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'''India Book House Pvt. Limited''' ('''IBH''') is an importer, [[distributor]] and [[publisher]] of books and magazines in [[India]].<ref name=bus>{{cite news |title=The business of books |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/the-business-of-books/138495/ | newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=29 May 2005|quote= "The three serious art book publishers in India are Marg, India Book House and Mapin Publishing. .." | accessdate=27 August 2018 }}</ref><br />
[[File:Lauralandhardy.JPG|thumb|right|The Cover of a Laurel and Hardy Comic Book produced in [[India]] by Kiran Publications for India Book House under licence from [[Larry Harmon Pictures]]]]<br />
Formed in 1952, India Book House published [[paperback]] editions of children's authors such as [[Enid Blyton]] and [[Frederick Forsyth]], as well as comics such as ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'' and ''[[Asterix]]'', often in Indian languages as well. Their most famous series is the ''[[Amar Chitra Katha]]'' comics line that retells stories from the great Indian epics, mythology, history, folklore, and fables.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Pandit Had A Dream... {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-pandit-had-a-dream/270843|website=outlookindia.com/|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> In 2007, the imprint and all its titles were acquired by ACK Media Pvt. Limited which owns brands such as [[Amar Chitra Katha]] and [[Tinkle]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Amar Chitra Katha publisher buys IBH|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/3KsOvE9py7Pne60zW5Ux6I/Amar-Chitra-Katha-publisher-buys-IBH.html|last=Shah|first=Gouri|date=2010-05-19|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> The new entity IBH Books and Magazines Distributors Pvt. Ltd, is one of the leading publishers of illustrated volumes on Indian history and heritage, specializing in architecture, fine art, decorative art, film, environment, and lifestyle<ref name=":0" /><br />
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India Book House is headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. It has now been merged with the [[Oxford Bookstore and Stationery Company]] and is one of the largest book wholesalers in India.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of book distributors]]<br />
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