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Best Book Publishing Companies in India

Showing 29 publishers that match your search.

Pratham Books

Genres: Picture Book, Middle Grade, and Children's

Location: Bangalore, IN

Website: https://prathambooks.org/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Ammachi's Incredible Investigation

Vinayak Varma

Your Body is Yours

Yamini Vijayan

Tine and the Faraway Mountain

Shikha Tripathi

New Saraswati Publishing House

Genres: Education & Reference, Picture Book, Middle Grade, Nonfiction, and Children's

Location: Mumbai, IN

Website: https://saraswatihouse.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Guide d'Etude Complete

Anjali Sengar

Diamond

Manisha Sharma

Sargam Hindi Pathmala

Geeta Buddhiraja

Indus Source Books

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Business, History, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing, and Nonfiction

Location: Mumbai, IN

Website: https://www.indussource.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Mindful Conception and Gratifying Parenthood

Arundhati Hoskeri

Rani Laxmibai

Pratibha Ranade

Leader: 50 Insights from Mythology

Devdutt Pattanaik

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Hay House India

Genres: Self-Help, Business, Health & Wellbeing, and Nonfiction

Location: New Delhi, IN

Website: http://www.hayhouse.co.in/

Accepts unagented submissions

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Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
Vucareer

Manish Arora

Secrets for Thriving in the Gig Zone

Ketaki Karnik

Healing Is The New High

Vex King

Manohar Publishers

Genres: Politics, History, Religion & Spirituality, Business, Travel, and Nonfiction

Location: New Delhi, IN

Website: https://www.manoharbooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
The Railways in Colonial South Asia

Ganeswar Nayak

Riots and Martial Law in Ceylon

P. Ramanathan

Touring in Sikkim and Tibet

David Macdonald

Pothi

Genres: Architecture, Art, Biographies & Memoirs, Business, Comics & Graphic Novels, History, Humor, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Religion & Spirituality, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Self-Help, Nonfiction, and Fiction

Location: Bangalore, IN

Website: https://pothi.com

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
How to Make Money With Breakout Trading

Indrazith Shantharaj

You Can Have A Jumbo Memory

Amrut Jadhav

Intelligent Fanatics of India

Rohith Potti & Pooja Bhula

Roli Books

Genres: Architecture, Art, Photography, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Horror, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help, Religion & Spirituality, Business, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Location: New Delhi, IN

Website: http://rolibooks.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Manuscript entries & book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Gandhi In The Gallery

Sumathi Ramaswamy

The Last Gathering

Ather Farouqui

The Lost Fragrance of Infinity

Moin Mir

Rupa Books

Genres: Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, Horror, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Self-Help, Religion & Spirituality, Business, Travel, Health & Wellbeing, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction

Location: New Delhi, IN

Website: https://rupapublications.co.in/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Tomb of God

Victor Ghoshe

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

The Nest of the Recluse

Suchita Malik

Mehta Publishing House

Genres: Self-Help, Math & Science, Health & Wellbeing, Biographies & Memoirs, and Nonfiction

Location: Mumbai, IN

Website: https://www.mehtapublishinghouse.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Mid size

💥 Hit titles
A Quiver Full of Arrows

Leena Sohoni

Shivputra Rajaram

Pramila Jarag

Sakshi

S. L. Bhyrappa

Vikas Publishing House

Genres: Business, Math & Science, and Nonfiction

Location: Bangalore, IN

Website: https://www.vikaspublishing.com/

Accepts unagented submissions

Yes Book proposals - View guidelines →

Indie publisher

Small press

💥 Hit titles
Cost Accounting: Principles and Practice

M N Arora

Fundamentals Of Financial Management

Amit Singhal

Business Statistics

J K Sharma

What do book publishers do?

Sure, a book publisher prints and sells your book. But what they do behind the scenes encompasses much more than that. Publishers handle the entire publishing process for books, including: 

  • Editing the book, i.e. developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading; 
  • Designing the book, i.e. book cover design and any necessary interior book design;
  • Promotion and marketing, i.e. writing the book’s blurb, email marketing, setting up media interviews, etc.; and
  • Production and distribution, i.e. formatting and distributing hardback, paperback, and ebook versions of the book to stores, both online and brick-and-mortar. 

Note that the structure of publishing companies may differ, depending on their size. Bigger book publishers may be made up of publishing houses which may, in turn, be made up of imprints — each of which will have its own brand identity in terms of the type of books it publishes. 

However, regardless of a publisher’s size, the scope of their work shouldn’t change. Once you sign with a publisher, they will do everything that it takes to bring your book to market. 

What are the most prominent book publishing companies?

If we define success by sheer sales volume, then we might point towards the "Big 5" presses and educational publishers (who rake in a LOT of money). Over the past few decades, these giant publishing companies have merged with and acquired most of the mid-sized publishers in the industry. However, a few still remain. Here are today's biggest book publishing companies:

  • Penguin Random House (Big 5)
  • Hachette Book Group (Big 5)
  • HarperCollins (Big 5)
  • Macmillan Publishers (Big 5)
  • Simon & Schuster (Big 5)
  • Scholastic Corporation
  • Pearson Education
  • McGraw-Hill Education
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Cengage Learning

Together, these largest publishers dominate the publishing landscape. Countless beloved books come from their imprints, many of which you’ll find in our directory. 

The rest of the publishing landscape is largely made up of small publishers, or independent publishers. Most big publishers don’t directly accept unsolicited submissions without a literary agent — but smaller publishers do, making them a realistic and worthwhile route to publication. 

I have a long list of publishers. What next?

Congratulations! Now take a moment to thoroughly vet every publisher on your longlist. Scams are a dime a dozen in the publishing industry, and you want to make 100% sure that you’re dealing with a legitimate publishing company. Again, we strongly recommend reading this post and Writer Beware to know what red flags to watch out for.

When you’re confident in all of the publishers on your longlist, it’s time for the most nerve-wracking step: submitting your manuscript to them. 

Check out our free resources if you’re feeling daunted by what comes next. Whether you’re learning how to research publishers or how to personalize a submission, we've got you covered.

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