IPB Press

What IPB Press does

IPB Press (legal name PT Penerbit IPB Press) is an Indonesian university press publisher founded on April 6, 2009, and headquartered within IPB University's Science and Techno Park in Bogor, West Java. It is the first university press in Indonesia to operate with PT (limited company) corporate legal status, and it was acquired by holding company BLST in 2014. The company publishes a multi-format catalog of more than 1,349 book titles spanning over 60 subject categories (agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, marine science, nutrition, economics, education, humanities, fiction, and children's literature) and 9 academic journals accredited under SINTA 2 and SINTA 3, the Indonesian Science and Technology Index.

The company's product surface is delivered through three core operating channels: the IPB Press Bookstore (ipbpress.com) for direct retail of physical books and bundles priced from Rp 25,000 to Rp 350,000; IPBDigistore for e-book distribution; and IPB Printing (ipbprinting.id) for physical book production, commercial printing, and third-party publishing services (jasa penerbitan). Underlying technology is conventional publishing and e-commerce infrastructure with Cloudinary used for digital asset management of product imagery. The company also operates the Insan Pustaka Berkreasi imprint for general-interest fiction and children's titles, and participates in the Perpusnas (National Library of Indonesia) cataloging system for ISBN-registered institutional discovery.

IPB Press generates revenue through four streams: one-time book and bundled product sales, journal article processing charges (APCs) ranging from free to Rp 1,500,000 depending on the journal, commercial printing services, and third-party publishing services. The customer base is segmented across IPB University academics and researchers (primary), agriculture/veterinary/nutrition professionals and practitioners, and general Indonesian readers. Distribution is entirely domestic, delivered through the company's own e-commerce storefronts, an in-house imprint partner (Insan Pustaka Berkreasi), a sister printing subsidiary (IPB Printing), and a partnership with the National Library (Perpusnas). The company holds memberships in IKAPI and APPTI, the principal Indonesian publishing and university-press industry associations.

Name

IPB Press

Legal name

PT Penerbit IPB Press

Website

https://ipbpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IPB Press (PT Penerbit IPB Press) is an Indonesian university press publisher, affiliated with IPB University in Bogor, publishing 1,300+ books and 9 SINTA-accredited academic journals across print, e-book, and audio-book formats to academics, professionals, and general readers in Indonesia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Book Publishers (513130), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Books Printing (323117)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference Works & Academic Databases (Encyclopedias, Indexes, Abstracts) (MPAJABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Political Science) (EDAGABAD), Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Academic book publishing
• University press services
• Scientific journal publication
• Indonesian publishing house
• Agricultural scientific literature

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogor

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of printed books and e-books directly through ipbpress.com bookstore. Books range from Rp 25,000 to Rp 350,000. Includes bundled book packages.
2. Journal Publishing: Academic journal publication services. Journals include Jurnal Ilmu Komputer dan Agri-Informatika (Free APC), Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan (Rp 1,500,000 APC), Acta Veterinaria Indonesiana (Rp 750,000 APC), and others. Publishers include Departemen Ilmu Komputer, Departemen Gizi Masyarakat, Sekolah Kedokteran Hewan dan Biomedis.
3. Printing Services: IPB Printing provides commercial printing services for books, merchandise, and other materials.
4. Publishing Services: Jasa Penerbitan (publishing services) offered through IPB Printing for third-party authors and institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IPB Press publishes and sells academic and scientific books, e-books, audio-books, and peer-reviewed journals in print and digital formats, primarily serving Indonesian academic, professional, and general reader audiences. The company also operates IPB Printing for commercial printing and publishing services and IPBDigistore for e-book distribution, with a catalog spanning agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, nutrition, marine science, computer science, and general literature across 60+ subject categories.

Product overview

IPB Press is a university press publisher operating as a legally-established company (PT) that offers a multi-format publishing portfolio comprising printed books, e-books, audio-books, and academic journals. The company operates three main sales channels: the IPB Press Bookstore (e-commerce platform), IPBDigistore for e-books, and IPB Printing for print services. The company also publishes under the Insan Pustaka Berkreasi imprint for fiction and inspirational works. Their academic journal portfolio includes Jurnal Ilmu Komputer dan Agri-Informatika (covering AI/ML topics), Jurnal Gizi dan Pangan, Acta Veterinaria Indonesiana, Jurnal Veteriner dan Biomedis, and Current Biomedicine, with coverage spanning agriculture, marine science, forestry, nutrition, veterinary medicine, and biomedical research. IPB Press serves educational institutions, researchers, students, and general readers through a catalog of over 1,300 products across diverse disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Insan Pustaka Berkreasi: Publishing imprint specializing in fiction, poetry, children's books, and general literature.

