What Mizan does

Mizan, legally PT Mizan Publika, is an Indonesian book publishing company headquartered in Jakarta Selatan (Cibis Nine, TB Simatupang) that publishes a broad catalog spanning Religion & Philosophy, Children's Books, Fiction, Diet & Health, Psychology, Learning, Social Science, Parenting, Self-Development & Career, Business & Economics, Reference & Dictionary, and School Books. The company is associated with several prominent Indonesian authors, including Andrea Hirata, Emha Ainun Najib (Cak Nun), Dee Lestari, and founder Haidar Bagir, and operates a manuscript-submission platform (Kirim Naskah) as an upstream author-acquisition funnel. Headcount is reported at 251–500 employees and the legal entity is privately held with no disclosed parent company or external investors; firmographic inputs also give a founding year of 1983, while a separate source references a 1988 founding and a "35 Tahun Mizan" exhibition in December 2023, which is treated as the more specific primary date.

The company's core technology is a conventional book-publishing and distribution platform comprising multiple web properties — mizan.com (main catalog and editorial), mizanstore.com (e-commerce with Jakarta delivery), mizanmu.id (reseller program), mandira.id (B2B partnerships and women's literacy empowerment), and kirimnaskah.mizan.com (manuscript intake) — supplemented by a podcast sub-brand (Mizan Network) distributed on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Google Podcasts, and Breaker. There are no APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed; the stack is content and commerce rather than technology-platform. Distribution is multi-channel within Indonesia: own e-commerce, an individual/SMB reseller program, an enterprise/business partnership program, and physical presence at book fairs including Big Bad Wolf.

Mizan earns revenue primarily through one-time sales of physical books across its own e-commerce sites and physical retail/event channels; secondary revenue lines include rights licensing and B2B wholesale via Mandira.id, with pricing set per title and no subscription or digital pricing publicly disclosed. Customer segments are horizontal and persona-based — Indonesian General Readers (primary), Religious & Philosophical Readers, Children's Book Readers, and Self-Improvement Seekers — served through a hybrid segmentation approach. Marketing relies on owned website content, organic social (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok as mizandotcom), the Mizan Network podcast, and participation in events and book fairs. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A, partnerships with third parties, patents, trademarks, or awards in the available data.

Name

Mizan

Legal name

PT Mizan Publika

Website

https://mizan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Mizan (PT Mizan Publika) is an Indonesian book publisher, founded in 1988, headquartered in Jakarta, that publishes across religion, philosophy, children's, fiction, self-development, and school categories and serves Indonesian general readers, SMB resellers, and B2B accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Book Print-on-Demand (Fiction & Nonfiction) (MPAJANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB), Children’s Book Print-on-Demand (Picture Books, Early Readers, YA) (MPAJANAC), Textbook & Academic Print-on-Demand (Coursepacks, Monographs, Journals) (MPAJANAB)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• Indonesian literature
• Religious philosophy books
• Children's book publishing
• Self-help publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sales of published books through e-commerce platform mizan.com and physical retail channels

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mizan (PT Mizan Publika) is an Indonesian book publisher that produces and sells physical books across diverse categories including Religion & Philosophy, Children's Books, Fiction, Diet & Health, Psychology, Self-Development & Career, Business & Economics, Reference & Dictionary, and School Books. The company operates an integrated ecosystem combining publishing with direct e-commerce (mizan.com, mizanstore.com), a podcast network (Mizan Network), rights licensing, a manuscript submission service, and a reseller program.

Product overview

Mizan is an Indonesian book publisher operating as a platform with multiple business units. The core offering is physical book publishing across diverse categories including religion, philosophy, children's books, fiction, health, psychology, self-development, business, and educational materials. Associated business units include Mizanstore (ecommerce), Mandira.id (women's literacy empowerment), rights licensing services, and a reseller program. The company also operates Mizan Network, a podcast platform, and publishes works from notable Indonesian authors including Emha Ainun Najib, Andrea Hirata, Haidar Bagir, and Dee Lestari.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mizan Network: A podcast and creative content network by Mizan that aims to develop individuals potential and provide creative and inspirational ideas for the millennial era.

Products and services

• Mizan Book Publishing Core publishing operation producing physical books across Religion & Philosophy, Children's Books, Fiction, Diet & Health, Psychology, Learning, Social Science, Parenting & Child Development, Self-Development & Career, Business & Economics, Reference & Dictionary, and School Books categories for Indonesian readers.
• Mizanstore Online bookstore operated by Mizan for direct purchase of Mizan publications, offering delivery services in Jakarta.
• Mizan Network Podcast and creative content network distributed across YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Google Podcasts, and Breaker, featuring inspirational content aimed at the millennial audience.
• Mandira.id Business development and empowerment program operated by Mizan focused on women's empowerment through literacy.
• Mizanmu.id Reseller Program Reseller program enabling individuals and small businesses to sell Mizan books as distribution partners.
• Rights Licensing Rights and licensing service for authors and content creators to publish works through Mizan.
• Kirim Naskah (Manuscript Submission) Service enabling authors to submit manuscripts for publication consideration by Mizan.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Andi Offset: Indonesian publisher with strength in academic, reference, and computer/technology titles. Comparable to Mizan's Reference & Dictionary and Learning categories within the domestic Indonesian publishing market.
• Tiga Serangkai: Established Indonesian educational and general publisher with national distribution. Comparable to Mizan across both school books (Buku Sekolah) and general trade categories.
• Bentang Pustaka: Indonesian trade publisher known for fiction, translation, and lifestyle titles. Comparable to Mizan as a domestic trade publisher competing for similar mid-list and translated Indonesian-language titles.
• Gramedia (Kompas Gramedia): Indonesia's largest publishing and bookstore group, publishing across trade, children's, religion, and education. Directly comparable as the dominant multi-category Indonesian publisher competing for the same authors, retailers, and readers as Mizan.
• Erlangga: Major Indonesian publisher with a strong position in school textbooks and educational materials. Comparable to Mizan as a domestic publishing house serving both trade and academic/educational segments in Indonesia.
• GagasMedia: Indonesian publisher focused on fiction and young-adult titles, including Indonesian translations of international bestsellers. Comparable to Mizan's fiction and self-development segments and competing for similar demographic readers.
• Republika Penerbit: Indonesian publisher with strong Islamic content focus, affiliated with Republika media group. Closely comparable to Mizan's Religion & Philosophy core category and competing for the same Muslim-reader audience.
• M&C!: Indonesian publisher with a wide trade catalog including comics, manga, children's, and lifestyle. Directly comparable as a general multi-category Indonesian publisher targeting similar mass-market segments.
• Elex Media Komputindo: Kompas Gramedia imprint specializing in manga/novel/tech titles. Comparable to Mizan as a domestic publisher competing for the same Indonesian reading audiences, particularly in popular fiction and translated works.

Regional players

• PTS Media Group: Malaysian-based Malay-language publisher covering Islamic, self-development, and general trade titles. Comparable to Mizan in catalog composition and Islamic-content focus, though operating in the Malaysian/Malay-language market rather than Indonesia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/mizandotcom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGoxewQH-0ZB0KcIZQ0sKCw
• Facebookfacebook.com/mizandotcom
• Instagraminstagram.com/mizandotcom
• TikToktiktok.com/@mizandotcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mizan-publika

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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