishing: An Area of Darkness". blogs.intoday.in. India Today. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.