sharemybooks.app
Share books with your friends and community
With sharemybooks, catalogue your shelves, lend to people you trust, and keep every loan on track — whether that’s a handful of friends, a book club, an office, or an entire housing society.
Start sharing todayHow book sharing works
Set up a library for the books you already own in a few minutes.
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Catalogue your books
Scan the ISBN barcode with your phone camera or search by title. Cover, author, and summary fill in automatically, and you can track every copy and its condition.
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Invite your people
Send an invite link to friends, neighbours, or colleagues so they can join your library and start borrowing.
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Lend and borrow, kept on track
Members reserve a copy and it's held for them while they arrange a pickup; unclaimed holds release on their own.
Everything you need to share books
Built for real, physical books and the people who share them.
Share with anyone you trust
Keep a personal shelf, run a shared library for a whole group, or both. Run one library or many.
You decide who sees what
Independent settings for who discovers your library, who sees the catalogue, and who can borrow.
Bring nearby readers together
Group several libraries into a community of nearby readers, with requests to join and admin approval.
Stay in the loop
Email and push notifications keep borrowers and librarians updated on reservations, pickups, and returns, with a reminder before a book is due and an alert when it's overdue.
Built for groups of every size
The same simple tools scale from your living room to an institution.
Frequently asked questions
Everything else you might want to know about sharing books with sharemybooks.
Is sharemybooks free?
Yes. Creating a library, adding books, inviting members, and lending are all free.
Do I need to install an app?
No. sharemybooks runs in your phone's browser, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Who can see my books?
You decide. Each library has separate settings for who can find it, who can see its catalogue, and who can borrow, so a shelf can stay private to invited members or be open to your community.
What happens if someone doesn't return a book?
Every loan has a due date. The borrower gets a reminder before it's due, and overdue books are flagged for you automatically, so you always know where each copy is.
Can we run a library for our housing society or office?
Yes. That's what it's built for. Set up one shared library, or let each member run their own and group them into a community of nearby readers.
Does sharemybooks handle money or deposits?
No. It's for lending physical books between people who trust each other. There are no payments, fees, or deposits in the app.
Start sharing your books
Add your first books in minutes and invite the people you trust to borrow.
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