We began with books by officers who cleared it.

Our first books came from people who had done the thing: officers who cleared the Civil Services examination and wrote down exactly how. Aspirants across India bought them in their tens of thousands. That told us something simple: readers want books from people who have actually done the thing.

Under the UPSC GUIDE imprint we went on to publish 15 titles by 9 serving IAS, IPS and IRS officers — answer writing, previous-year papers, general studies, essay, ethics and mentorship. Readers have rated them 4.4 out of 5 across 1,376 ratings.

Why “Oakspine”

The spine is the part of a book you meet on every shelf, and the oak is the tree that is planted for the next generation. Oakspine Press is the house behind every imprint we publish: UPSC GUIDE for competitive exams today, and the shelves we are filling next — fiction, children’s books, memoir, Marathi and Hindi titles. Look for the leaf on the spine.

How we work

• We pay for editing, design, printing and distribution. Authors never pay to publish.
• Every author has a private dashboard with live sales, royalties and marketing for their book.
• We publish corrections openly on each book’s page.