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Join the first wave · Launching 2027A marketplace built
A marketplace built
around books
Buy, sell, rent, swap and discover books from readers, home libraries, bookstores and professional sellers.
How it works
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Choose how to get it
Rent, buy, swap or borrow books from the Burtz Decentralized Library.
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Choose delivery and pay
Meet locally or choose a pickup point or locker, then pay securely.
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Read it. Pass it on.
Keep it, return it, or swap it with the next reader.
Burtz is growing city by city
Burtz opens one city at a time. Find yours, or help bring it closer to launch.
Pre-launchRiga
LatviaSome books in Riga’s People’s Bookshelf carry handwritten messages from strangers. Open one, and you might find two stories inside.
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- Readers waiting
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Pre-launchVilnius
LithuaniaOn Literatų Street, writers have a gallery of their own, right on the walls. In Vilnius, even a shortcut can turn into a literary detour.
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- Readers waiting
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- Home libraries
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- Books pledged
Pre-launchTallinn
EstoniaStep into Tammsaare’s old home in Kadriorg and literature suddenly has an address. What story is hiding on the shelf next door?
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- Readers waiting
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- Home libraries
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- Books pledged
Pre-launchAmsterdam
NetherlandsThe Spui book market is a hunt for old editions in unexpected languages. The best find might be the book you never meant to buy.
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- Readers waiting
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- Home libraries
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- Books pledged
Pre-launchUtrecht
NetherlandsUtrecht is writing a poem into its pavement, one letter at a time by the Oudegracht. Even a walk to coffee can become a verse.
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PlannedBarcelona
SpainOn Sant Jordi, Barcelona gives books and roses as if stories were love letters. For a day, the whole city feels like a bookshop.
Find your city
Search the city you read in — or request it if it isn’t there yet.
Build the book network
with Burtz
Bookstores, publishers, authors, libraries and collectors — bring your books to readers in your city.
Bookstores
Share the recommendations and personal knowledge that make an independent bookshop worth returning to.
Learn moreBooksellers
Give unusual and out-of-print titles a better chance of finding their next reader.
Learn morePublishers
Keep backlist books discoverable beyond their launch window.
Learn moreAuthors
Introduce your books in your own words, from your first publication to your latest release.
Learn moreLibraries
Connect your librarians’ knowledge with neighbourhood readers and community groups.
Learn moreCollectors
Present the editions and themes that give your collection its character.
Learn moreBook Influencers
Keep recommendations discoverable after a post leaves the feed.
Learn moreDistributors
Bring specialist publishers and backlist stock into new conversations.
Learn moreNews
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Burtz stories, organised around your interests
Follow platform updates, practical guides and local reading stories. News now appears alongside the cities, partners and home libraries it concerns.
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Czesław Miłosz: a life across languages and places
Born in Lithuania and writing in Polish, Czesław Miłosz studied in Vilnius. His work opens a path into the region’s overlapping literary histories.
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Riga’s bookshelf of personal stories
At the National Library of Latvia, donated books carry memories as well as words. The People’s Bookshelf invites readers to add their own story.
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Everything about how Burtz works, city launches, home libraries and partners.
Burtz is a community-driven marketplace that connects book lovers in your city. Discover books, share your own, and connect with local readers, home libraries and professional sellers.
