The India Readathon is on break because I am moving to a different city. We will return in April 2017.
Please feel free to register at anytime, but books will be reviewed only from April.
What This Readathon Is
Reader / Blogger / Reviewer
Author
Audiobook publisher, Audiobook narrator, Author
Book Cover Designer
Freelance Editor
Unpublished Work
I've had a request to include a category for unpublished works, should readers care to review it. Feel free to submit unpublished work.
Rules for Authors
Rules for Audiobook Publishers, Audiobook Narrators
Rules for Readers / Reviewers / Bloggers
- The Readathon aims to introduce readers to self-published books (ebooks and audio) set in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal and Maldives).
- We hope to make this Readathon an annual event.
- If you have suggestions on how to improve this, please feel free to contact us via the registration form.
Reader / Blogger / Reviewer
- If you're a reader who likes to read books (or hear audiobooks) set in the Indian subcontinent, this readathon is for you.
- If you like discovering new authors, you've come to the right place.
- If you're also a blogger who reviews books, no matter which part of the world you come from, you're welcome here.
- If you like to read books but haven't reviewed before, you are still welcome
Author
- If you're a self-published author and you've written and self-published a book that is set in the Indian subcontinent, this readathon is for you.
- We won't hold your nationality against you.
Audiobook publisher, Audiobook narrator, Author
- If you'd like an audiobook reviewed, this readathon is for you
Book Cover Designer
- If you are a freelance book cover designer, please provide a link to your blog/website via the registration tab. This is so new authors may connect with you.
Freelance Editor
- If you're a freelance editor who works with self-published authors, please provide a link to your blog/website via the registration tab. This is so new authors may connect with you.
Unpublished Work
I've had a request to include a category for unpublished works, should readers care to review it. Feel free to submit unpublished work.
Rules for Authors
- You agree to accept the review even if it is not to your liking.
- You agree to make your ebook available in at least one of the following formats: mobi, epub and pdf.
- When a request is forwarded to you, it is your responsibility to make sure that you provide the blogger / reader with a copy of the ebook.
- It is your responsibility to provide properly formatted books
- You may not request a particular reviewer / reader / blogger.
- If you're traditionally published author, but own the rights to your books (and have self-published them), you may sign up.
- You may list up to three books.
Rules for Audiobook Publishers, Audiobook Narrators
- You agree to accept the review even if it is not to your liking.
- You may list up to three audio books.
- If your audiobook is up on Audible, you agree to provide a promotional code for your audiobook.
- If you are not exclusive to Audible, you may provide the audiobook via Googledrive or any other method.
- You may not request a particular reviewer/reader/blogger.
Rules for Readers / Reviewers / Bloggers
- You may decide which book/audiobook you wish to read and review.
- Once you've decided what book you'd like to review, please use the contact form to let the organizer know. Your request will be forwarded to the author, who will be responsible for getting the book to you.
- You may read and review as many books as you wish, but you may request only one book at a time.
- You agree to crosspost on at least three platforms and provide the links of these.
- You may request the next book only after you've posted review links to the book you've read the last
- Your review is expected to be honest.
- You agree to review the ebook or audiobook, and not the author. If this is unclear, please contact me.