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Track your reading and discover your next favourite book
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Literal - Track your reading and discover your next favourite book

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Literal is the place to keep track of what you've read and discover your next favourite book through the people you trust. It's designed around the idea that trust beats algorithms when it comes to book recommendations and that we are all trusted by someone.

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I've been using Literal for some time now and I'd simply describe it as inspiring. It allows me to not only discover books that others read in a very close-knit and personal way but also shows me the paragraphs / sentences that people highlighted. As a lover of words, that gives me an even deeper insight into whether I would like a book and how others perceive it. Congrats on the launch, can't wait for the things to come! :D
I’ve been linking to my literal profile on my website and CV for a while now. It’s probably more representative of me than either. We just need a literal favicon on font-awesome. For now I’m using an asterisk haha.
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Thanks Noah! And here's the svg until font-awesome gets up to speed
I've been using Literal for a few months now and I truly adore it. It is one of the few places on the internet that leaves me with MORE energy after spending time there. It's also so much more than 'a better Goodreads' (though it really is a million times better). I love how other people's shared Moments have convinced me to try a new writer or genre, I love the nudge to share how a book made you feel instead of trying to force those nuances into a 5 star rating, I love that I am reading more than ever before and I love how much everyone on there really just loves sharing what they are reading. I love it!!!! Great work! Can you talk more about what we can expect from Clubs?
I was looking for a Goodreads replacement and switched to Literal some time ago! I'm loving it. I was wondering: what are the plans for monetization in the future?
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Hi João, thank you! We're planning to stay free and monetize through commerce, so you'll be able to purchase books from book shops (not Amazon of course, but any shop including local book shops) through Literal and we will receive a (small) commission on it. At the same time we want to give money back to the people that are actually responsible for a sale - meaning greatly curated book shops, but also book shops or personal profiles.
I love Literal. It's been inspiring to see the small team build something so good, so fast. Design is on point, and over 6 months, I've only come across a single really arcane out-of-print book that I couldn't find on the platform. Everything else is there, which is really impressive! More importantly though, it made me read more. For a number of years I've been trying to increase my book consumption. Literal made that a lot easier for me. The app makes it super easy to add books to my "Want to Read" list from IRL conversations, and I've discovered a tonne of interesting books through friends on the platform as well. I'm reading my way through the SciFi classics, business books to close gaps in my developer background, and trying to get into modern lit. by reading my way through some recent Nobel winners. Follow me at
Huge Literal fan! Now we can all abandon the world of Good Reads decay.
Signed up for Oku a while ago. Just signed up for Literal and love how easy it is to be a part of a community + follow relevant people.
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Hey Pallavi – happy to hear, it's exactly what we've been trying to nail! Still not quite there, but we hope that clubs can be a good way into it.
Pretty great solution that allows me to see what my friends are reading.
Hey Guys! This is super cool idea! Good job! Joined! 🙌🙂
Maker
Cool – what's your ? Would love to see what you're reading!
Nice, I really like it! The PH club is a nice idea to make onboarding much better. Can I create my own club with friends/ colleagues? Congrats!
Maker
Thanks Fabian! For now it's only a few friends who're running the different clubs, but we'll open it up to everybody within the next months time and also make it work a bit better for smaller private friend groups.
Got it, makes sense to keep it moderated in the beginning. Thanks.
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Shoot me a mail at if you'd like to test it out while we're still in building mode btw.
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