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Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Seven books up for review covering different genres ranging from cookery to crime and thrillers . Choose one of them and enjoy reading!

Books : 

  • Silent Cinema in India By B.D. Garga
  • Billionaire Boy By George Beahm
  • The Tower of Silence By Phiroshaw Jamsetjee Chevalier
  • The Price You Pay By Somnath Batabyal
  • Jacob Hills By Ismita Tandon Dhanker
  • Not Only The Things That Have... By Mridula Koshy
  • Bong Mom’s Cookbook By Sandeepa Mukherjee Datta

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Prasanna Rao
from Bangalore |

Already applied for Jacob Hills By Ismita Tandon Dhanker. I had read her previous book and found it to be good.

Rajesh K
from Chennai |

Me being a big fan of non-fiction books, have applied for the only non-fiction book among the 7. Generally this category doesn't have much competition and hence I am hoping for the best :D

Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

cook book??? its non fiction

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Aren't there three non fiction books : Silent Cinema in India, Billionaire Boy and Bong Mom’s Cookbook

Rajesh K
from Chennai |

Ha ha. I did not notice the cookbook! For some reason, I chose to overlook Silent Cinema in India as well. I translate 'Business' as 'Non-Fiction' internally, and that seems to have carried on in my comment as well :) 

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

How does this thing work...i am trying to find rules but couldn't Frown

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

Hey check out the get published link on the homepage

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

I checked the forum but it seems everything is related to that "Get Published" contest...I wanted to know if this is a part of that contest. Because if so, it's useless for me because I haven't participated in it.

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

No, there is a book review section, check that

Prasanna Rao
from Bangalore |

I think it should be for all Indibloggers and not just for those who participated in GP contest :)

Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

@Prasanna ...it is for all

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

Ok. So you have to seek approval to write a review about a book you want to?

Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

no need to seek approval....once u apply u'll get mail that books are sent on first come first serve basis....so if u apply amongst the first ones...u'd get lucky and get the book....then read and write review on ur blog and then post the link back on the indiblogger review page...simple

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

I think its firstcome and first serve for each book and open for all indi bloggers

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I have opened this page in a tab. Came back after few minutes and posted the previous reply. Never expected that so many replies would be posted! Sealed

Lesson Learnt : Before hitting the reply button, check if new replies have been posted! Cool

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

@Nandini, thanks for being so clear. Your precise answer solved my query Smile Anyway, I applied...let's see what happens

Dhaval Thakur
from Chennai |

well as i am a avid reader of books like The Google Story,Steve Jobs biography i requested:-Billionaire Boy By George Beahm

btw are they free?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Yes, they are free! Smile

Aditya Dey
from Kolkata |

I am little bit criminal minded, so I am going for The Price You Pay, written by Mr Batbyal....Don't know why but I am having a feeling that I might get lucky this time....

Dhwani
from Bangalore |

I am a big movie buff, applied for silent cenema, btw, does anyone know when the books will be sent?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I received 'Jack is Back' two months after applying for it. And 'toke' took around five months to arrive.  I think that the books are sent in batches.

Bhakti Sharma
from Pune |

I applied for the book a couple of weeks back. Haven't heard anything after that? When will the book be shipped?

Thousif Raza M.B
from Bangalore |

When will the books be shipped? i have been waiting desperately for the my book. Sealed

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Just two weeks have passed. Wait for a month or two! SealedTongue out

Dr Ryan Fernandes
from Mangalore |

I've gone for Billionaire boy....Somehow his story still fascinates me :-D

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

Has anybody got any update on this? Neither have I got a book nor have I got any kind of update on it? I am wondering whether they have forgotten me?Undecided

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

May be they are on their way :)

I doubt. Tongue out

Soumabha RayChaudhuri
from Noida |

I chose Tower of Silence this time. The last time I had chosen Toke by Jugal Mody and my parents were horrified when the book arrived. It had come directly to my house instead of my hostel room. Hopefully the book will arrive soon, else I'll miss it again as my semester break draws to an end.

TF Carthick
from Bangalore |

Hope they will inform us before sending the book and not just send the book across. Depending on the time they are planning to dispatch the book, I may have to update the address where I will like to receive it.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

They won't! Frown

I received the second book just the day after I reached my hostel. If the book arrived a day earlier or if I had gone to my hostel a day late, I would have missed that book...

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

Any idea when they'll confirm about the selection? Anyway I think they're not much bothered whether you review it or not after you receive it... Somehow i find BA's book review program more systematic apart from their ridiculous 7 days reading+reviewing time :-)

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

They never send any rejection mails or not even mails saying that you will recive your book! Frown

Isn't it good that they don't bother whether you post a review or not? You can throw away the book if you find the story stupid enough - like your experience with Toke. Tongue out

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

Certainly so... But i heartily wish to complete a book and review it... Anyway all is well :-)

Ronita
from Gurgaon |

I would like to review " The price you pay."Where to send my request?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I'm not sure if applying for the books is still open. Visit this page : http://www.indiblogger.in/getpublished/ If it is still open, then you will see buttons named 'Apply for this Book'. Click on the button corresponding to the book that you want to review.

TF Carthick
from Bangalore |

I got a message from the courier fellow that book has come and I was not at home.

DS
from Mumbai |

Does it show in your InDispatch?

Anunoy Samanta
from Bardhaman |

books sent by HC doesn't seem to be recored at Indispatch... telling from my past and present experiences Wink

and one more thing, it's directly sent to you by HC, not IB Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

For me, the book Jack is Back was recorded but Toke wasn't recorded. If I am correct, 'jack is Back' was sent before IndiDispatch came into existence while Toke was sent after IndiDispatch. So, it might be that IB didn't update IndiDispatch after its launch. Innocent

Sherna Jayaraman
from Hyderabad |

I got mine today :) yippee but i dunno how to go about it :(

Soumabha RayChaudhuri
from Noida |

I got both Toke a month back and The Tower Of Silence delivered now. My IndiDispatch doesn't show anything, it simply says that I haven't been sent anything. Can I do something about it?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Can I do something about it?

It looks that those books are not shown in anyone's IndiDispatch.

If you want them to be shown right now, contact Renie. Sealed

Sherna Jayaraman
from Hyderabad |

i recieved "tower of silence' today but i seriosly dunno hwo to go about the reviews thing.

WHere are rules an all written?

i tried the  link that Rajni shared above, but i cudnt get anything out of it Money mouthSomebody help please!

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

No rules.

Read the book. Post a review on your blog. And submit the link when the submission opens.

AND, IT's NOT R****. IT's RANJITH.

Sherna Jayaraman
from Hyderabad |

Haan kya, thanks a lot!

but come on you are the superhero :/Forum's true hero!sachi sachi!m not mocking you!

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Innocent .

Sherna Jayaraman
from Hyderabad |

one more query. are we supposed to share review on our blogs too? or only in the place they mention>?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

You should post the review on your blog ONLY and submit the link similar to the way we do for contests.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Smile .