A traditional publisher is an established publishing house with an experienced team of professionals responsible for the book design, sales and distribution processes. A traditional publisher publishes the author’s books at his own cost without any investment from the author.
Most of the writers in India wish that their book should be published without any investment, due to which they give the highest priority to traditional publishing. Another reason why authors prefer the traditional publishing model is that in the traditional publishing model the author does not need to worry about everything from book publishing to marketing and offline distribution.
यह भी पढ़ें – लेखकों के बीच पुस्तक प्रकाशन को लेकर कुछ गलत धारणाएं और अन्य महत्वपूर्ण जानकारियाँ
However, it is also noteworthy that traditional publishing houses have a large network of booksellers as well as experienced marketing staff to sell books domestically and globally. Due to which the author has more chances of becoming a best seller author and it becomes easier to get recognized as a writer, which paves the way for the success of his next book.
Due to lack of incomplete information about traditional publishers, writers are often unable to reach out to the publishers, hence here we are publishing the list of such traditional publishing houses, which have been working under the traditional publishing model since their inception and providing writers the opportunity to become published authors. Authors can contact the publishers from this list for book publication as per their choice and requirement of the manuscript. We believe that this list will prove beneficial for the writers.
Double9 Books
Double9 Books is an Indian traditional publisher and was founded in 2021 by Shubham and Sunny Jain and has established itself as a leading traditional publishing house. The organization is dedicated to providing a compelling experience for authors, allowing them to stand out in a competitive marketplace. Double9 Books offers a diverse array of publications, spanning genres such as literary fiction, mass market fiction, adventure and fantasy, crime and thriller, self-help, general non-fiction, biographies, as well as political and economic literature.
The titles published by Double9 Books are available on numerous online platforms, including Amazon, Flipkart, Walmart, eBay, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, Alibris, Abe Books, Apple, Google, and BooksWagon, facilitating global distribution both within India and abroad.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://www.double9books.com/pages/how-to-publish
HarperCollins Publishers India
HarperCollins Publishers India, a wholly owned subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers Limited, UK, was established in 1991 and has been publishing books in India for more than 25 years. It is noteworthy that HarperCollins has completed more than 200 years as a global brand.
HarperCollins Publishers India publishes English-language fiction and non-fiction books in many genres, including Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Biography, Poetry, novel and Self-help. HarperCollins Publishers India has also published books of many well-known writers, among these writers the names of Amish Tripathi, Farah Bashir, Sudha Murty, Girish Kuber, Jeff Keller, Paulo Coelho are notable.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://harpercollins.co.in/submission/
Penguin Random House India
Penguin Random House India is a venture of Penguin Random House. It was established in India in 1985. Books are published mainly in Hindi and English languages by this publishing house. Penguin Random House India also publishes books in regional languages including Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, and Kannada by partnering with regional publishing houses to reach out to readers across all regional languages of India. Around 300 new titles are released every year by Penguin Random House India, ranging from modern fiction to narrative non-fiction.
Books of well-known authors from all over the world have been published by Penguin Random House India, some of these names are Amitav Ghosh, Jhumpa Lahiri, Arundhati Roy, Ruskin Bond, Sudha Murty, Durjoy Datta, (Late) Khushwant Singh, Hussain Zaidi, Ravinder Singh, Sudeep Nagarkar, Krishna Udayshankar, Saurabh Mukherjea, Prakash Iyer and Gaur Gopal Das is notable.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://penguin.co.in/submission/
Hachette India
Hachette India is the Indian arm of the publishing house Hachette Book Group. Its global headquarters is located in New York, United States and its Indian headquarters is located in Delhi. It began operations in India in 2008 and is currently India’s second largest publishing house after Penguin India for non-education books.
Books of well-known authors from all over the world have been published by Hachette India, some of these names are Indra Nooyi, Viswanathan Anand, Roopa Pai, Anuradha Roy, Manjula Padmanabhan, S.B. Divya, Chef Ritu Dalmia, Mridula Ramesh, Rasheed Kidwai, Tavleen Singh, Archana Garodia Gupta, Vivek Menon is notable.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://hachetteindia.com/submission/
Roli Books
Roli Books is an Indian traditional publishing house, which mainly publishes books related to Indian heritage. It was founded in 1978 by Pramod Kapoor and is jointly run by his family. Books are published by Roli Books in fiction and non-fiction genres. Books of well-known authors have been published by Roli Books, some of these names are Swapna Liddle, Rakhshanda Jalil, Madhulika Banerjee, Alia Allana, Tarun Tahiliani and Sonal Ved is notable.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://rolibooks.com/submission/
Srishti Publishers and Distributors
Srishti Publishers and Distributors is an Indian well-known traditional publishing house and the headquarters of this publishing house is located in Delhi. This publishing house publishes books in fiction and non-fiction genres.
