What the badge beside a reader’s name means
Last checked against the product October 2, 2026
On most sites every account counts the same, which is why a hundred accounts made this morning can swing a ranking. Novelmint gives readers a standing they earn. It shows as a tier beside your name, there are five of them, and it comes from things that are hard to fake: finishing what you start, writing something useful to an author, and making lists other people come back to.
Key takeaways
- There are five reader tiers: Bookworm, Devotee, Critic, Connoisseur, and Sage.
- A tier grows by finishing chapters, writing thoughtful notes on what you read, having those notes marked helpful, and making lists other readers favorite.
- Tiers update overnight and only ever go up.
- A higher tier gives your favorites more weight on the favorites board and on reading lists, and your ratings more weight in Selects.
- A tier is public standing. It is not money and cannot be bought.
What it does
What earns a tier, and what it does
Reading to the end
Finished chapters count. Opening a chapter and leaving does not build anything.
Notes that help
Writing to an author about what you read counts, and counts for more when the author marks it helpful.
Lists people favorite
Making a list earns nothing by itself. Other readers favoriting it does.
Weight on the favorites board
The board of what readers are favoriting counts a favorite from a higher tier for more.
Weight in Selects
In the Readers’ Choice competition, a rating from a reader with a reading history counts for more than one from a new account.
A badge that explains itself
Click any tier badge to see the five tiers and where that reader sits.
How to use it
How a tier grows
Read, and finish chapters
This is the base of it.
Rate and write to authors
A note worth marking helpful moves you further than a star alone.
Make a list
Then let other readers find it.
Check back tomorrow
Tiers are recalculated overnight.
If you are an author
Why this matters for your book
It means a favorite from a reader who reads widely is worth more than one from an account made to boost a title. When you mark a reader’s note helpful, you are adding to that reader’s standing.
Where a new book gets seenQuestions
Frequently asked
- What are the reader tiers on Novelmint?
- Five public levels that show how much a reader has put into the community: Bookworm, Devotee, Critic, Connoisseur, and Sage.
- How do I move up a tier?
- By finishing chapters, writing thoughtful notes on what you read, having those notes marked helpful by authors, and making lists that other readers favorite. Tiers are recalculated overnight.
- Can a tier go down?
- No. A tier only ever goes up.
- What does a higher tier get me?
- More weight. Your favorites count for more on the favorites board and on reading lists, and your ratings count for more in Selects voting. It does not unlock chapters or pay anything.
- Where is my tier shown?
- On your reader profile and on the reading lists you make.
- How many points do I need?
- Novelmint does not publish the numbers. What earns a tier is described in words, so the system rewards reading and not point-counting.
What this page does not claim
- A tier is not cashable and gives no discount on reading.
- A tier cannot be bought, and it is not granted up front.
- The genre shelves are not ordered by reader tier. The weighting applies to the favorites board, reading lists, and Selects.
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A tier is separate from the referral program, which is the part that pays.
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