Editorial · 2 min read
Hero, Support, Archive: How We Classify 68 Books into Quality Tiers
Not every book in a 68-book archive is equal. Our three-tier quality system explains how we think about editorial standards at scale.
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16 articles — industry insights, editorial notes, and publishing news from The Book Nexus.
Publisher Spotlight · 2 min read
Why We Publish Atharva Inamdar: The Story of Our Flagship Author
The story of how The Book Nexus came to publish one of the most prolific book archives in Indian publishing history.
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Publishing Between Languages: The Marathi-English Question
Our flagship author thinks in Marathi and writes in English. What does bilingual publishing mean for Indian independent literature?
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Announcing The First Fifty: 50 Books from a 1,500-Book Archive
The Book Nexus announces The First Fifty — the inaugural collection of 50 curated books selected from Atharva Inamdar's archive of 1,500+ books.
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Getting ISBNs for 1,194 Books in India: What We Learned
India provides free ISBNs to registered publishers. Here is the process, the timeline, and the lessons from registering over a thousand titles.
Read article → Industry Report · 2 min read
The State of Self-Publishing in India: 2026 Report
An overview of the Indian self-publishing landscape, the role of ISBNs, and what independent publishers are doing differently.
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What Makes a Book "Readable Online"? Our Technical Standards
Putting a book online is easy. Making it genuinely readable — comfortable, navigable, accessible — is harder. Here are our standards.
Read article → For Authors · 2 min read
How to Submit a Manuscript to The Book Nexus
A guide for aspiring authors on our submission process, what we look for, and how to prepare your manuscript.
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Content Warnings Done Right: Our Approach to Sensitive Material
Some of our books contain sexual content, violence, and heavy themes. How we handle content warnings without being preachy or spoilery.
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Editor's Notes on The First Fifty
Behind the scenes of curating 50 books from a library of 1,500+ books — the editorial process and quality tiers.
Read article → Strategy · 2 min read
Why Every Book Is Free (And Why That Is the Smart Move)
We publish 68 full books online for free. This is not charity. This is strategy. Here is the math.
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68 Books Now Available to Read Online — For Free
All 68 published books by Atharva Inamdar are now available to read for free online, with full chapter navigation, reading controls, and download options.
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From 1,537 Books to 68 Published Books: The Selection Funnel
How do you select 68 books from 1,537 books? Here is our editorial process, step by step.
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How We Built a Publisher Website with Zero Budget
The technical story of building thebooknexus.com — a complete publisher website with catalog, author profiles, and blog — using only free tools.
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Publishing the Sampurna Samruddhi Series: Non-Fiction from a Fiction Author
When your flagship fiction author writes five non-fiction books about life prosperity, you pay attention. The story behind our most unexpected series.
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ISBN Strategy for Independent Indian Publishers
How we assigned ISBNs to 1,194 titles and what independent publishers need to know about the Indian ISBN system.
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