been collecting books for a while now and things add quick especially with hardcovers. been wondering how others manage it, secondhand shops, library sales swapping with friends?
I’ve been lurking here for a while and this sub is basically an example why i built this, so i figured i’d share before it goes live.
Think about how many books you own that you read once and never touched again. Now think of how many people near you have the exact same shelf problem, books they’re done with just sitting there, while you’re off buying sth new. That’s just.. waste. Money spent, shelf space gone, and somewhere close to you someone else is buying the exact book you’d happily hand over for free.
So I built sth around this simple idea. Instead of buying books, swap them with people nearby. No money, no postage, no charity shop lottery. You post what you’re done with, you browse what’s nearby, you swap. The whole point is that books keep moving instead of gathering dust, and a community like this only works if enough people are dropping enough books into it. So the more people swapping, the better it gets for everyone.
It’s called Bonke, and it launches in the coming week. I’m not really chasing downloads at this point, I just want to find the first batch of people who actually want this to exist and get it right for them. If that’s you, I’d love to have you in early, and I’ll be in the comments if anyone has any questions, or wants to tell me why this won’t work.
I’ve been lurking here for a while and this sub is basically an example why i built this, so i figured i’d share before it goes live.
Think about how many books you own that you read once and never touched again. Now think of how many people near you have the exact same shelf problem, books they’re done with just sitting there, while you’re off buying sth new. That’s just.. waste. Money spent, shelf space gone, and somewhere close to you someone else is buying the exact book you’d happily hand over for free.
So i built sth around this simple idea. Instead of buying books, swap them with people nearby. No money, no postage, no charity shop lottery. You post what you’re done with, you browse what’s nearby, you swap. The whole point is that books keep moving instead of gathering dust, and a community like this only works if enough people are dropping enough books into it. So the more people swapping, the better it gets for everyone.
It’s called Bonke, and it launches in the coming week. I’m not really chasing downloads at this point, I just want to find the first batch of people who actually want this to exist and get it right for them. If that’s you, I’d love to have you in early, and I’ll be in the comments if anyone has any questions, or wants to tell me why this won’t work.