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How to Write a Book While Working Full-Time: A Practical Guide for Busy Indian Professionals
How to Write a Book While Working Full-Time: A Practical Guide for Busy Indian Professionals

Most Indian authors who want to write a book have a full-time job. Here is the practical system — daily word targets, commute-based voice dictation, outline frameworks, and...

From Diary Pages to Amazon #1: How Charrvi Singh's Questions Became a Bestseller
From Diary Pages to Amazon #1: How Charrvi Singh's Questions Became a Bestseller

Charrvi Singh's debut began as private diary entries. With OrangeBooks' full marketing support — author branding, press releases, NDWBF 2026 launch event, and international distribution — it became...

The CFO Who Chose Truth Over Titles: CA Kumar Anand and the Book That Changes How You Define Success
The CFO Who Chose Truth Over Titles: CA Kumar Anand and the Book That Changes How You Define Success

CA Kumar Anand is a CFO with 18 years of global leadership experience. His second book, Success Without Selling Your Soul, featured at New Delhi World Book Fair...

How to Launch Your Book in India: A 30-Day Checklist for Self-Published Authors
How to Launch Your Book in India: A 30-Day Checklist for Self-Published Authors

A book launch is not a day — it is a 6-week sequence. Here is the complete pre-launch, launch week, and post-launch checklist for self-published Indian authors to...

How to Build Your Author Brand in India: A Practical Guide for Self-Published Authors
How to Build Your Author Brand in India: A Practical Guide for Self-Published Authors

Author brand is not a logo or a large following. It is clarity about who you are and what you write. Here is the 5-element practical guide for...

How to Get Book Reviews in India: A Practical Guide for Self-Published Authors
How to Get Book Reviews in India: A Practical Guide for Self-Published Authors

No reviews = no sales. Learn how Indian self-published authors can build honest book reviews on Amazon India using WhatsApp, Bookstagram, LinkedIn, Goodreads, and more — without violating...

From the Army to the Altar: How Major (Dr.) Navjeet Kaur Wrote the Book on Marriage That Couples Actually Need
From the Army to the Altar: How Major (Dr.) Navjeet Kaur Wrote the Book on Marriage That Couples Actually Need

Army veteran, PhD psychologist, and life coach Major (Dr.) Navjeet Kaur launched her debut book The Anatomy of 7 Vows at Punjab Kala Bhawan in the presence of...

Book Cover Design for Indian Authors: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Brief Your Designer
Book Cover Design for Indian Authors: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Brief Your Designer

79% of readers say the cover drives their purchase decision. Learn what genre conventions Indian readers expect, the thumbnail test to run before approving any cover, and how...

How to Write Your First Book: A Realistic, Step-by-Step Guide for Aspiring Indian Authors
How to Write Your First Book: A Realistic, Step-by-Step Guide for Aspiring Indian Authors

A realistic, step-by-step guide to writing your first book in India — with word count targets by genre, a milestone calculation, and honest advice on doubt, writer's block,...

At 18, Writing From Tokyo: How Niharika Jishnu Published Her Debut Poetry Collection With a Perfect 5.0 on Amazon
At 18, Writing From Tokyo: How Niharika Jishnu Published Her Debut Poetry Collection With a Perfect 5.0 on Amazon

Sophia University Tokyo student, classical violinist, karate black belt, and polyglot in 6 languages — Niharika Jishnu published her debut poetry collection Scattered Thoughts: Take One at 18....

How to Choose a Self-Publishing Company in India: 10 Questions Every Author Must Ask Before Signing Anything
How to Choose a Self-Publishing Company in India: 10 Questions Every Author Must Ask Before Signing Anything

Not all self-publishing companies in India operate in the author's interest. Here are 10 specific questions to ask any publisher before you sign — with what a good...

Why Most Self-Published Books in India Don't Sell — And What to Fix Before Yours Goes Live
Why Most Self-Published Books in India Don't Sell — And What to Fix Before Yours Goes Live

95% of books in India sell fewer than 500 copies. Here are the 6 specific reasons self-published books fail — with a clear fix for each and a...

From Engineer to Author: How Yugal Prem Das Published 3 Books That Are Now Part of University Curriculum
From Engineer to Author: How Yugal Prem Das Published 3 Books That Are Now Part of University Curriculum

Mechanical engineer turned spiritual life coach Yugal Prem Das published 3 books with OrangeBooks — launched by Sri Amogh Lila Prabhu at ISKCON Latur and now integrated into...

How to Price Your Book in India: MRP, Royalties, and What Every Self-Published Author Needs to Know
How to Price Your Book in India: MRP, Royalties, and What Every Self-Published Author Needs to Know

Not sure how to price your book in India? Learn how MSP and royalties work, see real rupee examples across page counts, and avoid the 5 pricing mistakes...

Who Really Owns Your Book? Copyright and Author Rights Explained
Who Really Owns Your Book? Copyright and Author Rights Explained

Does publishing your book mean giving away your rights? Learn who owns your book under Indian law, what contract clauses to avoid, and how to protect yourself as...

How to Sell Your First 100 Book Copies in India
How to Sell Your First 100 Book Copies in India

A practical, India-specific guide to selling your first 100 book copies after self-publishing. Real tactics, real authors, zero fluff.

From College Student to Award-Winning Author: Vraj Adhiya's Multi-Genre Journey
From College Student to Award-Winning Author: Vraj Adhiya's Multi-Genre Journey

How Vraj Adhiya published 4 books across 3 genres in 2 years with OrangeBooks. Self-help to fiction to award-winning poetry. Real author success story.

Publishing Your Poetry Collection: Complete Guide for Indian Poets
Publishing Your Poetry Collection: Complete Guide for Indian Poets

Complete guide to publishing your poetry collection in India. Formatting tips, cover design, real examples from published poets, and a step-by-step checklist.

An Engineer's Imagination, Two Novels, and One Big Dream: Abhijith Chandra's Story
An Engineer's Imagination, Two Novels, and One Big Dream: Abhijith Chandra's Story

Abhijith Chandra went from Kerala engineer to published fiction author—twice. Read the real story of Korangeera, Littpin, and a dream of seeing it on screen.

The 5-Year Journey: How a Stamp Collector from Sikkim Finally Got His Book Published
The 5-Year Journey: How a Stamp Collector from Sikkim Finally Got His Book Published

Roshan spent 5 years trying to publish his first book. His second took months with OrangeBooks. Here's the real story of what changed—and how you can avoid his...

5 Formatting Mistakes That Make Your Book Look Unprofessional
5 Formatting Mistakes That Make Your Book Look Unprofessional

Avoid these 5 critical book formatting mistakes that make self-published books look unprofessional. Learn proper spacing, margins, fonts & layout from experts.

ISBN Registration Made Simple: A Complete Guide for Indian Authors (2026)
ISBN Registration Made Simple: A Complete Guide for Indian Authors (2026)

Step-by-step ISBN registration guide for Indian authors. Learn costs, timelines, legal requirements & how to get your ISBN in 2026 with OrangeBooks support.

Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing in India: Which Path is Right for You?
Self-Publishing vs Traditional Publishing in India: Which Path is Right for You?

Compare self-publishing vs traditional publishing in India. Understand costs, royalties, control & timelines to choose the right path for your book in 2026.

How Much Does It Really Cost to Self-Publish a Book in India?
How Much Does It Really Cost to Self-Publish a Book in India?

Discover the real costs of self-publishing a book in India. Transparent breakdown of ISBN, editing, design, printing & marketing expenses with budget examples. Learn how OrangeBooks Publication makes...

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