Print only
Essential
A professionally published paperback with 15 author copies.
For authors who want a professionally produced printed paperback to hold, give and sell — without an Open Access edition. Your book is printed to our premium standard and sold on Amazon and our own online bookstore, and you receive 15 author copies.
Launch offer · 20% offFor agreements signed by 31 March 2027.| Package (launch price) | ₹19,199 |
| GST | Nil |
| Total | ₹19,199 |
What’s included
Everything in Essential
Editorial
Design
Registration & rights
Publishing & distribution
What you receive
- A printed paperback (6 × 9 in) on quality paper with a laminated cover
- 15 author copies
- Print ISBN and national library deposit
- Listing on Amazon and our online bookstore
- Certificate of Publication
- A website and social media announcement of your book
- Royalty on print sales, as per your publishing agreement
Not in this package
- Reference stylingAdd for ₹2,000
- Similarity (plagiarism) reportAdd for ₹1,500
- DOI (Crossref)Comes with the Open Access packages (eBook Basic, eBook Scholar, Scholar, Signature)
- Copyright registrationAdd for ₹2,500, including the government fee
- Open Access on gathacognition.comChoose Scholar or Signature for an Open Access eBook and a print edition together
Popular extras
Add any of these to your package (no GST). Per-page services are charged only for the pages you have.
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Our quality promise
Premium books. No compromise.
Many low-cost publishers cut corners on what you actually hold in your hands — thin paper, flimsy covers, faded printing. We don’t. Every GATHA COGNITION book is produced to the same standard as our own titles.
- 70–80 GSM quality book paper, chosen to suit each binding — opaque pages that don’t show through
- Thick laminated covers on heavy 300 GSM board — you choose matte or gloss lamination
- Sharp, clean printing and strong, durable binding that lasts
- Every copy checked by our team before it is dispatched
How it works
From manuscript to published book in 6–8 weeks
Typical timeline from receipt of the final manuscript.
Payment schedule
On signing the agreement
On approval of final proofs & cover
Before publication or printing
Amounts for a book of up to 220 pages (no GST). Bank transfer or UPI, against an invoice. Cancellations and refunds follow our Refund & Cancellation Policy.
Rights & royalty
For print-only books, copyright of the published work rests with GATHA COGNITION. Royalty on print sales is set out in your publishing agreement.
Manuscript requirements
- MS Word (.docx), Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing
- Clear heading levels (Chapter → 1.1 → 1.1.1), no manual page layout
- Figures as separate 300 dpi files with numbers, captions and sources
- Tables in editable form, not as images
- References in our house reference style (author–year) — or any one style used consistently, which we can convert
- Front matter: title page, preface, acknowledgements, a ~150-word blurb, author bio and photo
- Signed originality declaration and permissions for any third-party material
- Similarity index below 10% (excluding references)
Not quite there yet? Send your files as they are — we can work from them for the review.
Let’s publish your book
Write to us with your manuscript and ideas.
Prices valid for agreements signed by 31 March 2027 and subject to change thereafter. Final scope and price are confirmed in your written quote and publishing agreement.