BookCrushNewsstand completes 1 year!
On this day, in 2021,
@BookCrushNewsstand was soft launched to the public. Never before a channel like this existed. such innovative ideas and brainstorming by Amol made it possible. Of course, there were pain points, like people had to manually post files/file links in the comment boxes under each banners. but contributors did keep it up day after day because the enthusiasm towards this idea of revolutionizing Newspaper delivery. Attractive banners designed by Amol and regular uploads by a legendary and selfless contributor who goes by Resource Infinite.
After the soft launch there were many issues like lot of work posting it in the banner comments as the no. of titles increased, delay in posting, people having hard time adjusting to the idea, and some people even dismissing the very idea and saying that it won't work (who's laughing now haha).
After a month of the experimental operations, on May 10th, we made a bot which automatically posts in the channel, in another 10 days a PM delivery system was ready which would deliver the newspapers/magazines in your inbox. On May 23rd, we launched and promoted the channel across
@CrushFam groups and other friendly groups. we received vastly positive feedback.
Regularly we kept on adding new titles to our repertoire based on feedback and popularity. We grew to 2K channel subscribers and 770 bot subscribers in just a month of official launch. 5K in just 4 months, 8K in 9 months. We now have 4.7K subscribers who have subscribed to at least one newspaper/magazine in the
@BookCrushNewsstandBot. 4000 files have been read by subscribers in last 2 months (using
Mark as Read Button in PM). We also recently ventured into non-English newspapers which have been well received so far.
Here are some more stats for nerds:
• Total number of titles (newspapers+magazines) :
220
• Average files uploaded daily:
~130
• No. of Newspapers (including city editions):
113
• No. of Magazines:
107
• No. of bot subscribers:
4704
• Most subscribed Newspaper:
The Hindu - Delhi (1278)
• Most subscribed International Newspaper:
The Economist (750)
• Most subscribed Regional Newspaper:
दैनिक भास्कर (112)
• Most subscribed Magazine:
Harvard Business Review (814)
• Most subscribed Indian Magazine:
Value Research (507)
• Most subscribed Genre:
Business
So what's next for @BookCrushNewsstand?
After pioneering the automated newspaper delivery and the way Newspaper channels should look, we are working towards streamlining the bot with more features, keeping the negative forces at bay, demolish all greedy channels who "go premium" by picking up freely available files from other sources. We remain committed to provide free services forever with a voluntary donation option. No one from Newsstand team will ask you a penny for our services. We don't have any "paid channels", any such copycat channels are a scam. And to address those channels which beg for money by teasing "screenshots" of their uploads in their "paid channel", they can go **** themselves. Why settle for mediocrity when you have the superior
@BookCrushNewsstand! *cue Chad meme*
We are gonna be introducing referral program soon to help you gain some perks while helping us grow the channel.
Well, you may ask,
what do we get for the first year anniversary?
Long awaited
Reading Tracker is finally here. All you have to do is keep reading and marking your reads as "Done" using the "Mark as Read" button in PM. You'll be able to see all your reads in the current week using the /tracker command or using this
link.
Also
shortsubs has been redesigned.
Happy Anniversary and Goodnight! 😇
(If you haven't slept already after this long speech)
P.S: if you're still lurking around the channel and haven't yet had the amazing
@BookCrushNewsstandBot experience then it's high time you do so by starting the bot and subscribing to your favourite reads for free. Might I suggest
Newsstand Starter pack?
P.P.S:
How has Newsstand helped you over the past year? (
comment here)
Best testimonials may get featured in our next promo 😉
