Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, memoir, romance, politics, business, self-help, health and fitness, history, religion and travel, as well as academic and technical work. We publish in English and Hindi, and also in Bengali, Tamil and Telugu. See Hindi book publishing.

Email info@authorsinkindia.com or use the contact form. Tell us the genre, the approximate word count and how finished the manuscript is, and attach the opening chapter. You don’t need to send the whole book at this stage; we’ll ask for it when we need it. Please send a digital copy rather than a printed one, and keep your own copy.

No. It doesn’t need to be finished or formatted before you get in touch. Just tell us how far along it is.

A project manager reads what you send and replies within two working days. You then get a free manuscript assessment from an editor, which tells you where the manuscript stands and what it needs, before you commit to anything.

Yes. Manuscripts are treated as confidential and read only by the editorial team assessing them. Sending one gives us no right to publish it, and you keep the copyright. See our privacy policy.

Send it and we’ll tell you honestly which route it fits: self-publishing, hybrid or traditional. For traditional publishing, where we carry the cost and the commercial risk, the manuscript has to be selected, and our editorial board makes the final decision.

Yes. You keep the copyright. The rights you grant us, such as printing, distributing and selling the book, and for how long, are set out in your publishing agreement.

Before any work begins. It sets out in writing what is included, what it costs, your royalty rate, and confirmation that the rights to your book remain yours.

It is a legal document, but you don’t need any legal knowledge to sign it. Our team takes you through it, and you can ask about anything that isn’t clear before you sign.

No. Authors write to us from all over India, so we send the agreement to you wherever you are. If you’d like to visit our office in Rohtak, you’re welcome.

For self-published books, the cover price is agreed with you. For books we publish traditionally, Author’s Ink sets it.

On self-publishing packages, from 10% on Pocket Book to 30% on Tiger, calculated on net sales: what reaches us after retailers and distributors take their margins. For traditional and hybrid titles, the royalty is set out in your agreement. Compare the packages.

About 45 days on average from an approved manuscript to a live listing. Your project manager gives you a fixed schedule in week one covering editing, design, proofing and distribution. Rewrites after design has started, and proofs left waiting for approval, are what usually add time.

In self-publishing you pay for production, keep control of every decision and earn a royalty on each copy sold. In traditional publishing we carry the cost and the risk, so the manuscript has to be selected. Hybrid publishing shares the investment between us. We offer all three, so send the manuscript and we’ll tell you which fits. See how publishing works.

Yes. You’re involved at every step, and the next stage doesn’t start until you’ve approved the one before. Nothing goes to print until you approve the final proof, so read it carefully: changes after that mean reprinting.

Our designers create a full-colour cover for every book, and it’s included in every package. You see the design and give feedback before anything is finalised. See cover design.

That’s your choice. Editing and proofreading are add-ons on every package rather than included, because manuscripts arrive in very different states, and they’re discounted on Lion and Tiger. If you’re unsure, a ₹1,000 sample edit of your opening chapter shows you what an edit would change. See editing services.

No. We allocate an ISBN as part of every package and register it against your title before printing. See ISBN registration in India.

Not at the moment. Our production team chooses the paper and size so that every title meets the same standard. Ask us for a sample copy if you’d like to check the print quality first.

Print editions are sold on Amazon and Flipkart, with other Indian online bookstores depending on your package. International distribution, to more than 150 countries, is included from the Leopard 2 package upward.

Yes. Ebooks are published on Amazon Kindle, Google Play Books, Kobo and other ebook stores.

It can be. Crossword and Oxford Bookstore distribution is available on higher-tier packages, and Title Waves as an add-on on every package. Separate distribution packages place your book in airport, university and city bookstores for a fixed term. Which titles a shop keeps on its shelves is finally the shop’s decision.

We take part in book fairs and literature festivals around the country and promote our titles there. Most recently, our books were on the shelves at the Gomti Book Festival 2026 in Lucknow. Author sessions at literature festivals are available as an add-on on every package.

Yes. Social media promotion and promotional banners are included on every package, and higher packages add book reviews, email marketing, media coverage, a video trailer and a launch event. See book marketing.

Yes, it makes a real difference. Every book does best when author and publisher work together: we promote every title, and sharing it with your own readers, network and local media does the rest. Start weeks before publication, not after.

Twice a year, with a sales report for the same period.

Your package includes between 8 and 400 author copies. You can buy extra copies at 25% to 40% off MRP, depending on your package. See packages.

Yes. Every package includes social media promotion, and a launch event is included on the Tiger package. Talk to your project manager about the launch plan while the book is still in design, so reviews and announcements are ready on release day.

Tell us within 7 days of delivery, with a photo, and we’ll replace them free of charge. See our return policy.