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| image = [[File:Dc logo updated.png|200px]] | | image = [[File:Dc logo updated.png|200px]] | ||
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| founded = 1974 | | founded = {{Start date and age|1974||}} | ||
| founder =[[Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri]] | | founder =[[D. C. Kizhakemuri|Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri]] | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| headquarters = [[Kottayam]] | | headquarters = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]] | ||
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'''DC Books''' is | |||
'''DC Books''' is a publisher in [[Kerala]] publisher of books in [[Malayalam]], and one of the publishers in [[India]] . It also operates one of the largest book store chains in [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kottayam.com/html/publicutilities7.htm |title=Public Utilities |publisher=Kottayam.com |access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref> with a network of over 45 bookshops under the DC Books and Current Books brands as well as over 50 agencies in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dcbooks.com/storeoperations/timings |title=DC Book Shop Locations |publisher=Dcbooks.com |access-date=2013-11-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223005450/http://www.dcbooks.com/storeoperations/timings |archive-date=2013-12-23 }}</ref> | |||
==DC Books== | ==DC Books== | ||
DC Books<ref>[http://dcbooks.com dcbooks.com]</ref> is a [[publisher]] and bookseller with headquarters in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It published over 6500 titles, mainly literature in [[Malayalam]]{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}, but also including children's literature, poetry, reference, biography, self-help, yoga, management titles, and foreign translations | DC Books<ref>[http://dcbooks.com dcbooks.com]</ref> is a [[publisher]] and bookseller with headquarters in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It published over 6500 titles, mainly literature in [[Malayalam]]{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}, but also including children's literature, poetry, reference, biography, self-help, yoga, management titles, and foreign translations. | ||
DC Media, is the media division of DC Books. DC Media publishes 5 magazines namely, ''Education Insider'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://educationinsider.net/ |title=Asias largest circulated Education Magazine |publisher=Education Insider |access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref> Asia's leading magazine on education, ''Future Medicine'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://futuremedicineonline.com/ |title=Asia's largest circulated magazine on Medical Industry |publisher=Futuremedicineonline.com |access-date=2013-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127142943/http://futuremedicineonline.com/ |archive-date=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> magazine on Asian medical industry and ''Emerging Kerala'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://emkerala.com/aboutus |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608230240/http://emkerala.com/aboutus |archive-date=2012-06-08 }}</ref> Kerala's fastest growing magazine on business, economy and society, Money Indices and Travel and Flavors. | DC Media, is the media division of DC Books. DC Media publishes 5 magazines namely, ''Education Insider'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://educationinsider.net/ |title=Asias largest circulated Education Magazine |publisher=Education Insider |access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref> Asia's leading magazine on education, ''Future Medicine'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://futuremedicineonline.com/ |title=Asia's largest circulated magazine on Medical Industry |publisher=Futuremedicineonline.com |access-date=2013-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127142943/http://futuremedicineonline.com/ |archive-date=27 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> magazine on Asian medical industry and ''Emerging Kerala'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://emkerala.com/aboutus |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608230240/http://emkerala.com/aboutus |archive-date=2012-06-08 }}</ref> Kerala's fastest growing magazine on business, economy and society, Money Indices and Travel and Flavors. | ||
DC Books was founded in 1974 by [[Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri]], known as D.C. Kizhakemuri or just DC amongst literary Kerala. At that time, DC was Secretary of the | DC Books was founded in 1974 by [[Dominic Chacko Kizhakemuri]], known as D. C. Kizhakemuri or just DC amongst literary Kerala. At that time, DC was Secretary of the [[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society]], a cooperative venture of Malayalam writers. The society helped writers with the business and publishing details and instituted a standard royalty of 30-40%, as well as the system of an 'advance' payment for their books, financially enabling them to devote themselves to writing full-time. When he turned his attention to founding DC Books, DC began promoting and creating markets for its books by organizing festivals, clubs, and pre-publication subscriptions, and installment schemes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990129/02950505.html |title=para. 4-5 |publisher=Indianexpress.com |access-date=2013-11-17 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Their successful bookclub scheme allows buyers to build a library of their own by buying books on installments. In 1977, Current Books became its sister concern. In 2001, DC Books launched dcbooks.com, an Indian local language bookstore with over 4,000 titles.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2005/04/04/stories/2005040400020100.htm The Hindu Business Line : Quiet flows the Puzha] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224121/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2005/04/04/stories/2005040400020100.htm |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> In 2004, DC Books partnered with Corner Books to open a [[New Delhi]] branch for Keralites in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/13/stories/2004051301060300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025214852/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/13/stories/2004051301060300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 October 2012 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Books, Kerala books | date=13 May 2004}}</ref> | ||
DC Books is the publisher of several translation dictionaries used by professionals and South Asian Linguists,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0212&L=vyakaran&P=193 | title=Linguist Listserv, nos. 11-13 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228214126/http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0212&L=vyakaran&P=193 | archive-date=2008-02-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.keralalawsect.org/books_new2.html | title=Government of Kerala, Law Library, Acquisitions | date=November 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191913/http://www.keralalawsect.org/books_new2.html | archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> such as their: | DC Books is the publisher of several translation dictionaries used by professionals and South Asian Linguists,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0212&L=vyakaran&P=193 | title=Linguist Listserv, nos. 11-13 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228214126/http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0212&L=vyakaran&P=193 | archive-date=2008-02-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.keralalawsect.org/books_new2.html | title=Government of Kerala, Law Library, Acquisitions | date=November 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191913/http://www.keralalawsect.org/books_new2.html | archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> such as their: | ||
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
In 2004 DC Books published a translated version of Britannica Concise Encyclopædia into Malayalam in the name Britannica Malayalam Encyclopedia.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web |title=Britannica in Malayalam |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/09/20/stories/2002092001770200.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=September 20, 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="the hindu2"/> The book won an award from the Federation of Indian Publishers in 2004.<ref name="the hindu2">{{cite web |title=Encyclopaedia Britannica wins awards |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/02/19/stories/2004021901520400.htm |website=[[The Hindu Businessline]] |date=February 18, 2004}}</ref> | In 2004, DC Books published a translated version of Britannica Concise Encyclopædia into [[Malayalam]] in the name Britannica Malayalam Encyclopedia.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web |title=Britannica in Malayalam |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/09/20/stories/2002092001770200.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=September 20, 2002}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="the hindu2"/> The book won an award from the Federation of Indian Publishers in 2004.<ref name="the hindu2">{{cite web |title=Encyclopaedia Britannica wins awards |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/02/19/stories/2004021901520400.htm |website=[[The Hindu Businessline]] |date=February 18, 2004}}</ref> | ||
A Consumer Court banned the sale of the book because it was found to be an erroneous reference with many factual errors. The court also found that there was unfair trade practice on the part of the publishers, which are DC Books, Kerala and Encyclopædia Britannica India Pvt.Ltd, a subsidiary of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.<ref>{{cite web |last1=George |first1=Sanu |title=Errors in Encyclopaedia Britannica in Malayalam |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/040810/43/2fffq.html |website=[[Yahoo News]] |publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115095834/http://in.news.yahoo.com/040810/43/2fffq.html |archive-date=15 January 2006 |date=August 8, 2004}}</ref> | |||
==DC Books Clubs and Festivals== | ==DC Books Clubs and Festivals== | ||