Om Books International

What Om Books International does

Om Books International is a privately held Indian book publishing company headquartered in Noida, operating as a full-service trade publisher across fiction, non-fiction, children's literature, Hindi-language titles, and specialty categories such as self-help, yoga, and curated quote collections. The company runs a dedicated children's sub-brand, Om Kidz, and offers both traditional publishing through its 'Publish With Us' submission program and an assisted 'Self-Publish' service for authors. Its core product is the printed book itself, distributed primarily through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at ombooksinternational.com, with home delivery across India and free shipping on orders over ₹999; standard retail pricing ranges from ₹90 for children's activity titles to roughly ₹3,999 for premium coffee-table and photography volumes, with a 28% discount observed on many titles.

The business model combines one-time transactional revenue from direct book sales with licensing revenue from Film & OTT Rights, through which the company manages adaptation rights for titles in its catalog. Customer acquisition is driven by an active social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube, supplemented by email newsletters and on-site content marketing. The company serves three horizontal segments: general trade readers (primary), aspiring and established authors, and children and young adult readers, with no disclosed enterprise or institutional customers.

The firm is independently operated with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or institutional investors, and operates solely within the Indian market. No proprietary technology platform, app, AI/ML systems, patents, or third-party integrations are disclosed; the technology footprint is a standard e-commerce website. Recent operational signals include continued new-release output, industry recognition through FICCI and Delhi Literature Festival 2026 awards, and the build-out of the Film & OTT Rights and Self-Publish verticals as incremental monetization layers beyond the core catalog.

Name

Om Books International

Legal name

Om Books International

Website

https://ombooksinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Om Books International is an India-based, privately held trade publisher based in Noida, selling thousands of fiction, non-fiction, children's (Om Kidz), Hindi, and specialty titles through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront, while also offering author publishing services and Film & OTT rights licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Retailers and News Dealers (4592)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

General Trade Publishing (Adult Fiction & Nonfiction) (MPAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Genre & Category Publishing (Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Sci‑Fi/Fantasy, etc.) (MPAJAAAB), Picture Book Publishing (MPAJAFAA), Children’s Book Print-on-Demand (Picture Books, Early Readers, YA) (MPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Book publishing
• Children's literature
• Hindi publishing
• Self-publishing services
• Fiction and non-fiction

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: The company generates revenue through direct sales of physical books to consumers via their e-commerce website. Books are sold at retail prices with periodic discounts (commonly 28% off). Revenue is one-time per transaction rather than recurring.
2. Film & OTT Rights Licensing: Om Books International manages and licenses film and OTT adaptation rights for books in their catalog, as indicated by the 'FILM & OTT RIGHTS' section on their website, enabling additional revenue through content adaptation licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Om Books International is an Indian trade book publisher established in 1960 and headquartered in Noida that publishes, prints and sells fiction, non-fiction, children's (Om Kidz), Hindi, self-help, yoga and 100-quotes titles. Beyond printed book sales the company operates a self-publishing / "Publish With Us" service for authors and a Film & OTT Rights program that licenses its backlist for screen adaptation. Books are sold directly to readers through the publisher's own e-commerce storefront alongside traditional retail/wholesale distribution.

Product overview

Om Books International is an Indian book publishing company offering a diverse portfolio of books across multiple categories including Fiction (Action/Adventure, Classics, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Fantasy/Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Mythological Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Religion, Spirituality, Short Stories, Young Adults), Non-Fiction (Biographies, Business/Economics, History, Philosophy, Politics, Self-Help, Travel, Health, Religion), Children's books organized by age groups, Hindi language books, Self-Help titles, and specialized collections like 100 Quotes Books and Yoga Books. The company also provides Film & OTT Rights licensing services and accepts publishing submissions through its Publish With Us program. The publishing platform operates as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel alongside its traditional publishing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Om Kidz: Children's publishing division of Om Books International, evidenced by 'Kids Catalogue' download section with logo 'logo-omkidz.png'

Products and services

• Fiction Books Published fiction titles across genres, sold through the publisher's own e-commerce store and retail distribution for individual readers.
• Non-Fiction Books Published non-fiction titles covering general knowledge, lifestyle and reference subjects, distributed to retail and direct consumers.
• Children's Books (Om Kidz) Dedicated children's imprint Om Kidz producing age-appropriate picture, story and activity books for kids and young readers, sold via the publisher's online store.
• Hindi Books Range of Hindi-language titles published by Om Books International for Hindi-reading audiences across India, sold via the publisher's storefront.
• Self-Help Books Self-help and personal development titles published and sold to individual readers through the publisher's e-commerce catalog.
• Yoga Books Published yoga titles targeted at wellness, lifestyle and spiritual readers in India, sold via the publisher's online catalog.
• 100 Quotes Books Series of 100-quotes compilations published as gift, reference and lifestyle titles, distributed through retail and direct channels.
• New Releases Frontlist of newly published titles across Om Books International's genres, marketed and sold as new releases to drive store traffic.
• Publish With Us (Self-Publishing Service) "Publish With Us" self-publishing service that lets authors submit manuscripts and get them published under the Om Books International brand with editorial, production and distribution support, accessed via the [email protected] mailbox.
• Film & OTT Rights Licensing Program that licenses film, television and OTT adaptation rights for selected titles from the publisher's backlist to production companies and OTT platforms.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Speaking Tiger Books: Indian independent trade publisher of literary fiction, non-fiction, and translated works. Comparable independent model and adult trade catalog, with greater translation focus and award-list orientation.
• Jaico Publishing House: Long-standing Indian independent publisher with broad trade catalog including self-help, business, and religion/spirituality — directly overlapping Om Books' self-help and spirituality focus with similar independent, India-rooted positioning.
• Tulika Books: Indian publisher focused on children's picture books and educational content with multilingual offerings. Closest competitor to Om Kidz sub-brand in age-banded children's publishing.
• Westland Books (now part of Amazon): Indian trade publisher known for fiction and non-fiction including commercial fiction and self-help — directly comparable adult trade list with similar genre breadth to Om Books.
• Leadstart Publishing: Indian independent trade publisher covering fiction, non-fiction, and self-help with author-assisted and hybrid publishing models — directly overlapping Om Books' dual traditional-plus-self-publishing strategy.
• Rupa Publications: Indian independent publisher with broad trade fiction and non-fiction list plus strong self-help and regional language coverage. Closest head-to-head competitor — also independent, India-focused, multi-genre — making it the most direct comparable.

Emerging players

• Karadi Tales Company: Independent Indian children's publisher specializing in picture books and audio-integrated storytelling. Partial overlap with Om Kidz but with stronger audio-format differentiation.

Broad incumbents

• Penguin Random House India: India's largest English-language trade publisher covering fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. Directly comparable general-trade publishing scope and multi-genre catalog approach, but with global parent backing and significantly larger scale.
• Scholastic India: Subsidiary of global Scholastic with strong Indian children's and educational publishing franchise. Comparable children's age-banded catalog to Om Kidz but with global backing.
• HarperCollins India: Major English-language trade publisher in India across fiction, non-fiction, and children's. Same adult trade and children's publishing structure as Om Books, with global parent for rights and capital access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ombooksdelhi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC13Ynm13a2l8UE8Z76wVJlw/videos?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/ombooksinternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/om-books-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/ombooksinternationalofficial

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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