Given below are the names of the printing presses that were functioning in Kerala during the 19th century. The list is taken from the book Aadi-mudranam Bharathathilum Malayalathilum (Early Printing in India and in Malayalam) by K. M. Gopi, published in 1998.
| Place | Press |
| Kunnamkulam | Vidyaratnaprabha |
| Koonammavu | Amalothbhavamathavinte Press, Methropolitha Western Star (This was later shifted to Thiruvananthapuram) |
| Kollam | Manomohanam, Vidyabhivardhini, Knanaya Press, C. M. S. Sreebhadra Press |
| Kozhikode | Kelappan Achukkootam, Bharathi, Minerva, Vidyavilasam, Spectator (Malabar and Travancore) |
| Thalassery | Mission Press (at Illikkunnu), Masar al Uloom (lithography), Mahani al Huda (lithography), Vidyarthisanthanam, Vidyavilasam |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Keralaratnam, Keralavilasam, Keralodayam, Kairaleevilasam, Travancore Printing Company, Thiruvithamkoor Sarkar Press, Mudravilasam, St. Joseph’s, Shanmukhavilasam |
| Thrissur | Keralakalpadrumam, Keralachinthamani, Vidyavinodini (Sundarayyar and Sons) |
| Nadapuram | Janaranjini |
| Pattambi | Vijnanachinthamani |
| Palakkad | K. P. Krishna Menon Press, Bharathi Achakam, Bharathimukhavilasam, Vidyakumudra-chandrika |
| Ponnani | Manha-al-Huda, Muhki Al-fara ib (lithography) |
| Mannanam (Kottayam) | St. Joseph’s Press |
| Varappuzha | Malabar Printing |
Given below is a list of 28 printing presses that were functioning in Travancore in 1905. The list was provided by V. Nagamayya in the State Manual :
| Place | Press |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Aksharavilasam, Keralodayam, Prabhakaram, Bhaskaram, Malabar Mail, Lakshmi Vilasam, Western Star, Shanmukhavilasam, Saraswathivilasam, Subodhini, Subhashini |
| Alappuzha | Santacruz, Chentar |
| Eravipuram | Varnaprakasam |
| Kottayam | Knanaya Pradeepikam, C. M. S, Syrian Seminary Press (Govindapuram diocese), Malabar Daily News, Malayala Manorama |
| Nagercoil | Agasthyarvilasam, Nanchination, London Mission, Victoria |
| Paravoor | Keralabhooshanam, Saraswathivilasam |
