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Account, approval, book fields, royalty, agreement, points, wallet, basket, etc.. સીધા જવાબ.

આ page પરના numbers (royalty %, approval checklist, wallet rate) admin settings બદલે ત્યારે update થાય

eBook royalty 50% MRP

Paperback royalty 20% MRP

Points → wallet 100 = ₹1

Approval fields 3 Contact number, Author bio,...

Account અને શરૂઆત

HarMat account કેવી રીતે બનાવું?

Sign up — email અથવા Google. Verify email જો પૂછે. શરૂઆત reader તરીકે — shop, library, stories, score.

Author કેવી રીતે બનું?

Profile → Settings → Become an author. Author Studio ખુલશે — books, royalty, agreement, payout અહીંથી.

Reader અને author — same login?

હા, એક account. Reader = shop/community. Author = Author Studio. Menu થી switch.

Author બનવા fee?

ના. Upload/publish માટે upfront fee નથી. વેચાણ પર royalty — list કરવા charge નહીં.

Admin approval અને profile checklist

હાલ admin expect કરે: Contact number, Author bio, Profile photo

Author બન્યા પછી શું થાય?

Author Studio ખોલી draft શરૂ કરો. Profile checklist (ઉપર) પૂરું કરો → admin approve. Notification મળે.

“Author approval” શું છે?

Book review થી અલગ. `is_approved` = HarMat trust કરે publish flow માટે. Studio banner status બતાવે.

Admin કયા fields require કરી શકે?

Settings માં: phone, address, bio, photo, website. ફક્ત ON fields checklist પર. ઉપરની list આજની. Admin બદલે → dashboard update, notify પણ.

બધું complete — approve કેટલા દિવસ?

સામાન્ય થોડા working days. Draft book તૈયાર કરતા રહો; live publish author + book બંને approval પર.

Verified badge

Blue verified badge?

Readers માટે trust mark. Admin grant કરે — publish approval જ નહીં.

Badge available?

Setting: હા. ON હોય તો Studio → Get Verified → submit → admin approve.

Verified vs author approval?

Approval = publish checklist. Badge = public trust. અલગ અલગ.

Book add — દરેક field

Author Studio → My Books → Upload

Book Title

Readers જે title જોશે. URL/slug auto.

Category

સૌથી fit category — catalog/filter માટે. Required.

Tags

Keywords — search અને related books.

Short Description

Listing blurb ~500 chars.

Full Description

Book page પર full detail.

Book Type — eBook / Print / Both

eBook = in-app read. Print = PDF + print price. Both = reader choose.

eBook Price

MRP ₹ માં. 0 = free eBook — library માં add, payment નહીં.

Print Price

Paperback MRP — ફક્ત book price. > 0 જોઈએ. Shipping MRP માં નથી; reader checkout પર pincode pramane alag charge pay કરે.

Number of Pages

Print/both માટે.

ISBN

ખali રાખો. Publish પર HarMat Raja Rammohun Roy pool થી assign.

Cover Image

High-quality JPG/PNG.

eBook Content — akhi book paste?

હા. Word/Docs માંથી full text paste. Mobile long-press → Paste. In-app reader content બને.

Print-Ready PDF

Print/both માટે. Layout PDF ~30MB max. eBook text જ નહીં.

Draft vs Submit

Draft = private, auto-save. Submit = admin review (`pending`). Approve સુધી catalog માં નહીં.

Publishing flow

Upload થી live સુધી

Form → Submit → Admin review → Agreement sign → Published → catalog. Step-wise notification.

Publish પછી edit?

Major edit re-review. My Books માં request flow.

Free publishing — HarMat charge?

Upload fee નહીં. Royalty ફક્ત MRP par. MRP no baki hisso print/pack/payment/platform — reader shipping alag checkout par, MRP ma included nathi.

Marketing અને reach

Free publish — marketing કોણ કરે?

HarMat: catalog, search, tags, author page. તમે: WhatsApp, Insta, share link. Free book માટે તમારું network સૌથી મહત્વનું.

HarMat guarantee ads?

ના. Featured selective — quality/timing.

Promotion tips

Link share, profile complete, short stories, reviews, tags.

Royalty — example સાથે

Default rates — તમારા Studio → Royalties માં confirm કરો

Royalty %?

Default nava authors mate:
• eBook: MRP na 50%
• Paperback: MRP na 20%

Login hoy to aa page na top par tamara personal rates. Admin custom % set kari shake. Confirm: Author Studio → Royalties.

