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With over three decades of publishing experience and over 10,000 book s in print DC Books is proud to be listed among the top literary publishers in India. Kerala’s foremost book publishing house, DC Books, came into being in the year 1974. The dynamic and visionary leadership of its founding father, DC Kizhakemuri, has made the company what it is today. With publishing, printing and retailing under the DC umbrella it would be safe to call DC Books the complete publisher. DC Books is also the first ISO certified book publishing house in the country.

While Malayalam is our forte, we have a refined list of English books as well. We publish books across genres and cater to readers drawn from different age groups.

As a publisher DC Books is always venturing into uncharted territory staying far ahead of its peers. The successful translations programme bears testimony to this. Feeling the pulse of the reading public in Kerala DC Books launched the most ambitious translation programme. The first book in translation was published in the year 1975. Our translations list covers every genre from almost every part of the world. Cocreation is the mantra that drives the translations programme. Nobel laureates, Booker prize winners, grandmasters from the past and rising stars in the horizon all feature in our extensive collection.

What makes DC Books unique is its ability to seamlessly blend publishing and retailing and maximizing sales. Whether you are an author or a book lover you are bound to benefit from this strategy. Through its wide network of shops spread across Kerala, book clubs and innovative sales schemes, the company has breathed new life into people’s reading habits.

The first book in Malayalam Pudiya Niyamam was published in 1811 nearly 200 years ago. The Malayalam publishing industry has traversed a long distance since then. But it is DC Books’ commitment to creativity, quality and integrity that has made it the front runner.