A Tradition of Excellence

BI Publications has more than 40 years of publishing and distribution experience — especially in the field of medicine. Today, BI is the largest distributor of medical books in India. We have an extensive network, excellent infrastructure and an experienced sale force in constant contact with doctors, medical colleges, pharmaceutical companies, wholesale and retail bookshops. In addition, BI continues to be one of India’s largest distributors in science, technology, management, literature, humanities, social science, general and school books. BI Publications is a part of the BI Group, which has varied interests in distilleries, hotels and higher education.

Proven Competence and Professionalism in Publishing

For many years now, BI has also made a name for itself in publishing original and reprint titles. Besides running a successful school and higher education programme, BI has brought out many path breaking books in the field of medicine. At various occasions BI entered into joint ventures with well-known international medical publishers such as Churchill Livingstone and Williams & Wilkins. BI is currently poised to dramatically expand its publishing presence in medicine.

Enduring International Associations

BI is a name well known for its professionalism, insistence on quality and ethical business sense. We participate in all major international book fairs and besides enjoy a fruitful ongoing interaction with our international associates. We pride ourselves in building long lasting relations with all our associates. We currently distribute:

• ASM Press, USA
• ASM International, USA
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, USA
• Arnold, UK
• CRC Press, USA
• Elsevier Science, USA
• Elsevier India (P) Ltd.
• Elsevier Science, UK
• Foundation Books (Cambridge University Press , UK)
• The Humana Press, USA
• John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., Singapore
• Kluwer Academic Publisher, The Netherlands
• Palgrave Macmillan, UK
• Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA
• Orca Book Services, UK
• Oxford University Press
• Pearson Education (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
• Prentice Hall of India (Pvt.) Ltd.
• Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
• Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd.
• Taylor & Francis Books Ltd., UK
• Thompson Learning (Asia) Pte. Ltd., Singapore
• Viva Books

Impressive Infrastructure

With seven stock holding branches and resident representatives in 5 cities all over the country, BI arguably has the best distribution infrastructure in India. In addition, we have a Central Promotion Department based in the Head Office at Delhi. Its sole task is to keep academics, librarians, booksellers and institutions abreast with all new and forthcoming titles by preparing and mailing attractive flyers, catalogues and posters. Over the years a substantial and segmented database of e-mail addresses has also been built, to which e-mail promotion is also done. Most valuable is the large sales force based at the branches that actively promote books at all levels – wholesalers, booksellers, libraries and the academic community.

BI’s Vision

Be the first choice distributor for publishers looking to bring quality academic books, especially in medicine, to India. Be the first choice suppliers of quality books to wholesalers, retail bookshops, library suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, professionals, academicians and educational institutions. Strengthen the voice of the Indian medical community by publishing quality medical texts that reach out to the Indian medical student in its own context and also speaks out to the world – sharing competencies, sharing experiences and together building an international learning community.

Key Contacts in BI

Shashank Bhagat
Managing Director
cmd@bipgroup.com

FOR PUBLISHING

Y R Chadha
yr_chadha@bipgroup.com


For Product Information Leaflets

Annu Mattoo
annu_mattoo@bipgroup.com

FOR DISTRIBUTION