Srishti Publishers and Distributors was founded in 1997 by Jayanta Kumar Bose. Well-known best seller authors published from Srishti Publishers and Distributors include Preeti Shenoy, Novoneil Chakraborty, Ajay K Pandey, Arpit Wageria, Prachi Garg, Stuti Gupta, J. The names of Rajashekharan Nair, Amresh Ojha, Durjoy Dutta, Ravinder Singh and Sudeep Nagarkar are notable.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://srishtipublishers.com/submission/
Vani Prakashan
Vani Prakashan is publishing books in more than 32 latest genres of literature. It was established in the year 1944. According to the information on the official website of Vani Prakashan, they have published more than 6,000 books in print, electronic and audio formats. Additionally, their books are distributed in more than 3,00,000 villages, 2,800 towns, 54 major cities and 12 major online book stores in India.
Manuscripts in fiction and non-fiction genres are accepted by Vani Prakashan. Many Indian best seller authors published by Vani Prakashan have received awards at national and international levels. The headquarters of Vani Prakashan is located in Delhi.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://vaniprakashan.com/submission/
Rupa Books
Rupa Publications is a reputed traditional publishing house in India. It was established in 1936 and the headquarters of this publishing house is located in Delhi. Rupa Publications publishes books in fiction and non-fiction genres, it has published many best sellers authors books. Which includes the names of well-known writers like A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Ruskin Bond, R. K. Narayan, Satyajit Ray, Khushwant Singh, Ramesh Menon, Gulzar, Derek O’Brien.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://rupapublications.co.in/submission/
Prabhat Prakashan
Prabhat Prakashan is an Indian traditional publishing house and they publish books in English and Hindi languages. It was co-founded in 1958 by Shyam Sundar Agarwal. According to Wikipedia, Prabhat Prakashan is the first Indian publisher to bring out Hindi translations of Russian classics, including the works of authors like Chekhov, Tolstoy and Gorky. They publish books in Children’s books, Competitive exams, Literature, Biography, Health and yoga, Business, Personality development and Politics genres.
Prabhat Prakashan has so far published books by many well-known authors including Amb. Anup Mudgal, Deendayal Upadhyay, Dr. Archana Kumari, Dr. R. Sasikala Pushpa, Dr. Ram Kripal Sinha, Dr. Virendra Prasad Yadav, G. S. Naveen Kumar and Lt. Gen K. S. Brar., whose books have been best sellers.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://prabhatbooks.com/submission/
Bloomsbury India
Bloomsbury India is a traditional publishing company, established in 2012 and their India office is located in Delhi. Bloomsbury India publishes the highest quality books across fiction, non-fiction, children’s, academic, business and education genres by Indian and international authors. Bloomsbury India has so far published books by many well-known authors including Sarah J. Maas, J. K. Rowling, William Dalrymple, Shiv Khera, Madeline Miller, J. Sai Deepak, Ami Ganatra, Peter Frankopan, whose books have been best sellers.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://bloomsbury.com/submission/
Rajkamal Prakashan
Rajkamal Prakashan was established on 28 February 1947 and their head office is located in Delhi. Rajkamal Prakashan has published many excellent works of the best litterateurs of every era since the country’s independence. Which includes more than 25000 thousand books of 25 genres and more than 45 subjects. 33 books of Hindi language and 18 books of 10 other Indian languages published by Rajkamal Prakashan have received ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ and books of 28 authors have received ‘Jnanpith Award’.
