About
About Refine Publishing
As an author, you know the character, the setting, and the plot. You know how to tie these three components into a story that your readers will love. At Refine Publishing, we know how to help authors publish books. We’re good at that—and we’ve created a platform that will help you do just that—minus the frustration and problems traditionally associated with book publishing.
Our approach is simple, cost-effective, and it works. Our 3-steps to success will help you pick a self-publishing package that suits your budget, author, design and create the first draft of your book, and finally self-publish and market it on platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart.
Sounds good? Great! Let’s do this together!
Our Thought Leaders
At Refine Publishing, we believe we can only help you if we understand your needs to the T. As avid readers, we expect a certain quality from every book we purchase, which we strive to provide to our readers with every title we publish.
This is why we believe we can help you create, design, and self-publish your magnum opus—and help the world read it!
Baldev K Yadav
Founder and Managing Director
Baldev leverages two decades of hands-on experience in the print and publishing industry to ensure a world-class authoring and publishing experience for his clients.During his career as a publishing professional, he worked with multinational print and publishing companies in India and the UK before being bitten by the entrepreneurial bug in 2004.
Today, Baldev leads and manages two world-class publishing companies with a vision to help authors focus on writing while his companies take care of the rest. Baldev has built his companies from the ground up on the basis of trust, transparency, integrity and mutual respect—which reflects in his business practices and his attitude towards life in general.
Divya Yadav
Director, Production
Divya is our dynamic head of operations and production. An avid reader with over 16 years of professional experience in book publishing, typesetting and data conversion, she understands the needs of authors and readers alike.
A self-driven prepress professional, Divya has introduced automation into our publishing and printing operations that help produce high-quality eBooks and prints. She uses her vast experience to give our clients a frustration-free authoring experience.
Divya ensures that she personally trains our growing team to maintain the world-class quality and reliability that Refine Publishing’s clients expect.
We maintain transparency
You are always in control and know what you're paying for
You stay informed
We keep you in the know through your author dashboard.
We are responsive
Our support team typically replies in minutes.
We're friendly
This is why authors stick with us for decades!
We're international
So you can sell your books globally. Now think global.
Medium no bar
Sell physical copies, eBooks or app-based books with us.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is self-publishing?
What are the various publishing models?
We offer a range of self-publishing models that include:
1. Shared cost model- The author pays for printing and binding, and the publisher takes care of editing, distributing and marketing the book.
2. All-in model – The author pays for all the costs of publishing the book.
3. On-demand model – Authors list their books online without a minimum number guarantee and can order one or more copies.
How is self-publishing better than traditional publishing?
1. Speed: Self-publishing is faster and can help bring a book to market in days or weeks. In traditional publishing, it can take up to 6 months or more to publish a book.
2. Publishing possibility: There are no rejections in self-publishing. However, in traditional publishing, the publisher evaluates and accepts or rejects the manuscript.
3. Sales channels: You can publish your book online across any global channel. In traditional publishing, availability is limited to a few markets or bookshops.
4. Copyright: In self-publishing, the author retains the book’s copyright. Traditional publishers usually keep the copyright of the book they publish.
5. Print life: Traditional publishing houses keep a book in print for four years or according to the book’s popularity. The self-publishing model is on-demand, so you can keep the book available forever.
6. Royalty: Publishers rarely share royalty information with writers and work on a model that includes a one-time fee and a possible royalty-sharing model if the book works out. In self-publishing, everything is clear at the outset so there are no surprises.
7. Investment: In self-publishing, the author does not have to purchase any copies of the manuscript to cover printing or publishing costs. However, in traditional publishing, the author purchases up to a thousand copies to meet printing costs.
Am I charged for inventory management?
In self-publishing, authors are not charged for maintain inventory as it is an on-demand model.
How does Refine Publishing add value to my book?
We transform your raw manuscript into a well-designed and well-laid out book your readers will love.
Who fixes the cost of the book?
In self-publishing, the entire control is in the hands of the author. You fix the price for your book.
What is the minimum number of pages required for printing?
Your book stays in print as long as you have an active agreement with us. The agreement is usually annual and auto-renews at the end of the term. You can terminate the agreement at any time.
When am I paid my royalties?
We make payments every quarter or as soon as your royalty balance exceeds ₹1000 through NEFT. If you’re not based in India, we pay via PayPal.
Let us help you publish better
With Refine Publishing, you know your manuscript is in good hands. We leverage our 20+ years of industry experience and in-house design, development and printing services to create books your readers will love!
