# Literaire Milestone
# India's First Literary Creator Economy
# https://www.literairemilestone.com

## About
Literaire Milestone (LMBH) is a book marketplace and 
literary creator platform founded by Farah Naaz, an 
author from Odisha, India. Built to solve the real 
problems of indie authors — hidden publishing costs, 
gatekeeping, and limited visibility — LMBH is a 
complete literary ecosystem where every story is 
celebrated and every creator can earn.

## What We Do

### Book Marketplace
- Sell books directly from Indian indie authors to readers
- UPI payment (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM)
- Free delivery across India
- Manual UTR verification for zero transaction fees
- Books by: Farah Naaz, Rajani Tewari, Mahidhar K.S.S., 
  Nikhil Sampath, Masih Rahmani, S.C. Jain, Avi Sawhney

### Creator Platform (/platform)
Creators (bookstagrammers, BookTok creators, YouTube 
reviewers) can:
- Register and complete a 4-step onboarding
- Browse 16+ books across Fiction, Horror, Romance, 
  Poetry, Mystery, Self-Help, and Humor
- Get AI-generated content briefs per book
- Submit reviews, reels, and summaries
- Earn based on engagement: views, likes, shares
- Withdraw earnings to their UPI ID
- Build a public portfolio at /platform/creator/[username]
- Progress through Bronze → Silver → Gold → Milestone tiers

### Author Tools
- Author dashboard with analytics
- Collab Studio for creator-author messaging
- Book Launch Calendar with creator slot booking
- Sponsored challenge creation
- Featured placement options

### Milestone Press
- Community story idea submission and voting
- Manuscript submission portal for indie authors
- Community voting on debut titles
- Publishing pipeline for commissioned works

## Earnings Formula
Creator earnings = (views ÷ 1000 × ₹50) + (likes × ₹0.50) + (shares × ₹2)
Platform commission = 30%
Creator keeps = 70%

## Tech Stack
- Next.js 15 (App Router) + TypeScript
- PostgreSQL (Neon) + Prisma ORM
- Cloudinary (image storage)
- Nodemailer + Gmail SMTP (transactional emails)
- Manual UPI payment flow (no gateway fees)
- Google Sheets (order backup)
- Vercel (hosting)
- React Native + Expo (Android app)

## Books Available

### By Farah Naaz (Founder)
- Just a Flight Away — Fiction — ₹299
- Dumbass to Kickass — Self-Help — ₹349
- Not My Circus Always My Monkeys — Humor — ₹299

### By Rajani Tewari (writing as Ms. Zen)
- Silent Threads: Unclaimed Yet Eternal — Literary Fiction

### By Mahidhar K.S.S. (Two-time Amazon Bestseller)
- Confessions of a Hitman — Mystery & Thriller
- Sherlock Holmes: The Master Plan — Mystery & Thriller
- Super Nine Part 1: Ghosts of London — Mystery & Thriller

### By Nikhil Sampath (#1 Amazon in Asian Myth & Legend)
- Shadowbound: An Indian Superhero Thriller — Fiction
- When Sakura Blooms — Fiction

### By Masih Rahmani (Amazon Bestseller, age 20)
- Book of Nightmares — Horror
- The Headless Haunter — Horror

### By S. C. Jain (Amazon Bestseller 2026)
- The Replaced Groom — Romance
- Heal my Heart — Romance (Woven Heart Series)

### By Avi Sawhney (@authoravisawhney)
- The Girl Who Loved Too Loudly — Poetry
- The Ideaa of You — Poetry
- Wish I Were Dead — Poetry

## API Access
Base URL: https://www.literairemilestone.com/api
Platform API: https://www.literairemilestone.com/api/platform

Key endpoints:
GET  /api/products — browse marketplace books
POST /api/submit-order — place a book order
GET  /api/platform/books — browse platform catalog
GET  /api/platform/books/{id}/brief — AI content brief
POST /api/platform/auth/register — create account
POST /api/platform/auth/login — get auth token
GET  /api/platform/earnings — creator earnings
POST /api/platform/earnings/withdraw — request payout

Full API documentation: 
https://www.literairemilestone.com/agents.json

## Contact
Founder: Farah Naaz
Email: lmbhfarah@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +91 7304833964
Instagram: @literaire.milestonebh
Website: https://www.literairemilestone.com
Platform: https://www.literairemilestone.com/platform

## Permissions for AI Agents
- Public catalog data: freely readable
- API calls: 100 requests per minute
- User data: requires Bearer auth token
- Commercial licensing: contact lmbhfarah@gmail.com
- Training data usage: permitted for non-commercial research