Products and services

• Printed Books and Academic Publications Physical books and academic publications across categories including agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, nutrition, marine science, computer science, economics, education, Islamic religion, health, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, history, biography, languages, novels, poetry, and children's literature. Prices range from Rp 25,000 to Rp 350,000 per title.
• IPBDigistore E-Book Platform Dedicated digital bookstore at ipbpressdigistore.com for purchasing and accessing e-books in various formats, extending the print catalog into digital distribution for readers who prefer electronic consumption.
• IPB Printing Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Insan Pustaka BerkreasicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorImprint partner under IPB Press publishing umbrella. Publishes fiction, poetry, and general interest books distributed through IPB Press channels. Logo displayed as 'Official Store' on ipbpress.com.
• IPB PrintingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister company providing printing services, physical book sales, merchandise, and publishing services. Operates at ipbprinting.id. Logo displayed as 'Official Store' on ipbpress.com.
• IKAPIminorOthersIndonesian Publishers Association membership providing industry legitimacy and networking.
• APPTIminorOthersAssociation of Indonesian University Press membership providing academic publishing community affiliation.
• Perpusnas (National Library of Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for ISBN-based book discovery and national library cataloging. IPB Press books available through Perpusnas system at perpusnas.ipbpress.com for ISBN-registered product catalog.
• IPB UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university affiliation providing academic credibility, research content pipeline, and institutional legitimacy. IPB Press is located within IPB University's Science and Techno Park.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mizan Group: Mizan is a major Indonesian publishing group with broad fiction, religious, and general-interest catalogs and established distribution. It overlaps with IPB Press in general readership and inspirational titles but does not focus on agricultural or STM publishing.
• Wiley: Wiley is a global research publisher with significant portfolios in agriculture, veterinary, and biomedical sciences that overlap with IPB Press's specialty journals and books, competing for Indonesian researcher submissions and library procurement.
• Cambridge University Press: Cambridge University Press is a global academic publisher active across agriculture, life sciences, and veterinary medicine. It competes with IPB Press's journal and book titles for Indonesian university library budgets and researcher submissions, particularly in SCI-indexed publishing.
• Springer Nature: Springer Nature is a global academic and STM publisher with extensive agriculture, life sciences, and biomedical journal portfolios that overlap with IPB Press's subject focus. Indonesian researchers increasingly submit to Springer Nature journals, competing with IPB Press for high-quality manuscripts.
• Gramedia (Kompas Gramedia): Gramedia is Indonesia's largest generalist publisher and bookstore chain. While not specializing in agriculture or biosciences, it dominates retail distribution channels that IPB Press also relies on, and competes on general-interest, fiction, and children's categories.

Direct peers

• ITB Press: ITB Press publishes academic and reference titles for Institut Teknologi Bandung, sharing IPB Press's university-affiliated scholarly publishing model, multi-format distribution, and reliance on SINTA-accredited journals for the same Indonesian academic audience.
• UI Press (Universitas Indonesia Press): UI Press is the publishing arm of Universitas Indonesia and the most direct comparable to IPB Press: a major Indonesian university press operating PT-style, producing academic books and journals across disciplines and serving the same Indonesian academic and student customer base.
• Penerbit Erlangga: Erlangga is one of Indonesia's largest academic and educational publishers, producing textbooks, reference works, and journals for universities and schools. It directly competes with IPB Press in Indonesian higher-education publishing and textbook distribution.
• Andi Publisher (CV Andi Offset): Andi Publisher is a long-established Indonesian publisher specializing in academic, scientific, and computer-related books. It competes with IPB Press across Indonesian academic and STM categories and shares the print-plus-online bookstore model.
• UGM Press (Gadjah Mada University Press): UGM Press is the publishing house of Universitas Gadjah Mada, another leading Indonesian university press with a comparable academic catalog, journal portfolio, and direct-to-consumer book sales model targeting the same academic and general Indonesian readership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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