Online Book Publishing in India
There were times when people used to wait for ages to get their manuscripts approved from traditional publishing houses and then used to again go around bookstores and book stalls to showcase their books, in both places, they had to pay huge sums- first to get their books approved and published, and then to ensure they’re available in market.
- Publishing a paperback copy of your book costs a lot, because a lot of tangible items are used, like paper, ink, cover. Also, in paperback publishing, most publishers print at least 10-20 copies in one go, not just one, so it’s always an assembled costs.
- However, with time we moved to a digital world. Earlier, people used to read real books, now most people, even avid readers find it easier to read more and more books online and on digital devices which is cheaper and more convenient.
- One needs to be where the market is. If most of the readers are now preferring online books, authors are flocking together in that direction.
- Online publishing of your book is comparatively very easy than traditional publishing. Lesser costs, no approvals needed, takes only a few days to go live and most online publishing platforms don’t charge for displaying books on their sites.
One such platform is Shabd.in that has been newly launched in India. It’s a platform that currently operates in two languages, Hindi and English, and is soon planning to launch in all major languages.
- Getting your book published on Shabd.in is a buttery process, simple and smooth. You simply ought to have a book, without which you cannot get anything published. Second you simply need to create an account on Shabd with your email, Google account or your Facebook account.
- Then, once you click on “Write”, you can create a new book, add chapters into it (or you can directly write in Shabd too), and once you’re done with your book, you can simply publish it.
- If you keep your book for free, your book will go live on Shabd in less than 24 hours. If you keep your book as paid, or you select a publishing package for your book to get published in paperback, it might take some time according to the package selected.
- Also, for books that are published for free, Shabd charges nothing to showcase the book on the platform.
- Apart from that, Shabd also provides online marketing and promotion services, like Book reviewing, influencer marketing, social media coverage, news and media coverage so as to ensure more and more sales, profits and brand creation for the author.
- Coming to royalties, Shabd.in pays 80% of royalties of all sales to the authors with a dedicated author dashboard where the authors can check all their sales and royalties earned with total transparency.
- Cherry on the cake are the other features provided like competitions, guidance for writers and authors, daily blogs and articles on the site, thousands of free and paid books to buy and read from and obviously assistance of an expert team at every step.
- So all in all, the world has moved away from traditional publishing and paperback books in a larger way and moved into a digital space, and as of now, Shabd.in is definitely a new platform that ensures you many features, royalties, publishing, marketing and a lot more.