GoKawiilReadwise launches Readwise Books, an e-book store and reading tracker
Readwise has released Readwise Books, a new app combining an e-book store with Goodreads-style reading tracking. The app sells millions of titles from major publishers in the U.S., with print books fulfilled via Bookshop.org's distributor and some audiobooks also available, and it offers detailed reading analytics like pace, immersion and session data.
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The move puts a small, bootstrapped startup in direct competition with Amazon's Kindle ecosystem, which the article notes holds roughly 83% of the e-book market including Kindle Unlimited. Readwise lacks its own hardware, so its bet seems to rest on richer analytics and community features winning over readers who track books but buy devices elsewhere, which could test whether software alone can chip away at Amazon's dominance.
- Readwise Books combines e-book sales with Goodreads-style tracking in one app.
- It launches in the U.S. with plans to expand, offering ebooks, print books, and some audiobooks.
- Amazon's Kindle still commands about 83% of the e-book market, making this a steep challenge.
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Published there as: “Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its new app for book lovers”
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