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Emerald
Publishers was founded in the year 1982 by Mr. Gopalakrishnan,
the father of the present CEO, Mr. Olivannan who was the then
Southern Regional Head at Blackie & Sons. Emerald Publishers
initially published books pertaining to English Literature.
Emerald
Publishers has been into publishing for more than a quarter of a
century now. The company is situated in the heart of Chennai
(erstwhile Madras) city, the fourth largest metropolis in India.
Emerald Publishers in the first two decades of its inception was
oriented towards academic publishing - books to cater to the
needs of the college and university level students in South
India in subjects including English, Maths, Physical Science and
Computer Science. Over the years, it has specialized in
English Language Teaching and books on general topics. |
Academicians drawn from
diverse institutions in India including Central Institute of
English & Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, State Institute of
English, Chennai & Thiruvananthapuram have authored the
books which have been widely used by universities and
colleges all over the country.
Since the readability of Tamil books
has been increasing steadily, a separate division has been set-up to
bring out books in Tamil. This provides scope for Tamil writers
across continents to have their books published through Emerald
Publishers, which has a extensive distribution network, in Tamil
speaking areas. The first of the book, ‘Compendium on the Culture of
the Tamils’ in two volumes, authored by Tamizh Kuil K. Kaliaperumal,
an erudite scholar from Malaysia, has been already published. We
also intend to translate works authored by internationally acclaimed
writers into Tamil.
With the dawn of
the new millennium, a change in leadership transpired at Emerald
Publishers. It happened that the current C.E.O. G. Olivannan took
over the reins, after the demise of his father M.D. Gopalakrishnan,
the founder of Emerald Publishers.
With the strength
of a Business Administration post graduation degree, G.Olivannan,
after a cautious study and analysis, found a great potential and
opportunity in the general, non-fiction segment of book publishing.
He understood that there are more and more readers searching for
books of value on an assortment of topics in English language.
In addition to
exploring for authors and editors within the country, Emerald
started seeking out globally. Visits to International Book Fairs
such as the American Book Expo and the Frankfurt Book Fair, have
yielded results. CEO G.Olivannan has been a regular visitor to the
Frankfurt Book Fair since 2005.
Years of hard work with persistent
follow up, guided us in striking deals with publishers in the United
States. Today, some of the big names like AMACOM and Barron’s have
granted republishing license for some of their titles in India.
In the coming year, Emerald Publishers
looks forward to associating with more publishers in the US, Europe
and Australia.
Olivannan Gopalakrishnan,
S/o. Late M.D. Gopalakrishnan, the present CEO is a
postgraduate in Business Administration.
Location
Emerald Publishers is located at its owned place
in Chennai, one of the four major cities of the country.
In Chennai, the office is at Egmore - the heart land of
Chennai and a commercial centre. |
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