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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 Children books in India and abroad. It has
following subsidiaries and imprints through which it caters to different niches
of educational and professional books market.
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Laxmi Publications (LP) |
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Secondary and Senior Secondary CBSE Schools |
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College Mathematics and Engineering |
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Distance Education
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Customized Curriculum based Textbooks for various
Ministries of Education |
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Firewall Media |
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Computer Books for the educational and professional
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Golden Bells |
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Books for competitive examinations like IIT JEE, CBSE PMT & others
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Pre-primary, primary and middle school books |
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University Science Press |
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Engineering
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Mathematics
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Physics
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Business and Management
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Applied Sciences
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Biotechnology and new technologies
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Amanda Imprint |
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Pre-primary, primary and middle school books
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Secondary and Senior Secondary CBSE Schools
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Network and Distribution
Domestic:
Having sold more than 30 million books to more than 20 million students, Laxmi
Publications has helped in shaping the future of many meritorious students. With
presence all over the country, 11 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, Patna and Ranchi. Our
resident representatives are stationed at Allahabad, Bhilai, Bhopal, Chandigarh,
Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Meerut, Nagpur, Jabalpur, Varanasi, Kanpur,
Gorakhpur 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
world¾Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mauritius,
Philippines, South Africa, Pakistan, the 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. Our online sales are further supported by Google¢s Partner in Print
Program and Books 24×7.com.
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. ISP is now a
part of Jones and Bartlett Publishers, USA.
Range of Educational Publications
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Laxmi Publication Private Limited publishes books are: |
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Secondary and senior secondary schools that follow
the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. |
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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 Amanda Imprint, Comprehensive, Stay Ahead,
eXam-Kit and Golden Guides. |
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Famous
authors from renowned universities all over India have authored these
books. Our catalog has the complete listing of all the titles we publish. |
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College
mathematics textbooks:
The company is the industry leader in this segment targeted at several
universities across the country. |
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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. |
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Books
like Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines, Strength of Materials,
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. |
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The
organization publishes roughly 300 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. |
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The
focus of the company is on providing authentic, reliable and user
friendly books at an affordable price. |
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Firewall
Media publishes books on computer science for the educational and
professional market. The company was set-up to cater to the software
developer and professional market. Within ten years of inception, it has
published more than 500 titles and obtained Indian edition reprint
rights for over 150 foreign titles from the USA and Europe. It has now
further diversified to publish books on Engineering and Applied Sciences
of International quality. |
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Golden Bells publishes: |
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Preparatory
books for entrance and competitive examinations like the Indian
Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT JEE), CBSE Pre Medical
Test (PMT), etc.; |
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Books
for pre-primary, primary and middle school students. In the past 4
years, Golden Bells has published over 150 titles in this segment. |
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University Science Press (USP) specializes in the areas of Engineering,
Mathematics, Physics, and Business. USP titles are designed primarily
for the educational and 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.
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September 2001. We launched Firewall Media, an imprint of
Laxmi Publications, to cater to the developers and software professional
market. Within ten years of its inception, we have published more than
500 titles of our own and gotten Indian edition reprint rights for at
least 150 foreign titles from the US and Europe. |
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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 have brought
out 100+ titles for the pre-school segment. We plan to grow our listing
and enter the primary school segment as well. |
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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. |
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September 2005. Published a book on Mathematics as per South
Africa curriculum and thus marked a presence in South Africa school
education market. |
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January 2006. Started a joint venture in Boston, USA by the name
of Infinity Science Press. It specializes the areas of engineering,
Mathematics, Physics and business. International rights of many
engineering books written by Indian authors were sold to Infinity
Science Press for International publishing and exposure. |
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June 2008. We win award for publication of Science books by
Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, Ghana. |
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January 2009. Infinity Science Press becomes a part of Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, USA. |
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January 2010. We win award for publication and distribution of
Civics and Ethical Education books by Ministry of Education,
Ethiopia. |
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
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Firewall Media, Golden Bells, University Science Press and Amanda
Imprint will take us to new horizons.
Services
Composition
With 35 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.
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.
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