A new site...free books :)

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Hi all !

My forum is ready. But this is not related to Nook. I thought it'd be better to have a site rather than forum. The Nook site will be launched soon :)

So this forum is about Books !

Few days ago, I started hunting for Indian online book forums, to my surprise I couldn't find any except one. So thought of starting one on my own :P

So here it is : Readers Enclave :D

Sorry, if name seems like copied from somewhere :bleh: but it is suggested by my nephew :)

My main objective of this site is to
  • Reduce piracy on books
  • Unite all readers, Promote reading and encourage people to read
  • Let others know that Chetan Bhagat is not only Indian who writes novels. [Seriously, I thought of keeping tag line as "We don't do Chetan Bhagat" :P]
  • And spread the joy of reading

Right now I am on free hosting and hence no expenses ;) Instead of spending money on adwords and hosting, I thought it's better to spend on books and give them free for members !

So this is how it is :
  • My bro is a book worm, as soon as he heard my idea, he gave me 1000 INR next moment :)
  • My nephew gave me amazon coupons of worth $60
  • Tricked a local book dealer to get two free books :P
  • two of my friends are very happy and about to give me 500 INR :)
So using all this money, which I am getting for free :P and investing all this money to give books to my members for free ! So my contests ~ books are
1. God Father by Mario Puzo - 10/April/11
2. The Power by Rhonda Bryne - 20/April/11
3. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer -
4. Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas by Madhuri Banerjee -
5. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore -
Right now I have planned to give books for every 10-15 days :) Once I get enough members / traffic, then I think, I can give books every week.

So what you can do :
  • If you are a bookworm, register yourself today ! Or atleast please share the link in your FaceBook
  • You can donate your books
  • You can sponsor contests
  • Give me suggestions [like naming in Forums etc]
  • Design better logos / icons for site

Note : I humbly request you to share this in Facebook. If you have atleast one BookWorm friend he/she'd be happy to register. Pleeez :)

Here is the link - Free Books Give Away

If you are registering, then it is better to keep same username as here, so that I can identify you guys easily.

I thank my sis, nephews and friends, people over MyBB community and ofcourse Members at TE and E. Without you guys it'd have been hard. Thanks a lot :)

@mods - if this considered as spamming, then apologizes.
 
Thank you for registering !!

If you want to donate your old book ? then start a thread. Market > Donate

New book ? If you have bought already, then you can post me or you can post it directly to winner.

I will handle the shipping charges in either case :)
 
oh hmmm i really like this idea , but i dont like to donate my books :| even if i dont read them i just keep them for memories , but i wish you all the best avi
 
Thanks a lot man :D

but if you thought you have to donate something to participate, then you're wrong.
 
Site bloacked:(...dunno why

TE is never blocked in my office...I think u need to look at ur MetaTags as there would be many offices bloacking ur site
 
Good work avi... :clap:

The books... are they ebooks or hard copies??

I got all of those books in your contest except "Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas" by Madhuri Banerjee but that is a dumb book... :lol:

I'll participate when you have books I don't have... Till then, I'll share the link on my FB profile... :P
 
vercetti said:
Site bloacked:(...dunno why

TE is never blocked in my office...I think u need to look at ur MetaTags as there would be many offices bloacking ur site
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Oh I didn't knew that. I will see what I can do :)

Tejas01 said:
registered... good initiative.
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Thank you very much :)

nehaladsul said:
Good work avi... :clap:

The books... are they ebooks or hard copies??

I got all of those books in your contest except "Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas" by Madhuri Banerjee but that is a dumb book... :lol:

I'll participate when you have books I don't have... Till then, I'll share the link on my FB profile... :P
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These are hard copies dude, if ebooks, that'd make me a pirate :P I expect female members also to be registered on my site, so have to keep books for them also right :bleh:

Thanks a lot for sharing man :D
 
@avi: Excellent initiative for book lovers like me:P Registered!

avi said:
Let others know that Chetan Bhagat is not only Indian who writes novels. [Seriously, I thought of keeping tag line as "We don't do Chetan Bhagat" :P
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ROFL:rofl::rofl:
 
Cannot open the site at all, getting a timeout :(

PS: Accessing it from a US IP address. Not sure if it makes any difference, just thought of mentioning.
 
Great Idea avi :D....see if you can have a talk with flipkart/indiaplaza/landmarkonthenet guys to see if you can get good deals/extra discounts for RE members as well :D
 
prasanna29 said:
@avi: Excellent initiative for book lovers like me:P Registered!
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Thanks a lot !

prasanna29 said:
ROFL:rofl::rofl:
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You don't believe me, I was really serious about tag line - "We don't do Chetan Bhagat" :bleh:

raksrules said:
Cannot open the site at all, getting a timeout :(

PS: Accessing it from a US IP address. Not sure if it makes any difference, just thought of mentioning.
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Fahrenheit said:
Blocked in my office as well. The error message i get is "potentially damaging content"...
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I really have no idea what could be the problem guys :'(

Supra said:
Great Idea avi :D....see if you can have a talk with flipkart/indiaplaza/landmarkonthenet guys to see if you can get good deals/extra discounts for RE members as well :D
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Thanks a lot supra. Even I have the same idea, but atleast I need some members right ? say minimum 500
intacto said:
done avi..nice wrk ...regd with same user name..
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Thank you very much :D
 
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