Two books at a time, swapped as fast as you read.
Pick from 4,000 paperbacks and new releases. We mail them in a canvas pouch. When you're done, drop the pouch in any mailbox — your next pick is already on the way.
On the cart this week
Updated every Monday. What our 4,000 readers are sending back, what just came in, and the three new releases that arrived from publishers Friday.
How a book travels
From our shelf in Greenpoint to your apartment and back again. The whole loop, on average, takes nine days.
Two sides of the same shelf
Half our books come from our own warehouse. The other half come from independent bookstores in five cities — they get a cut every time one of their books goes out.
For readers
- Two books out at a time, no due dates
- Skip the buy — most books are read once
- We remember what you read and suggest the next one
For bookstores
- Earn $0.40 per rental on books you supply
- Move slow inventory without discounting it
- We handle shipping, returns, and damage
Walk the aisles
Eight sections, curated by a real human bookseller in Brooklyn. We tell you what's in each one and why we think you'd like it.
One plan, no upsell tier
Twelve dollars a month. Two books out at a time. Swap as often as you read. Cancel any time — we'll send you a postcard asking why, but that's it.
What readers wrote in the margins
We don't ask for testimonials. But every once in a while a book comes back with a sticky note, an underlined passage, or a folded corner — and the readers say we can share them.
She had loved him the way you love a city you used to live in.
There is no honest map of the heart.
Some books you finish. Some you put down so they can keep going.
Tell us what you read last. We'll send the next three.
Answer four questions. We pull a starter shelf the same day. Your first month is six dollars.