Book Leaf Publishing enables budding writers to publish their books both physically and online. Without conventional publishing constraints, the company’s editing, proofreading, cover design, and distribution services help writers to bring their works to life. They also provide writing challenges meant to inspire upcoming writers.
For first-time writers specifically, their main value proposition is making publishing hassle-free and easily available.
Company Name: Book Leaf Publishing
Founder: Shivangi Verma and Musavir Khurshid
Product: Book Publishing company
Highlights:
1. Self-publishing tools enable writers to easily produce eBooks and hard copy books.
2. Editing, proofreading, cover design, and distribution support are among end-to- end services.
3. Author-Friendly Method – Not complicated contracts; authors maintain copyright and get income.
4. Books are sold worldwide on main sites including Amazon, Flipkart, and Google Books.
5. Organizing creative writing challenges helps to inspire upcoming writers.
6. Reasonably priced and easily accessible removes conventional publication restrictions, so enabling everyone to publish.
7. Tech-Enabled Process: Online tools for writers simplify publication experience.
Pitch Details
Ask: ₹90 Lakhs for 5% Equity (Valuation: ₹18 crores).
Deal: After negotiations deal couldn’t happen
Investors: NO DEAL
Conclusion: BookLeaf Publishing presented a great business plan meant to ease the self-publishing process so enabling future writers. Their creative approach demonstrated their dedication to make publishing available by integrating worldwide distribution and writing challenges. Still, they made a strong case but were unable to get the sharks interested in a contract. Although they lost out on financing, they received insightful comments and exposure that might enable them to improve their company plan.
Key Takeaways from the Episode:
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