A publishing house built for first-time authors.
Author's Ink Publications started in Rohtak with a simple observation: most Indian publishers are set up to say no. Over a thousand titles later, we still work the same way — a real editor reads what you send, and you get told honestly what your book needs.
Most publishers are built to say no. We were built to read what people actually send us.
Aniket Kapoor founded Author's Ink Publications in Rohtak, Haryana, in January 2014. He grew up in a family where education was the thing that mattered most, in a city a long way from India's publishing establishment — which is precisely the position most of the writers we work with are in.
The company exists to give first-time and emerging writers the support that established authors take for granted: an editor who reads the manuscript properly, a designer who takes the cover seriously, distribution that actually reaches shelves, and a royalty rate agreed in writing before any money changes hands.
Aniket Kapoor · Founder, Author's Ink Publications
What is the difference between self-publishing, traditional and hybrid publishing?
Most Indian publishers offer one of these and hope you don't ask about the others. We offer all three, so the honest answer to "which should I choose?" doesn't cost us anything.
Self-publishing
You pay for the production, you keep control, and you keep a royalty on every copy sold. Nobody decides your book isn't commercial enough to exist.
- Fastest route to a live listing
- You approve every decision
- Royalty 10–30% on net sales
- All-inclusive packages from ₹15,999
Traditional publishing
We take on the production cost and the commercial risk. Selective by definition — the manuscript has to convince us it will find its readers.
- No cost to the author
- Assessed on the manuscript
- Terms agreed case by case
Hybrid publishing
Cost and risk shared between author and publisher. Sits between the two above, and suits a book with a clear audience that still needs real investment behind it.
- Shared investment
- Higher support than self-publishing
- Terms discussed per title
Which one is right for you?
Send the manuscript before you decide. The free assessment tells you which route your book realistically fits — including when the answer is that it isn't ready for any of them yet. That answer is free too.
We published India's smallest love story.
Recognised in national record books. It is not the biggest thing we have done, but it is the one that tells you most about how we work — a writer arrived with an idea nobody else would take seriously, and we took it seriously.
Thirteen genres, five languages.
Many of our titles have reached the Top 10 on Amazon and Flipkart in their category.
What that actually means.
About Author's Ink, answered
What is the difference between self-publishing and traditional publishing?+
In self-publishing you meet the production cost, keep full control of every decision, and earn a royalty on each copy sold. In traditional publishing the publisher carries the cost and the commercial risk, which means the manuscript has to be selected. Hybrid publishing sits between the two, with the investment shared. Author's Ink offers all three, so the recommendation you get isn't shaped by which one we happen to sell.
Who founded Author's Ink Publications?+
Aniket Kapoor, in Rohtak, Haryana. He built the company to support first-time and emerging writers — the ones who don't already have an agent, a contact at a Delhi publishing house, or a second book behind them.
Is Author's Ink a good publisher for a first book?+
That is exactly who we are set up for. Over 1,000 titles have been published through us, most by authors doing it for the first time. Every enquiry starts with a free manuscript assessment from a real editor, before any money is discussed.
Where is Author's Ink Publications based?+
1418, Sector 1 Main Road, Sector-1, Rohtak, Haryana 124001. We work with authors across India and distribute to more than 150 countries, so you do not need to be anywhere near Rohtak to publish with us.
What genres and languages do you publish?+
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, memoir, romance, politics, business, self-help, health and fitness, history, religion and travel — in English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Telugu.
Do you only publish self-published books?+
No. Alongside self-publishing packages we take on titles traditionally, at our own cost and risk, and offer hybrid arrangements where the investment is shared. Send the manuscript and we will tell you which route it fits.
Over a thousand books started exactly where yours is now.
Send your opening chapter. A real editor reads it and writes back within 48 hours with an honest assessment — no obligation, no sales call.
