TechCrunch2 Nov 2026Sarah Perez

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

The bootstrapped startup described the new app as “a cross between Kindle and the Goodreads apps,” as it offers a single place to buy, read, and track books.

Print books (fulfilled by Bookshop.org’s distributor) and some audiobooks are available as well, the company notes.The launch comes at a time when there’s beenan explosion of new reading apps and book trackers, all hoping to challenge Goodreads by introducing new features like book clubs, widgets, improved discovery features, goal-setting, better lists and organizational tools, habit-tracking, and more.

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