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Laxmi Publications is a privately held publishing company headquartered in New Delhi, India. Since its inception in 1974, it has grown tremendously as one of the leading publishers of Engineering, Computers, College, School (CBSE Board) and Childrens books in India. It has the following subsidiaries and imprints through which it caters to different niches of educational and professional books market.

  1. Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd: Secondary and Senior Secondary CBSE Schools, College Mathematics and Engineering.
  2. Firewall Media: Computer Books for the educational and professional market.
  3. Golden Bells: Books for competitive examinations like IIT JEE, CBSE PMT and others and pre-primary, primary and middle school books.
  4. New Age International: Engineering, Medical, Management Books.
  5. Infinity Science Press, LLC (USA): Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Business books.


Network and Distribution

Domestic: Having sold more than 25 million books to more than 10 million students, Laxmi Publications has helped in shaping the future of many meritorious students. With a presence all over the country, 10 branch offices in major cities and access to over 2500 book retailing outlets, we have a strong distribution network. Our head office is in New Delhi and branch offices in Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Ranchi. Our resident representatives are stationed at Allahabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Jammu, Srinagar, Nagpur, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Kota, Patna, and Bhubaneshwar. Our strong sales team of 150+ is always on the move, travelling to the remotest corners of India to expand our name and business.

International: Directly and indirectly, we export books to various countries all over the world ─ Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Philippines, South Africa, Pakistan, Middle East, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and various other African countries. Besides direct exports, we have tie-ups with at least 10 large book exporters in India.

www.laxmipublications.com: Our website is a major channel for distribution throughout the world. The website is constantly updated for new releases and displays dollar pricing internationally. We receive continuous orders for our books from almost all parts of the world. The orders are shipped instantly through courier or by air-mail.


Acquisitions
In September, 2003, Laxmi Publications Pvt Ltd took over another publishing company "New Age International Pvt Ltd" formerly known as Wiley Eastern Limited. New Age has got more than 1000 titles in higher education Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Agriculture, Medicine, and Biotechnology.

Joint Venture
Established as a joint venture with Laxmi Publications Pvt Ltd in January 2006, Infinity Science Press (ISP) is a privately held book publisher in USA. It specializes in the areas of Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Business. ISP titles are designed primarily for the educational and professional/reference market.

Range of Educational Publications

1.

Laxmi Publications Private Limited publishes books for:

  • Secondary and senior secondary schools that follow the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum.
  • The company has one of the largest title lists of CBSE schoolbooks covering all subjects for classes IX to XII. These books are published under well-known brands like Comprehensive, Stay Ahead, eXam-Kit and Golden Guides.
  • Famous authors from renowned universities all over India have authored these books. Our catalog has the complete listing of all the titles we publish.
  • College mathematics textbooks. The company is the industry leader in this segment targeted at several universities across the country.
  • Engineering textbooks. Laxmi Publications has also established a strong foothold in publishing engineering textbooks. Many of our publications are regularly recommended in the AICTE periodicals and in Technical Universities curriculums. We cover a wide variety of topics in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Chemical, Computer Science, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Management.
  • Books like Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Engineering Mechanics by Dr. R.K. Bansal, SMTS, Soil Mechanics by Dr. B.C. Punmia, Thermal Engineering, Engineering Thermodynamics and Electrical Machines by Er. R.K. Rajput are bibles for engineering students in India. The average print run for these books is 11,000 copies with 2-3 runs a year. The editorial and production units are located in the Head Office in New Delhi.
  • The organization publishes roughly 100 new titles/editions each year. Titles are taken up for publication only after their contents have been evaluated by a panel of editorial and subject experts. The organization emphasizes quality norms in terms of both editorial content and physical inputs like paper, printing and binding.
  • The focus of the company is on providing authentic, reliable and user friendly books at an affordable price.

2.

Firewall Media publishes books on computer science for the educational and the professional market. The company was set-up to cater to the software developer and the professional market. Within five years of inception, it has published more than 60 titles and obtained Indian edition reprint rights for over 80 foreign titles from the USA and Europe.
It has now further diversified to publish books on Engineering and Applied Sciences of International quality.

3.

Golden Bells publishes:

  • Preparatory books for entrance and competitive examinations like the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT JEE), CBSE Pre Medical Test (PMT), etc.;
  • Books for pre-primary, primary and middle school students. In the past 4 years, Golden Bells has published over 150 titles in this segment.

4.

New Age International was acquired by Laxmi Publications in September 2003. This company publishes books on engineering, medicine, and management. It has over 1000 titles on subjects including engineering, mathematics, computer science, agriculture, medicine and biotechnology.

5.

Infinity Science Press LLC is based near Boston in USA. Established as a joint venture with Laxmi Publications Pvt Ltd in January 2006, Infinity Science Press (ISP) specializes in the areas of Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Business. ISP titles are designed primarily for the educational and the professional/reference market.

Past, Present and Future
Current years have brought tremendous growth and opportunities for Laxmi Publications. We took aggressive steps to increase our brand awareness, diversify our portfolio and further grow the business.

1.

September 2001. We launched Firewall Media, an imprint of Laxmi Publications, to cater to the developers and software professional market. Within five years of its inception, we have published more than 150 titles of our own and gotten Indian edition reprint rights for at least 100 foreign titles from the US and Europe.

2.

August 2001. We launched Golden Bells. As the name suggests, this imprint of Laxmi Publications has been started to get the attention of students - right from the beginning. As of yet we have brought out 100+ titles for the pre-school segment. We plan to grow our listing and enter the primary school segment as well.

3.

June 2002. We launched a complete new series for the newly created state of Jharkhand in India. Moving at a rapid pace, we opened a new branch office and published more than 100 new titles within two months for the State Board of Education.

4.

September 2003. Acquired New Age International and added more than 1000 titles in higher education and four more branches.

5.

September 2005. Published a book on Mathematics as per South Africa curriculum and thus marked a presence in the South African school education market.

6.

January 2006. Started a joint venture in Boston, USA by the name of Infinity Science Press. It specializes in the areas of engineering, mathematics, physics and business.

Thus, in a short span of time, Laxmi Publications has grown multi-folds. From pre-school to engineering, we cover almost all areas of Indian education system and are slowly but steadily entering the international publishing arena. We are committed to excel in providing the best in education and publish good quality books. We are confident that our focused approach to diversify and grow through our latest imprints  Firewall Media, Golden Bells, New Age International and our new venture  Infinity Science Press, will take us to new horizons.


Services

Typesetting: With 30 years of book-publishing experience, Laxmi Publications specializes in the composition of Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering books. The company has a set-up of 25 workstations for typesetting publications. In a single shift of 8 hours, this set-up can compose approximately 2000 pages.

Clients
Charles River Media, USA (now part of Thomson Publishing)
Infinity Science Press, USA

Editing: Laxmi Publications has a 40 member editorial team. The team comprises graduates in disciplines from engineering and natural sciences to commerce. With an average editorial experience of 5 years, the team has 200 man-years of experience in proofreading, pagination and editing.

Content Development: Laxmi Publications has a wide network of authors who are school teachers, college lecturers and professors with a wide range of experience and qualifications. This pool of talent is spread across the country and is valuable for curriculum development; course and content development; study material preparation; web based editing and tutoring services.

Clients
Choudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa
Rajshri Tandon Open University, Allahabad
Punjab Infotech, CAL-C, Chandigarh
UPDESCO, Lucknow
Tess Publishing, South Africa
Infinity Science Press, USA
Liber AB, Sweden



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