Royalty MRP (book price) par calculate thay — shipping par nahi.

Paperback example — paisa kya jay?

Udaharan: MRP = ₹500 (fakt book price):

• Tamari royalty (20%) → ₹100 per copy
• Baki 80% MRP mathi (₹400) → printing, packing, payment gateway, HarMat platform/team

Shipping aa MRP split mathi nathi. Reader checkout par pincode pramane alag delivery charge bhare. E delivery amount tamari royalty base ma nathi.

Sachu: MRP → author % + platform/print. Delivery → reader alag. Tamne hidden bill nathi.

Shipping MRP ma included che?

Nahi.

• MRP = fakt book price
• Shipping/delivery = checkout par pincode thi calculate, separate line
• Reader MRP + delivery (+ tax) bhare
• Tamari royalty % fakt MRP par — delivery charge par nahi

Reader ne kehsho nahi ke "shipping MRP ma free che" — jem sujhya promo clearly na kahe.

eBook example

Udaharan: eBook MRP = ₹199:

• Tame 50% → ₹100
• Baki 50_platform% (₹99) → hosting, in-app reader, payment, support, platform maintenance

eBook ma physical shipping nathi. Free eBook (price 0) library ma add thay — zero price par royalty nathi.

Hidden charge royalty માંથી?

Royalty line calculate thay pachhi mystery fee cut nathi.

• Dashboard royalty = MRP na tamara % (athva basket allocation)
• Print cost non-author MRP pool mathi — tamara % upar extra bill nathi
• Reader shipping alag checkout charge — royalty mathi subtract nathi

Promo ma basket royalty OFF hoy to dashboard/settings ma dekhay — silent cut nathi.

Payout ક્યારે?

Sale confirm thay pachhi royalty Author Studio → Royalties ma pending dekhay.

Withdraw mate:
1) Bank/UPI payout method add kari verify rakho
2) Minimum payout threshold cross karo
3) HarMat schedule pramane pending → paid

Bank details incomplete hoy to earnings hoy to pan payout delay thay.

Basket / Combo

Reader ek fixed basket/combo price bhare (badha MRP no sum nahi).

E price books vache MRP proportion thi vaghe. Pachhi tamari royalty % tamara book na allocated hisse par.

Basket royalties platform: હા. OFF hoy to books deliver thay pan royalty row nathi.

Co-author split

Primary co-author invite kare ane share set kare (primary minimum 10% rakhe).

Co-author invite accept + addendum sign kare — tyare j share active.

Darek sale par book royalty pool aa shares thi vaghe. Co-author agreement Common/Book agreement ne replace nathi karatu.

Agreements

Common Author Agreement?

Platform-wide contract — roles, royalty, rules. એક વાર sign. Agreements → Common.

Book Agreement?

Per-book terms. Admin attach કરે. Pending/approved status.

Sign કેવી રીતે?

View & Sign → draw/upload signature → submit → admin approve.

Co-author agreement?

અલગ addendum. Invite → accept → sign share. Primary agreement replace નહીં.

Points અને Score

Points (XP)?

Reading/community rewards — login, minutes, finish book, review, streak. Score Dashboard.

Author points?

Reader જેમ read/active થાઓ તો. Publish alone big XP નહીં.

Points vs royalty?

Royalty = sales cash. Points = gamification + wallet convert.

Wallet

Wallet શું?

HarMat store credit. Enabled: હા. Points convert → checkout use.

Convert rate?

100 points = ₹ 1. Min 100. Conversion: હા. Profile → Wallet.

Wallet ક્યાં use?

Book checkout (partial/full). Author royalty side spending — royalty short નહીં.

Wallet થી author royalty ઘટે?

ના. Reader wallet use કરે તો પણ royalty full price base પર.

Book Basket અને Combo

Book Basket?

Fixed price — reader N books pick કરે (e.g. 3 for ₹499).

Combo?

Fixed books bundle — admin set, reader buy as-is.

Opt in?

Admin selects books. Included હોય તો basket rules થી royalty.

Basket royalty

MRP proportion × your %. Platform: હા.

વાચક — ટૂંકું

Order track?

My Orders → tap.

Payment?

Checkout gateways + wallet/COD.

Support?

Contact Us / info@harmat.in — 24–48 hrs.

હજુ confusion?

Email કરો — HarMat થી real person જવાબ આપશે.

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