# Readwise launches ebook platform with social reading features

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/readwise-is-taking-on-kindle-and-kobo-for-ebook-supremacy/
- Published: 2026-10-28T21:16:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T21:33:24+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020264/readwise-books-launch-ebook-store
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Readwise Books combines an ebook store with social reading features.
- Deals with all five major US publishers support its book catalogue.
- The beta is available to invitees and existing Readwise subscribers.

## Summary

Readwise has launched Readwise Books, a beta platform for buying, reading and discussing ebooks, as it seeks to challenge Kindle and Kobo. It combines reading tools with social features inspired by Strava, including session tracking and a feed where users can see what friends are reading.

The app lets readers organise books, rate and review them, and track some Kindle purchases by photographing the opening and closing pages. Readwise has secured deals with all five major US publishers, giving it a broad catalogue under agreements that shape prices and sales. The service is currently available by invitation or to Readwise subscribers; its developers say growth in digital reading and new Android-based E Ink devices make this a promising time to launch.

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