It’s notable that ‘Ret Samadhi’, the only book from South Asian languages awarded with the ‘International Booker Prize’, is also published by Rajkamal Prakashan. Rajkamal Prakashan has so far published books by many well-known authors including Omprakash Valmiki, Phanishwarnath Renu, Ajit Wadnerkar, Alice Munro, Kashinath Singh, Bimal Mitra, Yashpal, Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay, Geetanjali Shree, whose books have been best sellers.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://rajkamalprakashan.com/
Manjul Publishing House
Manjul Publishing House is a well-known Indian publisher, which has published the Hindi version of Harry Potter books in India. It was established in the year 1999 and their headquarter is located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Manjul Publishing House publishes books across multiple genres, including Self-help, Health and well-being, Mind-body-spirit, Personal finance, Spiritual, Action and adventure, Anthology, Arts, film, photography, Autobiography and biography, Business, investing, management, Children’s and young adult, Classic fiction.
Manjul Publishing House has so far published books by many well-known authors including Gunvant Shah, Agatha Christie, Ramanlal V., Ashok K. Banker, Deepti Naval, Jaswant Singh, whose books have been best sellers.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://manjulindia.com/submission/
Jaico Publishing House
Jaico Publishing House was founded in 1946 by Zaman Shah as a book distribution business for American publishers. Their Indian head office is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is noteworthy that Jaico Publishing House was the first and only publisher of English language paperback books in India.
According to Wikipedia in the 1960s, Jaico Publishing House became one of the first company in India to publish English translations of non-English works by Indian authors. Jaico Publishing House has published books by well-known authors including Robin Sharma, Sadhguru, Osho, Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Eknath Easwaran, Devdutt Patnaik, Morgan Housel, John Maxwell, Brian Tracy and Stephen Hawking.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://jaicobooks.com/submission/
Westland Books
Westland Publications is a well-known Indian traditional publishing house, also known as Westland Books. It was co-founded in 1962 by the Padmanabhan family under the name East West Books. It is noteworthy that Tata owned it as a subsidiary under Trent since 2008. It was also owned by Amazon under Amazon Eurasia Holdings SARL from 2017 to 2022.
Westland Publications is currently owned by Nasadiya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Westland Books has published books by many well-known authors, including Amish Tripathi, Anil Lamba, Dr. Anil Lamba, Jack Canfield, Alok Kejriwal, Ashwin Sanghi, Anirudha Bhattacharjee.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://westlandbooks.in/submission/
Aleph Book Company
Aleph Book Company is a well-known Indian traditional publishing house and their head office is located in New Delhi. It was founded in May 2011 by David Davider, novelist, publisher and former president of Penguin Books Canada, along with Rupa Publications founder R.K. Mehra and Kapish Mehra. It publishes books in fiction and non-fiction genres, including fiction, history, biography, autobiography, current events, reportage, travel, popular science, art, music, nature study, environment, business, translation, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and popular culture – as well as narrative non-fiction works that are not easily categorized.
Aleph Book Company has published books by many well-known authors, including Meena Arora Nayak, Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai, Jon Westborg, Ruskin Bond, A J Thomas, Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, B N Goswamy, Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://alephbookcompany.com/
Mehta Publishing House
Mehta Publishing House is one of the leading traditional publishers, specializing in publishing literary books in Marathi language and their head office is located in Pune, Maharashtra. It was founded in 1976 by Sunil Mehta with a focus on Marathi translation of books from English and other Indian languages.
They accept manuscripts in fiction and non-fiction genres for publication. Mehta Publishing House has so far published books by many well-known authors including Anirudha Bidwe, Manjushri Gokhale, Ashwin Sanghi, B. D. Kher, Sudha Murty and Manohar Malgaonkar, whose books have been best sellers.
Submissions Guidelines :
https://mehtapublishinghouse.com/
However, it is also worth noting that with the increasing number of writers per day and the limited number of traditional publishers willing to invest in new scripts, getting traditionally published is as big a challenge as ever. However, the truth cannot be denied that most traditional publishers prefer to publish only well-known authors or celebrities.
Read this also : If you are a Writer or Publishing a Book for the First Time
Even after knowing everything about the traditional publishing model, writers continue to make efforts to get their book published by a traditional publisher. To get your book published through well-known traditional publishing houses, your script should be unique, attractive, error-free and presentable.
Writers should also keep in mind that they should always be prepared for rejection and should not give up due to rejection, because often traditional publishing houses do not give the opportunity to new writers to get published in the first time. Writers should constantly strive to improve their writing and publishers should constantly discuss their manuscripts. However, writers can also establish their identity through the self-publishing model.
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