Current Books: A Brief History

Current Books is the retail store division of DC Books, the first ISO certified publishing house in India. In 1977, D C Kizhakemuri, the founder of DC Books, took over Current Books, a bookstore that was established in 1952. Current Books, then consisting of 6 stores has never looked back since. D C’s pioneering work in the field of book publishing found an outlet in Current Books, which was subsequently expanded for this purpose. D C Books publications could thus reach more and more people.
The Subsequent Years

Current Books has become a part and parcel of the lives of Keralites. From 1952 to 2007, Current Books has completed over 55 years of highly commendable retailing business and is among the few retail stores that have the backing of its own publishing house. It has now grown from 6 to 36 stores in and around Kerala. This makes it the largest square feet holder of book retailing in India, the smallest being the 200 sq ft store at the Kochi International Airport and the largest being the 4000 sq ft. store at Chittoor Road, Ernakulam.
The bookstores deal not only in DC’s own publications but titles that spread across all languages and genres including fiction, spiritual, self-help, motivational, parenting, world literature, science, home making, academic, arts, children’s literature and so on. It is among the largest sellers of Malayalam publications in the state. That’s not all, they also stock a good range of translations of famous works into Malayalam and other languages. Some of the stores deal not only in books but also in music CDs, multimedia and even house their own coffee shops making a celebration of book buying for the common man.