Profile

GB Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn. Bhd. (GB) was founded in 1998 and is based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

We distribute books that embody social awareness, critical and alternative perspectives, and the hidden histories of Malaysia, Southeast Asia and the wider world we live in.

Gerakbudaya is dedicated to circulating timely and important books, breaking down artificial barriers between writers/thinkers in institutions and everyone else, and generating informed discussions of important issues in our lives by providing different views and fresh insights.

GB is the Malaysian sole distributor for the alternative London-based publishing house, Zedbooks Publication (Zed). We are the distributor for the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Select Publishing and Think Center of Singapore. In Malaysia, we distribute books of prestigious local university presses, local book publishers and local and International NGO’s. These include:
* UKM Press (National University of Malaysia Press)
* UPM Press (Putra University of Malaysia Press)
* UUM Press (Northern University of Malaysia Press)
* IIUM Research Center (International Islamic University Malaysia Research Center)
* Third World Network (TWN)
* Forum
* Islamic Book Trust (IBT)
* The Other Press (Top)
* Sisters in Islam (SIS)
* Pesticides Action Network-Asia Pacific (PANAP)
* etc

We supply books nationwide to all branches of MPH Bookstore, Borders Bookstore, Times The Bookshop, Kinokuniya Book Store, Gramedia Malaysia and Popular Book Company; University of Malaya Cooperative Bookshop, Silverfish Books (Kuala Lumpur), Shanghai Bookshop, The Bookshop(Penang), Book Zone Sdn Bhd (Penang), Commercial Bookshop, Intelligence Bookshop, Mentor Bookshop, First Edition Bookstore and Library Agents.

Strategic Information and Research Development Center, better known as SIRD, is an independent scholarly publishing house in Malaysia. We cater predominantly to the needs of academics; and occasionally, to a wider audience of activists and policy-makers. We are working towards expanding links between Malaysian and regional/international publishers with the aim of making non-mainstream writers more accessible to a local/international audience and vice-versa.

* Current Affairs
* Economics
* Gender Studies
* Social Science
* Politics and International Relations
* Memoirs

Our sister company Gerakbudaya Sdn. Bhd. distributes books that embody social awareness, critical and alternative perspectives, and the hidden histories of Malaysia, Southeast Asia and the wider world we live in.

Writing is an art as well as a craft. We are always open to original ideas for books in our subject areas. However, please contact us to obtain a copy of our book proposal template beforehand.