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03 Nov 2026, 1:49 AM	TechCrunch	2.5	Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its new app for book lovers Readwise launched Readwise Books, a bootstrapped e-book store and tracking app it describes as a cross between Kindle and Goodreads. It offers millions of ebooks from the big five publishers and others, initially in the U.S., plus print books fulfilled by Bookshop.org's distributor and some audiobooks; it adds stats like words read, pace, depth, immersion, and sessions. Readwise is not selling e-readers, while Kindle+ holds 83% share when included in market stats. Why: Most local builders should not reprioritize for this. If you are building reading or productivity SaaS, the concrete lesson is that Readwise is using richer tracking data (words read, pace, immersion) plus a store as its wedge, but the U.S.-only store launch means Malaysian readers likely cannot use the buying side yet. startups consumer-apps ebooks readwise

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03 Nov 2026, 1:49 AM

TechCrunch

2.5

Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its new app for book lovers

Readwise launched Readwise Books, a bootstrapped e-book store and tracking app it describes as a cross between Kindle and Goodreads. It offers millions of ebooks from the big five publishers and others, initially in the U.S., plus print books fulfilled by Bookshop.org's distributor and some audiobooks; it adds stats like words read, pace, depth, immersion, and sessions. Readwise is not selling e-readers, while Kindle+ holds 83% share when included in market stats.

Why: Most local builders should not reprioritize for this. If you are building reading or productivity SaaS, the concrete lesson is that Readwise is using richer tracking data (words read, pace, immersion) plus a store as its wedge, but the U.S.-only store launch means Malaysian readers likely cannot use the buying side yet.