Types of Self Publishing in India
There are various ways to opt for self publishing in India.
- DIY publishing – As the name suggests it is a Do-it-Yourself style of self-publishing where their team is not available to help you on
any front. You can custom create from the choices available on their website and publish your book. - Print-Publishing – The book will be available in print format.
- Digital publishing – In this, they publish only an E-book and release it in PDF, .mobi or e-pub format on various digital platforms
(including their own) - Self- Publishing – In this option, an author literally does everything on their own which includes hiring an editor, a cover designer, a
printer, stocking the books, listing them up on online portals like Amazon, dispatching when they receive an order, marketing,
promoting, etc. A completely hands-on experience for an author which has utmost transparency but also is extremely time-taking. - Print-on-Demand Publishing – There are no ready stocks of your book made available anywhere including with the publisher. Every
time someone places an order a copy will be printed and then dispatched to the buyer. This makes this option slightly costlier than
the rest.
There are multiple reasons why these days an author opts for self publishing a book in India. We have explored this at length in our
blogpost A Beginner’s Guide to Self Publishing in India.
While there are many hybrid publishing houses also in India, who offer both traditional and self publishing options to authors, we will not
be talking about them in this list.
For ease of understanding, we have segregated this list into 4 categories based on the different types of publishing options offered by
each of these self publishing houses in India.
- Print-Publishing – This means your book will only be available in print format (paperback and/or hardcover).
- Print + E-book Publishing – This means your book will be available in both print (paperback and/or hardcover) and electronic
formats. - Print + E-book and Print-on-Demand publishing– This means your book will be available in print(paperback and/or hardcover),
electronic and you can also opt for print-on-demand. - Only Digital Publishing – This means your book will be available only in electronic format..
Before sharing the list, some disclaimers:
- This list is a ready reckoner for authors who are looking for self publishing companies in India. Shabd.in Writing Retreat has no
affiliation with any of the publishing houses. - The names have been shared randomly. Their order of appearance doesn’t signify their ranking or preference.
- Please go through the details provided on the website of the respective self publishing companies in India before submitting your
manuscript. Shabd.in Writing Retreat does not take any responsibility for its credibility or deliverables. - Please note, as always, this list is dynamic and we will keep updating it from time to time.
- If you are an author published through a self publishing company in India that is not a part of this list, please let us know in the
comments below. - If you are a self publishing company in India we have missed adding to this list, do share your details with us in the comments below
to be added to this list.