Wish. Find. Pass it On.

Three things happen on BookWish.

You keep a list of the books you mean to read. You share it, or you don't. And sometimes, when one of those books comes up in the marketplace, you take it home and pass yours on when you're done.

Books you mean to read

There are books you mean to read. You think you'll remember them. You don't.

BookWish is a place to keep them. Search for a book, scan its barcode at a bookstore, or copy one from a friend's list. The list is yours. Share it with family, or keep it private.

Reader to reader

BookWish is also a marketplace. When a book on your wishlist comes up for sale, BookWish lets you know.

No corporate inventory. The books are listed by people who finished them and decided to pass them along.

How it works

Three things, in order:

Wish — the books you want. Add them by search, by scan, or from a friend's list.

Find — when one of them comes up for sale, BookWish lets you know.

Pass it On — when you're done with a book, you can set a price. Another reader takes it from there. The book continues.

No reading tracker. No reviews. No social feed. Just three things.

A note from the operator

I built BookWish. I also sell on it. Those roles overlap, so here is how I keep them honest.

My offers follow the same rules as yours — same fees, same visibility, same search ranking. I don't promote my own books or adjust pricing algorithms in my favor. I have admin access to operational data that other sellers don't see. When I'm acting as a seller, I work only from the same data any other seller has.

If that ever changes, I'll say so here first.