Glavna im je djelatnost izdavanje Narodnih novina, službenog lista Republike Hrvatske, Međunarodnih ugovora RH, službenih i drugih tiskanica i knjiga, trgovanje školskim i uredskim priborom, opremom te tiskarskim papirom. Narodne novine d.d. su od 2008. nakladnik Vjesnika, hrvatskoga političkog dnevnika.
Sjedište Narodnih novina d.d. je u Zagrebu, Ivana Šibla 1. Narodne novine d.d. sljednik su državnoga privrednog poduzeća Tiskanica, koje je osnovano 1950. radi izdavanja tiskanica za potrebe državnih tijela, gospodarstva i građanstva. Poduzeću Tiskanica povjerena je i naklada Narodnih novina, službenog lista NR Hrvatske. Tako je Društvo 1952. dobilo sadašnje ime, Narodne novine. U vrijeme osnutka uz ime je bio dodatak izdavačko poduzeće.
Uspostavom samostalne hrvatske države, u studenome 1990. Narodne novine postaju javno poduzeće, a deset godina kasnije, na temelju posebnog zakona, poduzeće se preoblikuje u dioničko društvo.
Narodne novine su počele izlaziti 1835. pod imenom Novine horvatzke. Ime Narodne novine prvi put se upotrebljava 1843. Od 1835. do danas nikad nisu prestale izlaziti.
Narodne novine corporation
Narodne novine is a company whose three main businesses are: Publishing Activity, Printing Activity and Commerce. The most important activities are: publishing of the Official Gazzette of the Republic of Croatia, the International Contracts of the Republic of Croatia, official and other blank forms and books, trading of the office and school supplies and accessories, and trading of the printing paper. Since 2008 Narodne novine is a publisher of Vjesnik, croatian political journal. The head office of Narodne novine is in Zagreb, Ivana Šibla 1. The company Narodne Novine is a successor of a trade company "Tiskanica", founded in 1950 with the task of publishing blank forms for the Government, economy and citizenry. Afterwards, the company "Tiskanica" started to publish the Official Gazzette of People’s Republic of Croatia "Narodne novine". This is how the company got its present name "Narodne novine". At the time of the foundation, the name "Narodne novine" was accompanied by the addition of "publishing company".
With the establishment of the independent Croatian republic in November 1990, "Narodne novine" became a public company and ten years later, based on a special law, the company was transformed into a corporation.
"Narodne novine" was published for the first time in 1835 with the name "Novine horvatzke". The name "Narodne novine" was used for the first time in 1843. Since 1835 until today its publishing has never been stopped.