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'''Jaico Publishing House''' is a prominent publisher in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
Jaico was founded in 1946 by Jaman Shah as a book distribution business for U.S. paperback publishers. The company's name commemorates India's independence ("Jai" means victory in [[Hindi]] language). Jaico was India's first and only publisher of paperback books in the English language.<ref name=jaicoabout>Publisher's [http://www.jaicobooks.com/j/Profile.htm "Profile" page], accessed 14 April 2014.</ref><br />
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During the 1960s, Jaico was one of the first houses in India to publish English translations of non-English writings by Indian authors.<ref name=transi>Rita Kothari (2006). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=I_Ceg7sfYIoC&pg=PA61&dq=jaico+indian+publishing+industry#v=onepage&q=jaico&f=false Translating India]''. Foundation Books. {{ISBN|978-81-7596-305-4}} (p. 36)</ref> In 1999, SC Sethi head of Jaico in Delhi, became the president of the Federation of Publishers' & Booksellers Association in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=New head for publishers' body.. |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19991009/ige09090.html |date=9 October 1999 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |page=}}</ref><br />
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==Branches==<br />
Jaico has offices in cities of Mumbai (head office), Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Lucknow.<ref name=jaicoabout/><ref>[http://www.jaicobooks.com/j/branch.htm Branch office listing and contact information]</ref> These offices have a combined sales force of 40 executives.<ref name=jaicoabout/> Jaico also operates a direct mail order division.<ref name=jaicoabout/><br />
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==Titles==<br />
Jaico publishes over 1500 titles on subjects that include Indian and international literature, history, politics, sociology, religion, philosophy, law, health and self-improvement. Jaico sells many titles in business management and its subfields, such as general management, marketing, finance and e-commerce to cater to the needs of India's rapidly developing corporate sector. Jaico also sells textbooks in information technology, computer science and engineering. Jaico is also an Indian distributor for national and international publishers that include McGraw Hill, Pearson, Addison Wesley, International Thomson and Butterworth Heinemann.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of English language book publishers]]<br />
*[[Publishing]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.jaicobooks.com Jaico official website]<br />
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[[Category:Book publishing companies of India]]<br />
[[Category:Book distributors]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media companies based in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Publishing companies established in 1946]]<br />
[[Category:1946 establishments in British India]]<br />
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