Frequently asked questions

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.

The planned experience brings finding a book, choosing how to get it, arranging delivery or a local exchange, and passing it on into one place. Join the waiting list to hear when these features become available in your city.

Burtz is preparing to launch city by city. The cities shown here are currently in pre-launch. Choose your city and join the waiting list to receive its updates.

Use Find your city. If your city is not listed, choose “My city isn’t listed” and leave its name and country with your request.

Launch timing will depend on readiness in each city. We will share confirmed dates with the people who have signed up for that city.

This is the pre-launch website. It does not accept orders or payments; confirmed marketplace availability will be announced before launch.

These are part of the planned Burtz experience. Availability will depend on the city and the launch stage; joining the waiting list does not create a book listing or a transaction.

Renting and swapping are part of the intended Burtz experience. Exact availability, conditions and return rules need to be confirmed before launch.

A home library is a collection of books shared by an individual with nearby readers. Choose Home Library in the sign-up form and tell us approximately how many books you would like to share.

No. This website does not process payments or payouts. Payment providers, fees and schedules must be confirmed before the marketplace opens.

No delivery can be booked from this pre-launch website. Pickup points, lockers and local handoffs shown in the design illustrate the planned experience, not currently bookable services.

No. It records an expression of interest only after the form confirms a successful save. It does not create a marketplace profile or verify an identity.

Choose Partner in the sign-up form. Tell us about your bookstore, publishing work, library or other book-related project, and what you would like to build with Burtz.

No. Applicant details and contact messages are not included in the public city data. Marketing consent is separate and optional.

A success message appears only after an acknowledged save. If the service is not connected or cannot confirm a write, the form reports that instead of pretending to save your details.