How GranthaSetu works

1. Send a book

Under My books, choose the scanned PDF (any size — a large file goes up in parts) or a .zip of photographs. Photographed pages? Open Preparation › Image preparation first: spreads are split, crooked pages straightened, sideways pages turned, blank and duplicate pages set aside — and Undo puts everything back.

2. Choose a package, a way and the pages

Normal suits modern clean print; Pro old print, Prakrit/Sanskrit, footnotes and mathematics; Business handwriting and very difficult copies. Standard is cheaper and comes back within 24 hours; Express costs more and comes back sooner. Try a paid sample of a few pages first if you are unsure. You see the price range, GST included, before you send.

3. Your wallet

Recharge first (the smallest recharge is shown on the Wallet page). When you send a book its highest estimate is set aside; when it finishes you pay only for the pages actually read, and the rest comes back. Stopped a book? Only the pages read are charged.

4. Your Word file, your way

Word settings: page size and margins, paragraphs (font, size, spacing), footnotes, page numbers, a style for each language, styles taken from a sample Word file of yours. Change them even after the book is read — the Word file is made again, free.

5. Proofreading

Proofreading › Proofread in the browser shows each scan beside its text. Unsure words are marked with suggestions you can click; Next unsure word walks through them. Find and replace works on the whole book. Or let our team proofread it for you (a price per page, shown before you order).

6. Other files

Export › Files: HTML, Markdown, TEI and ALTO XML, a searchable PDF, a print-ready PDF — free, and made with every book if you tick Remember. Paid extras: plain text, an exact searchable PDF, a translation.

7. How long files are kept

Your PDF and Word files are kept for the number of days shown on each book, then deleted — download them before that date. Your bills and the book's summary stay.