What India reads? And who prints it?
India is the sixth largest book printing market in the world, with close to 90,000 publishing firms. The Indian publishing industry is worth Rs 12,000-14,000-crore. PrintWeek India gives you a peek in to the bestselling fiction and non-fiction books that are trending in the country and the printers who guarantee the reading experience.
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What India reads? And who prints it?
Best Kept Secret by Jeffery Archer published by Pan Macmillan, printed and bound at Gopsons Papers
Take me Home by Rashmi Bansal published by Westland and printed at Gopsons Paper
It was in 2010 that Noida-based Gopsons Papers set up a 17.5 acre plant near Sivakasi. The plant produces books for both export and domestic market. The capacities are 35,000 hardcover books per day, 1,50,000 paperback books per day and saddle wire - 1,25,000 per day
Bankerupt by Ravi Subramanian published by Penguin Group printed at Manipal Technologies
House of Cards by Sudha Murty published by Penguin Group printed at Manipal Technologies
Like it Happened Yesterday by Ravinder Singh published by Penguin Metro Reads and printed at Manipal Technologies
The Elephant Catchers by Subroto Bagchi published by Hatchette India printed at Manipal Technologies
In the book segment, Manipal Technologies caters to the domestic market and education publishing. Of the total production 10% is hard case while the remaining is soft case. Gautham Pai says, "Most of the businesses have been for long runs through long-term contracts. We have not addressed the small quantity segment so far."
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee published by Random House India, printed and bound in India by Replika Press
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri published by Random House India, printed and bound in India by Replika Press
Flashboys by Michael Lewis published by Penguin group printed and bound in India by Replika Press
Jewels in the Crown by Ray Hutton published by Elliott and Thompson, printed and bound in India by Replika Press
The Pashtuns by Abubakar Siddique published by Random House India, printed and bound in India by Replika Press
Replika has a capacity to produce 1,15,000 books per day. The best endorsement for Replika Press comes from a customer, Neil Bradford of Random House in London, who says, "I have dealt with Replika for many years now and they have always been a committed, positive and professional organisation very much setting the standards for book production and service within India."
The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi published by Westland and printed by Thomson Press
The oath of the Vayuputras by Amish published by Westland and printed by Thomson Press
The Secret of the Nagas by Amish published by Westland and printed by Thomson Press
Byculla to Bangkok by S Hussain Zaidi published by HarperCollins, printed and bound at Thomson Press
Capital by Rana Dasgupta published by HarperCollins, printed and bound at Thomson Press
Driven by Jagdish Khattar with Suveen Sinha published by Penguin India, printed at Thomson Press
The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru published by Penguin India, printed at Thomson Press (also printed by Replika Press)
The first book that Thomson produced was a Bible. C J Jassawala of Thomson Press says, "NCR is the centre of magazine and book publishing."
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