THE OBOOKO PRIZE
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When members finish reading ebooks, they are encouraged to return to the author's book page and give them a star rating. As an author on obooko you may also enjoy receiving direct feedback from our members. Your e-book page will also have a download counter so you can monitor how many times your work has been downloaded.
All eBooks on obooko are Copyright protected. Your rights are retained in full while your book appears on obooko.
We all have the Right to Write!
There's a book in everyone!
We appreciate that not everyone has the inclination or ability to write, yet each of us has a story to tell or interests, hobbies, skills, knowledge, experiences, beliefs or ideas to impart. But of those who can and want to write, there are hundreds of thousands who never put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, because they fear being rejected by publishers.
Fear of rejection by publishers is not unfounded: from tens of thousands of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to trade book publishers, perhaps only one will be selected and published. So why set yourself up to be shot down? If your prime concern is to have people read your work rather than to make money from it, you now have the opportunity to publish free on obooko.
Whether you are a new writer or an established author wishing to gauge reaction to a final draft, self- publishing on obooko is the perfect way to 'test the water' and receive feedback from members. What's more, because your book will be in digital format you can make corrections and upload new versions of your ebook whenever you wish.
Already published?
Do you already have a digital version of your work? Maybe you have an online novel you could convert to PDF eBook? Perhaps you have a previously-published book you could revive in PDF format? All you have to do is submit it here.
Standards
We don't judge creative content but we do have minimum grammar and technical standards. A stray spelling mistake will usually be picked up by our members but please run a spell check before you upload your file. If a work is deemed to be unreadable due to substandard grammar, unintelligible content or bad formatting, it will be politely rejected and appropriate advice given.
Try a Short Story to start ...
Entries in our Short Story and Bedtime Story categories are very popular with members as a first step into the world of self-publishing. You may submit as many stories as you wish and will be eligible for entry in our obooko prize awards.
What's the catch?
There isn't one! obooko has two objectives; the first is to provide a free platform for new and established writers to showcase their work; the second is to offer people, regardless of their means, access to contemporary writing in a wide range of genres and categories. You retain all your rights and we will not offer your work for sale. There are no charges, no contracts to sign and you are free to promote your book wherever you wish