Khanna Publishing House
Academic & Technical Book Publishing E-Commerce Platform
Serving the society since 1962 — trusted legacy in technical and academic publishing.
Who We Built This For
Khanna Publishing House has been a trusted name in technical and academic publishing since 1962, serving engineering colleges, universities, and students across India. The publisher specialises in AICTE-prescribed textbooks, computer science and emerging technology titles, and Indian Knowledge System publications backed by the Ministry of Education — alongside an extensive regional language programme spanning Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati. With author relationships built over six decades, Khanna has evolved from a traditional print publisher into a full e-commerce platform serving students and institutions directly.
What We Set Out to Build
Khanna Publishing House needed to translate six decades of institutional publishing credibility into a modern e-commerce experience that students, faculty, and institutional buyers could navigate easily. The platform organises an enormous catalogue — AICTE-prescribed engineering textbooks, emerging technology titles covering quantum computing, AI, machine learning, IoT and robotics, Indian Knowledge System publications backed by the Ministry of Education, and an extensive regional language programme — into clear discovery paths by category, subject, and language.
The storefront balances two distinct buyer motivations: students searching for a specific prescribed textbook for their course, and curious or institutional buyers browsing emerging technology and knowledge systems titles. New Arrivals, Best Sellers, and Special Offers sections surface the most relevant titles upfront, while category and language-specific landing pages let regional buyers find content in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, and more without wading through the full English-language catalogue.
Trust signals are built into the browsing experience itself: book-level ratings (4.3–4.9 out of 5), view counts ranging into the tens of thousands for popular titles, and author profiles with testimonials reinforce credibility title by title. Combined with "Buy More, Save More" volume discount messaging, the platform converts Khanna's decades-old institutional reputation into a self-serve e-commerce experience built for the way students and educators actually shop today.
Project Facts
Tech Stack
What Needed to Be Solved
Khanna Publishing House had a 60+ year reputation built on institutional relationships and physical distribution, but needed an e-commerce platform that could serve a fundamentally different buyer journey — students and individual educators searching and purchasing directly online. The catalogue's breadth, spanning prescribed engineering textbooks to emerging technology titles to Indian Knowledge Systems content to 10+ regional language editions, risked feeling disorganised without careful structure, and the publisher needed digital trust signals to match the credibility it had built over decades in print.
Students searching for a specific AICTE-prescribed textbook had no fast, reliable way to confirm the exact edition and subject match before purchasing online
A catalogue spanning engineering fundamentals, emerging technologies, Indian Knowledge Systems, and 10+ regional languages risked feeling disorganised without category and language-specific navigation paths
Regional language buyers (Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati) had no dedicated browsing path separate from the primary English-language catalogue
A 60+ year print-publishing reputation needed digital-native trust signals — ratings, reviews, view counts — to carry the same credibility online that it had built in person with institutions
New and emerging technology titles (AI, quantum computing, IoT, robotics) needed strong visibility against the much larger base of traditional engineering textbooks
Bulk and institutional buyers (colleges, libraries) needed volume-based discount messaging distinct from individual student single-copy purchases
Inside the Platform
Every module is purpose-built to replace a standalone tool — unified in one workspace.
- Practical programming & problem-solving titles
- ISTE-WPLP learning material series
- C, Python, R, and full-stack web development
- Malware analysis & cybersecurity titles
- Machine learning tools & techniques
- AICTE-prescribed engineering textbooks
- Vision and policy publications
- Ministry-backed institutional content
- Technical education strategy documents
- University-recommended course material
- Ministry of Education backed publications
- Bharatiya studies & traditional knowledge
- Colour and black-and-white editions
- Multi-author scholarly contributions
- AICTE-aligned knowledge systems curriculum
- AICTE-prescribed textbooks in Hindi
- Aligned with National Education Policy 2020
- 10+ languages: Bengali, Tamil, Telugu & more
- Subject-accurate regional translations
- Outcome-based education model curriculum
Everything in One Workspace
AICTE Textbook Catalogue
Comprehensive collection of AICTE-prescribed engineering textbooks, organised for fast discovery by subject, course, and edition.
Emerging Technology Titles
Dedicated category covering quantum computing, AI, machine learning, IoT, and robotics — keeping the catalogue current with industry trends.
Regional Language Programme
Dedicated browsing paths for 10+ regional languages including Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati editions.
Indian Knowledge Systems
Ministry of Education backed publications on Bharatiya studies and traditional knowledge systems, aligned with AICTE curriculum requirements.
Ratings & View Tracking
Book-level ratings (4.3–4.9/5) and view counts displayed per title — giving digital-native trust signals to match six decades of print credibility.
New Arrivals & Best Sellers
Curated New Arrivals, Best Sellers, and Special Offers sections surfacing the most relevant titles for returning and first-time visitors alike.
Volume Discount Messaging
"Buy More, Save More" promotional structure designed for both individual students and institutional bulk buyers like colleges and libraries.
Author Profiles
Dedicated author pages with testimonials and credentials, reinforcing the publisher's author-centric relationships built over 60+ years.
How We Built It
Catalogue Architecture & Category Strategy
Mapped the full publishing catalogue into clear navigation paths — AICTE textbooks, emerging technology, Indian Knowledge Systems, and regional languages — solving for both course-specific student searches and broader topic browsing.
WooCommerce Storefront & Product Pages
Built the WordPress/WooCommerce e-commerce platform with book-level product pages surfacing ratings, view counts, edition details, and author information for each title.
Regional Language Discovery Paths
Developed dedicated language-specific landing pages for Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, and Malayalam editions, separate from the primary English catalogue.
Merchandising & Promotional Systems
Built New Arrivals, Best Sellers, and Special Offers merchandising sections, along with "Buy More, Save More" volume discount messaging for institutional and bulk buyers.
Trust Signals & SEO Launch
Implemented book-level ratings and view-count displays, built author profile pages with testimonials, optimised the platform for academic and technical book search visibility, and launched with Razorpay checkout integration.
Full Scope of Work
Built a WordPress/WooCommerce e-commerce platform organising the catalogue by AICTE category, emerging technology, knowledge systems, and language
Developed book-level product pages displaying ratings (4.3–4.9/5), view counts, edition details, and author credentials
Created dedicated regional language discovery paths for 10+ languages separate from the core English catalogue
Built New Arrivals, Best Sellers, and Special Offers merchandising sections for returning and first-time visitor discovery
Implemented "Buy More, Save More" volume discount messaging structured for both individual students and institutional bulk buyers
Developed author profile pages with testimonials reinforcing the publisher's author-centric relationships
Integrated Razorpay for secure checkout across individual and bulk institutional purchase flows
Optimised the platform for SEO visibility in academic, technical, and AICTE textbook search queries
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