Bread & butter rise together.
We're a bookish barter + character collecting platform. Find beta readers, art, and more by trading with fellow readers and writers. Collect and raise characters to discover new books.
- Books
- Become a Book Reviewer
- Advance Reader Copies (ARCs)
- (Physical) Used Book Swaps
- Marketing & Promo
- Newsletter Swaps/Features
- Social Media Content & Graphics
- Blurbs & Quote Pulling
- Beta Reading
- Beta Readers
- Critique Partners
- Editing
- Art & Design
- Book Covers
- Character & Concept Art
- Book Interior Formatting
- & More
- Website Design/Development
- Mentoring & Skill Trade
- More
How to Barter with Us
- 1
List
Create your listing. Tell us what you want and what you might exchange for it. Let offerers come to you.
- 2
Offer
Search for listings and offer on those that interest you.
- 3
Barter
Accept an offer to start a barter. Manage it on your terms, using the tools of your choice.
- 4
Review & Reward
Earn free listings by completing barters.
Character Blind Boxes ("Pokemon for Books")
We help you turn your book characters and art into virtual collectibles. Discover new books and authors by claiming mystery eggs and raising them. Once fully grown, your adoptable will reveal their true identity and what book they're from!
Features
Search
Search listings tailored to your needs and interests. Whether you want fantasy books or science fiction beta readers, we'll help you find it.
Trust & Accountability
Our simple rating system protects you and your work by helping you identify trustworthy barter partners.
Liaison Service
We do our best to ensure fair, smooth exchanges by offering complimentary mediation & liaison services.
Join Us
Ever participated in beta reading, critique swaps, or newsletter exchanges? You already know how to barter. But how does a new author with a small mailing list reach more readers? Why can't a writer who is also an illustrator offer their art skills to get beta reading help?
We want to build a platform to make these things easier by harnessing the latent talent in the books community. By helping each other, we can launch creative dreams at lower financial risk, doing what we love to get what we need while getting what we need to do what we love.
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