C&E Publishing, Inc. was established in 1993 to engage primarily in the business of reprinting and distributing foreign medical and science books with acquired copyright license from foreign publishers.
In the early part of 2001, the company started to invite local authors in the fields of Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Psychology, among others, to write for and publish their books with the company. This proved to be a wise move as it led to the publication of some of the best-selling local college textbook titles (in their respective fields of study) in the country today.
As the company’s popularity grew, publication proposals started pouring in from authors all over the country, mainly from the medical fields. As part of its expansion in 2002, the company ventured into the publication of locally-authored textbooks for basic education (pre-school, elementary, and secondary levels). In just a little under four years, the company has published over 40 basic education titles with many more still in various stages of production.
A few years later, in 2005, the company started tapping notable personages in the field of Law to have their works published by the company. Publication of trade books—particularly novels—by literary icons followed very soon after.
Also in 2005, the company was awarded as the Most Outstanding Distributor of Foreign Books by the Philippine Marketing Excellence Awards Institute, Sales and Marketing Magazine, and Asian Marketing Institute. In addition to this, the company was also awarded, in that same year, as the No. 1 Distributor of Foreign Books in the Philippines in the 8th National Shoppers’ Choice Annual Awards—a joint undertaking of Asia-Pacific Shoppers’ Choice Institute, Shoppers’ Choice Magazine, Essence Magazine, Inc., and the Asian-Philippine Association of Marketing Professionals. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’ Outstanding Achievement Award for 2005 and a Plaque of Appreciation for significant and consistent sales for 2006 were awarded to the company as well.
