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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.
- Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd: Secondary and Senior Secondary CBSE Schools,
College Mathematics and Engineering.
- Firewall Media: Computer Books for the educational and
professional market.
- Golden Bells: Books for competitive examinations like IIT
JEE, CBSE PMT and others and pre-primary, primary and middle school books.
- New Age International: Engineering, Medical, Management Books.
- 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
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Laxmi
Publications Private Limited publishes books for:
- 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 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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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
2003. Acquired New Age
International and added more than 1000 titles in higher education and
four more branches.
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September
2005. Published a book on
Mathematics as per South Africa curriculum and thus marked a presence in
the South African 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 in the areas of engineering, mathematics, physics and
business.
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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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