We are a trade organization. We stand for the promotion and advancement of Publishers having a presence in India as well as to protect the common interest of members and professionals engaged in Global Publishing.
Association of Publishers in India acts on specific issues with the objective of expanding the market for Publishers who publish books/content in the following areas:
Academic and Professional
Children’s
Educational
Scholarly and Reference
Trade
Vocational
We are engaged in market research & compiling market statistics. We run a number of industry specific events and seminars. We act against piracy and protect IPR related matters.
Executive Committee
Ratnesh Jha
President
Nitasha Devasar
Vice President
Neeraj Jain
General Secretary
Sanjiiv Gupta
Joint Secretary
Harish Doraiswamy
Treasurer
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Over 9037 Number of Publishers in the country
Over 40000 people directly employed by publishers
21800+ number of organized and unorganized book retailers in India
16 Languages in which organized/semi-organized publishing exists in India
Books account for 15% of e-commerce trade in the country
70% of publishers in India have digitized their content to produce e-books
School Education (K-12) accounts for INR 221.7 billion of the overall Indian books market in 2014-15; Higher Education accounts for INR 66.1 billion
