marketplace
ParibhaAsha's e-book marketplace lets living authors and publishers sell directly to readers, alongside the free classics catalogue. Tell us about the book. If approved, you will get a link to set up your own payout details directly, no one else ever sees them.
terms at a glance
terms: see the Author & Publisher Publishing and Distribution Agreement
questions about publishing on Pustakālaya: hello@paribhaasha.com
the same steps serve publishers and individual authors.
enquire and choose a route
write to hello@paribhaasha.com or apply here, saying whether you register as a publisher or an individual author and how many titles you wish to list.
submit your catalogue and documents
send the documents in the table below, with the list of titles you propose to register.
confirm digital rights
we check the rights position of every title. where a book was issued under an older print contract, our consent workflow lets the original publisher release the digital rights in writing.
sign the agreement and pay the onboarding fee
you receive the marketplace agreement, with the schedule of services for your route, and pay the fee for your author route or publisher tier.
convert and proof
titles within your conversion allowance are converted to Odia-correct e-books, and a proofread sample comes back for your approval. remaining titles are listed from EPUB files you supply.
set prices and go live
you set the selling price of each title. your page and titles then open in the marketplace, with a launch kit: a landing page and QR code for every book.
track sales and receive payments
the dashboard shows sales as they occur, and the royalty ledger records every sale, deduction and payment.
| item | publisher | individual author |
|---|---|---|
| identity and registration | proof of imprint or ISBN publisher prefix, PAN and the details of an authorised signatory | identity proof and PAN |
| catalogue | list of titles with ISBNs, author names and formats | list of titles, with ISBNs where they exist |
| digital rights | written confirmation or consent for each title, from the author or the author's estate | written declaration that the author holds the digital rights |
| book files | EPUB files where available, or print copies and PDFs for conversion | EPUB files where available, or a print copy or PDF for conversion |
| cover and metadata | cover images, blurbs, author biographies and proposed prices | cover image, blurb, author biography and proposed prices |
| payment details | bank account for royalty payments | bank account for royalty payments |