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1) How can I become a lender in Boook4Lend ?
To become a lender, you have to simply fill out the BOOK4LEND BOOK DETAILS FORM where you need to fill the details of the book you want to lend alongwith some of your personal details.
2) How to upload my books/keep my books for rental ?
If you are willing to lend your books & earn money/keep your books for rental you just need to simply fill out the BOOK4LEND BOOK DETAILS FORM where you fill out the book details & you can fill the form for 3 books at a time & to add more you just need to fill the same form again by using same email & phone number. Once you upload book details you will recieve a message through whatsapp confirming you have filled the form successfully along with List of Books you want to keep for rent.Within 7 days from the day of filling out the details our team will reach at your provided address to verify the book details & register the selected books in our system.
As per our pricing scheme for lenders given you will awarded with the amount at the time we pickup your book as per customer's request.check out the pricing plan by clicking here.
3) How do I understand whether my books are eligible for lending/Rental or not?
It's simple to understand whether your books are eligible for lending/rental purpose. Such criterias are listed below:-
Books which you want to keep for rental are totally your personal choice which you feel to be of highest demand (as per you) & if you can't choose by yourself, simply email us at queriesbook4lend@gmail.com or WhatsApp us at @8101173328, we will help you out. Presently we are only dealing with storybooks & later we will also deal with educational books. But you can upload both story & educational books.
BOOK CONDITION CRITERIA: We accept all kinds of old books but they must not be too much torn. we don't accept very much torn/improperly binded/improper hardcover/ Pdf-Printed books. We verify your books before making them live to our website.
4) What kind of books can we Lend?
As of now, we are mainly focused on storybooks as per demand but we have provisions to upload all types of educational books. So it's very simple to register your books with us, just click here and you can lend your books.
5) How can I assure the safety of my book?
We guarantee total security to your book as we shall have a Security Deposit system as well as a check on all the required aspects to maintain the sanctity and condition in which the book was borrowed from the lender.
Once you register your books with us, we send you our pricing scheme over e-mail, or to know about how the pricing scheme works in detail you can mail us at queriesbook4lend@gmail.com and our team will reach out to you. We hand over your earnings at the time of pickup of your book and the security deposit is credited to your security deposit wallet against the borrowed book. For further queries mail us at queriesbook4lend@gmail.com .
Yes, You can also borrow books from us by using the same login credentials like email & WhatsApp number already registered with your lender account. while borrowing you need to choose I am an existing Reader/Lender option on the borrowing page and you will receive all the details regarding your transaction over WhatsApp. For further queries email us at queriesbook4lend@gmail.com
As we have provision for our Readers/borrowers to borrow books maximum for 3 months , so in that case your book will be borrowed per reader maximum upto 3 months although for consecutive borrowings it may be more than 3 months.But before every transaction your approval is must,so lending duration will totally be based on your permissions.
FAQ's FOR BORROWERS/READERS
Borrowing books from us is as easy as our concept of Book4Lend
STEP 1) Choose the book you want to borrow from the Borrow Books section. You can also search the book or author name in the search button and find the book.
STEP 2 ) Once you find the book, Below Author's name you will find a Book number that starts with BLNDBN followed by numbers.
STEP 3) Now Copy this book number starting with BLNDBN and click on Borrow Now button.
STEP 4) Once you click the Borrow Now button you will be land upon a Borrow request form page
STEP 5) if you are our New Reader then choose I am a new reader option else choose I am an existing Reader/Lender option. if you are new then you need to fill up your details and then you will be redirected to the borrowing page where you need to Paste the book number starting with BLNDBN followed by numbers in the Book number field and fillup other fields. Similarly, for existing Readers, you will be redirected to the borrowing page after providing the registered number.
STEP 6) Now once you fill up the Book number we determine the book you want as the book number is the unique number to determine the book name. After filling out the book number you are asked to choose the borrowing period and then confirm the payment details by choosing YES. We don't ask for Payment mode as all our payment modes are Cash on Delivery, so we don't have any prepaid options. Although we accept online payments on delivery at your doorstep.
Once you SUBMIT the borrow request form we confirm your borrow request within 24 hours and all the details along with the invoice is being shared to your registered WhatsApp number. In case you don't have WhatsApp or face problems we Email you the same.
Still, have queries?? No problem mail us at queriesbook4lend@gmail.com
2) What kind of books can we Borrow?
As of now, we have provisions for STORY books.
We would also like to extend our provisions for the EDUCATIONAL books too. You may not find any educational book in our site at this moment but you can always Request us books which can be story books or your subject books. we will surely help you with it. To Request Books Click here or check out our home page/ Request Books Tab.
You can borrow books for a minimum of 1 month and maximum of 3 months. In the case of 1-month & 2-month transactions, you can extend your borrow period but when borrowed for 3 months you need to place a new borrow request for reading the same book. Books, when borrowed for more than 1-month rental charges get reduced.
As per our Pricing scheme, we provide our service at the most affordable price possible. our motto is to serve you and help you read original books at the most affordable price. So our prices start from as low as @19 INR/month for books which cost between 100 INR -250 INR & sequentially varies with original book price up to @35 INR/month. When books are borrowed for more than 1-month prices rental charges get reduced.
Note: For security purposes, we also charge a 100% refundable Security Deposit amount along with the rental charge on each transaction.
To keep our transactions simple, easy, affordable, and free of any boundings we don't have any membership fees else we collect Security Deposit (SD) amount which is a100% refundable amount from borrowers/readers as a security amount for the book. It varies between 100 INR & 500 INR depending on the book price and value. On every transaction, we collect this security Deposit(SD) amount along with the rental charge from the reader while the delivery of the book and return the Security Deposit money directly on return.
Note: In case of damage to the book, Book4Lend can deduct the amount from Security Deposit to compensate the lender.
6) What would be the payment method?
We give you the most flexible way to pay and that is hand to hand payment option or Cash on Delivery. Although on request & due to pandemic situations many readers are choosing online options, in that case, we accept payment through the UPI payment system. All our Payments are On delivery that means if you choose to pay online also, we will accept it over cash/UPI standing at your doorstep. So there is no choice of the Prepaid option. Also as a small step to protect Environment, we don't provide physical Invoices rather it is uploaded in Your Account Section provided via WhatsApp.
7) What if I fail to return the book in time?
If you fail to return the book in the stipulated time mentioned earlier by you, we have additional per-week charges for the same. You get an extend your borrowing option in your borrowing section in Your account from where you can extend the period of your issue with prior notice as is expected of a responsible borrower. Also, note that the extension option is not available for all books and it can only be extended once approved by our lenders. So we always prefer extension request from your side prior to 5 days of your Scheduled Return Date.
For Further Queries Mail us at queriesbook4lend@gmail.com