Shabd.in introduces listing facility of books for sale

Shabd.in has different revenue and publishing models.

1. Writers can publish their e-book on the platform for free and the users can enjoy reading their work without shelling a dime.
2. Writers can publish their e-book and set a price on their work to earn 80% royalty on each sale, claimed highest compared to the competing publishers in the industry.
3. Writers can also get their books published in paperback, promote them on the platform and get them listed on other platforms like Amazon or Flipkart as well.

For publishing the paperback edition, the writer is required to pay a one-time fee of INR 5100. An additional package available at INR 11,000 is made available with added benefits for the printing of the book like the addition of ISBN and listing on 3^rd party platforms. For listing a book published by other publishers, 65% commission is paid to the writer.

Discussing the platform, MD & CEO – Shabd.in, Amitesh Misra said, “We are continuously adding more and more convenient features and options for the userbase and writer community of India so that no piece of creativity is lost due to the lack of resources or opportunities. With our new additions of listing facility, adding English to our website and further working on adding 20+ Indian languages in the coming months will certainly serve to the pressing requirements of the community.”

Shabd.in aims to become the biggest multilingual content platform in the vernacular space in India in the next 5 years, while keeping the exploitation of writers at bay. While the platform offers the highest royalty percentage for the sellers, it looks ahead to become every writer’s first choice to publish their work in their native language.