Finished manuscript?
You're closer than
you think.
Typesetting, cover, ISBN and printing — handled. You keep the copyright, order as few or as many copies as you need, and sell wherever you like. No commissioning committee, no rejection letter, no waiting a year for an answer.
- Minimum print run
- One copy
- Exclusivity
- None. Sell anywhere.
- Copyright
- Stays with you
- Formats
- Paperback · Hardbound · E-book
A real book, not a bound photocopy
The difference between a self-published book that gets taken seriously and one that doesn't is almost entirely production. Here is what we do about that.
Typesetting that respects the script
Devanagari, Roman or mixed, with proper handling of footnotes, endnotes, verse, tables, plates, indexes and transliteration. Academic material set to academic conventions, not squeezed into a template.
A cover designed to your brief
Front, spine and back, with the spine width calculated for your actual extent and paper stock — the detail that gives away an amateur job on a shelf.
Your own ISBN
A unique ISBN registered for every title and edition, so libraries can catalogue it, bookshops can order it and colleagues can cite it.
Paperback or hardbound
Manufactured on demand against your order. No minimum quantity, no stock, no capital tied up in boxes under your desk.
An e-book, if you want one
Converted and listed on our site at a price you set, with your written consent — and delisted within 48 working hours whenever you ask.
Editing, only if you order it
Copy-editing, proofreading and content writing available as separate services. Skip them and we set your text exactly as supplied.
Five steps, and you approve every one
Send the manuscript
A complete file — Word, InDesign or a clean PDF — plus a signed copyright declaration confirming the work is yours to publish. Tell us the formats you want, roughly how many copies you expect to need, and whether you'd like an e-book.
Get a quote and a schedule
We come back with a costed quote — typesetting, cover, ISBN, your first print order, and any editorial work you've asked for — along with a production schedule. Nothing begins until you approve both in writing.
Design and typesetting
Your interior is laid out and your cover designed. You see the design direction early, so a disagreement about the cover happens at sketch stage rather than after printing.
Proof and sign-off
A full digital proof comes to you, and a printed advance copy if you ask for one. You mark corrections, we make them. We go to press only on your written approval — no exceptions.
Print, deliver, list
Copies are printed to your order and delivered to you. They are yours on arrival, to sell, gift or distribute as you choose. If you asked for an e-book, it goes live the same week.
Priced per book, quoted before anything starts
There is no single price, because a 96-page poetry collection and a 600-page annotated Sanskrit edition with plates are not the same job. What we can promise is that you see the whole number before you commit, and it doesn't move afterwards unless you change the brief.
Your quote is itemised across production (typesetting, cover, ISBN), printing (per copy, at the quantity you order), any optional editorial work, and delivery. You can take all of it or only the parts you need.
Publish indicative ranges here once confirmed — authors trust a press with visible pricing far more than one that asks them to enquire.
- Production — typesetting, cover design, ISBN registration.
- Printing — per-copy cost at your chosen quantity and binding.
- Editorial — only if ordered, priced separately per 1,000 words.
- E-book — conversion and listing, if you want one.
- Delivery — to your address anywhere in India.
Institutional invoicing and GST documentation available for university and college purchases.
We take nothing from sales you make yourself
The only channel we run is the e-book download on our own site, where the author's share is 70% of net receipts. Everything else is yours.
- Your own copies. Printed copies are delivered to you and belong to you. Sell them at a launch, through your department, at a conference table or hand to hand.
- Marketplaces. List on Amazon, Flipkart, eBay or anywhere else, in your own name. We place no restriction on it and take no share.
- Institutions and libraries. Supply your college, your university library or a district collection directly, with proper invoicing.
- Non-exclusive throughout. Nothing here stops you signing with another publisher for another edition.
If your book reproduces, edits, translates or comments on someone else's existing work, you'll need written permission from whoever owns it. Naming the original author on the title page is attribution, not permission.
An old book isn't automatically a free one either — protection generally runs for sixty years after an author's death, so rights often sit with the family.
Tell us early if any of this applies. It is far easier to sort out before typesetting than after printing, and we can usually help you work out who to ask.
Send us four things
Email bookshorizon@gmail.com with the subject line "New book" and include:
The manuscript
Complete and final, in Word or PDF. If it isn't quite finished, send what you have and tell us what's outstanding — we can still quote.
What you want made
Paperback, hardbound or both. Roughly how many copies to begin with. Whether you'd like an e-book. Whether you want copy-editing or proofreading.
A signed copyright declaration
Confirming the work is yours, or that you hold written permission for anything in it that isn't. We'll send you the form — it takes five minutes.
Your deadline, if you have one
A viva, a launch, a seminar, a retirement. Tell us the date and we'll build the schedule backwards from it.
Prefer to talk? +91 626-899-1983 or +91 969-132-7612.
Horizon Books Publication provides a perfect platform for both seasoned writers and aspiring writers to get their books published sooner rather than later. We often think that offering excellent books at reasonable prices is the right thing to do. We have a strong inclination to strongly believe in maintaining close communication with each of our writers on the compilation, marketing, and distribution of their works. Upholding excellent manufacturing and instructional standards is our top goal. All submissions would undergo a comprehensive evaluation to determine their feasibility worldwide. Additionally, each and every one of our publications has a unique ISBN. Our books are at the cutting edge of information and seldom pioneer novel approaches to analysis.
- The book will be released with an ISBN.
- The quality of the books will be better.
- We publish books in various languages.
- Books of various genres, including academic, manual, book, thesis, and books.
- There is no maximum number of pages.
- We produce books in every format (Paperback, Hardbound, E-book).