CBS Publishers & Distributors

What CBS Publishers & Distributors does

CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd. is a privately held Indian educational publishing company founded in 1973 in Old Delhi and headquartered at Patparganj Industrial Area, New Delhi. The company publishes and distributes textbooks across Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Social Sciences & Humanities, with primary depth in medical (MBBS), dental, nursing, pharmacy, and allied-health curricula. It operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at cbspd.com with standard and express shipping domestically and select international shipping, alongside B2B distribution to educational institutions, libraries, and bookstores. A core distribution franchise gives CBS exclusive representation of 2,500+ titles from premium global STM publishers including Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cengage, and Thieme in India, generating distribution margin/royalty revenue in addition to one-time print and digital book sales.

The underlying technology stack combines a transactional e-commerce platform (with ShipRocket order tracking and Delhivery/DTDC fulfillment integrations) and a portfolio of adjacent digital properties: EduPort Global (launched 2014, 2,000+ e-textbooks across medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary, engineering, agriculture, and food science), NNL One (nursing EdTech platform launched August 2020 for NORCET, NCLEX, and MSc Nursing preparation), NNL Academy (offline nursing education center established 2020), and the CBSiCentral app for MCQ practice and study videos. Revenue is generated through one-time book sales, distribution margins on international publisher content, subscription-based access to e-learning content, and bulk institutional procurement, with unit pricing typically ranging from roughly ₹137 to ₹5,518 and discounts of 10–28% on marked prices.

Name

CBS Publishers & Distributors

Legal name

CBS Publishers and Distributors pvt Ltd

Website

https://cbspd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CBS Publishers & Distributors is a New Delhi-based educational publisher founded in 1973 that produces and distributes medical, nursing, and engineering textbooks across India while serving as the exclusive Indian distributor for Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cengage, and Thieme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Medicine & Allied Health (Clinical) (EDAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Sciences & Nursing (EDAGABAF), STEM (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering) (EDAGABAA)

Keywords

• Educational book publishing
• Medical textbook publishing
• Nursing education materials
• Academic book distribution
• Digital learning platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Direct sales of published books and textbooks through e-commerce platform to students, educators, and professionals. Revenue generated from one-time book purchases across medical, nursing, engineering, and science disciplines.
2. Distribution Services: Distribution of premium global medical and STM publisher content across India. Represents 2500+ exclusive books and reprints from publishers including Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cengage, Thieme. Acts as exclusive and open-market distributor.
3. E-Learning Subscriptions: Digital e-learning platform EduPort Global provides e-textbooks and online educational content. NNL One platform provides nursing education resources.
4. Publishing Services: Publishing original content for medical and non-medical educational materials under CBS brand, including exam preparation books, textbooks, and competitive exam materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CBS Publishers & Distributors publishes and sells educational textbooks across Health Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences & Humanities. The company operates an e-commerce storefront (cbspd.com) selling its own branded titles and distributing 2,500+ titles from global publishers including Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Cengage, and Thieme. It has expanded into digital education through EduPort Global (e-textbooks), NNL One (nursing EdTech platform), and NNL Academy (offline nursing learning center).

Product overview

CBS Publishers & Distributors is a traditional book publishing company with a portfolio of physical textbooks and digital products. The core publishing business (established 1973) publishes educational books across Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Social Sciences & Humanities. The company has expanded into digital education through EduPort Global (e-books platform with 2000+ titles) and NNL One (nursing education online platform), while also operating NNL Academy for offline learning. A distribution arm handles international publisher relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EduPort Global: Digital e-learning platform with 2000+ e-textbooks in Medical, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Veterinary, Engineering, Agriculture and Food Science segments
• NNL One
• NNL Academy

Products and services

• CBS Educational Textbooks (Core Publishing)
• EduPort Global
• NNL One (formerly Nursing Next Live)
• NNL Academy
• Distribution Services for Global Publishers

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ElseviercoreTechnology or IntegrationCBS distributes Elsevier publications as part of their portfolio of premium global medical and STM publishers, making Elsevier's medical and scientific content accessible to the Indian market through CBS's distribution network.
• WileycoreTechnology or IntegrationCBS represents Wiley publications through their distribution channel, providing access to Wiley's academic and scientific content for the Indian education market.
• Taylor & FranciscoreTechnology or IntegrationCBS distributes Taylor & Francis content across medical sciences, engineering, and social sciences, expanding access to this premium publisher's academic resources in India.
• CengagecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Cengage for distribution of engineering, science, and medical textbooks in the Indian market.
• ThiemecoreTechnology or IntegrationCBS represents Thieme medical and scientific publications, providing Indian students and institutions access to Thieme's specialized medical content.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson Education: Pearson is a global education publisher with significant medical, engineering, and test-prep content. It competes with CBS's CBSE/engineering lines and is a broader incumbent with overlapping but not specialized coverage in Indian medical education.
• McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill Education is a major US-based education publisher with medical, engineering, and business titles. Its Indian operations and medical/engineering imprints overlap with CBS's catalogue and target exam-prep segments like NEET.

Direct peers

• Elsevier: Elsevier is the world's largest STM and medical publisher. CBS distributes Elsevier's premium medical and scientific content in India, making Elsevier both a supplier and the most direct comparable in medical/health sciences publishing.
• Cengage: Cengage is a global education and learning content publisher with strong engineering and medical coverage. CBS distributes Cengage in India, and Cengage's engineering and science textbooks directly overlap with CBS's secondary STEM categories.
• Wiley: Wiley is a major global publisher of academic and scientific content. CBS is a distribution partner for Wiley in India, and Wiley's medical, engineering, and science lists directly overlap with CBS's core catalogue.
• Thieme: Thieme is a Germany-based medical and scientific publisher specializing in clinical and educational content. CBS distributes Thieme in India, and Thieme's medical textbook catalogue directly parallels CBS's own published titles.
• Springer Nature: Springer Nature is a leading global STM and academic publisher. Its English-language medical and life sciences content competes with CBS's distributed international titles and targets the same Indian higher education market.
• Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers: Jaypee Brothers is a leading Indian medical and health sciences publisher headquartered in New Delhi. It is the closest domestic competitor to CBS in CBME-aligned medical textbooks for Indian MBBS, MD, and nursing students.
• Taylor & Francis (Informa): Taylor & Francis, part of Informa, publishes across medical sciences, engineering, and social sciences. CBS has distribution rights for T&F in India, and the two companies compete for the same institutional and student textbook buyer.
• Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins): Wolters Kluwer's Lippincott Williams & Wilkins imprint dominates medical and nursing textbook publishing globally. CBS competes for the same Indian medical and nursing student wallet share with both original CBS titles and distributed Lippincott content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cbspublishers
• Facebookfacebook.com/cbsthehealthsciencespublishers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbspd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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