Add your books
Prepare the books you want to share. Planned catalogue options include scanning, CSV and integrations.
Bring your home library to Burtz
Rent, sell or swap the books already on your shelves. Connect with readers nearby and give your collection its next chapter.
How Burtz works
From your own collection into a connected local book network.
Connect with readers
Make it easier for nearby readers to find your books and discover the people behind them.
Build a community
Bring your knowledge, recommendations and reading interests into the local network.
What you can do through Burtz
A preview of the tools and connections we are building for the book world.
Dedicated onboarding
Prepare your collection and discuss a suitable way to bring it into Burtz.
Reach local readers
Help people in your city discover the books you have to offer.
Sell, rent or swap
The planned experience gives owners different ways to circulate their books.
Marketplace payments
Payment and payout details will be confirmed before the marketplace opens.
Promotions & launches
Explore ways to connect with local reading communities and future city activities.
Your public page
A planned place for your collection, your story and the books you share.
Add your catalogue to Burtz
From your own collection into a connected local book network.
Scan by ISBN or cover
A planned way to add books from a phone, one title at a time.
Bulk upload (.CSV)
Prepare a catalogue file with titles, authors, identifiers and copy information.
API connection
For larger catalogues, discuss future stock and availability integrations.
How cooperation works
01Submit your details
Tell us about your collection or organisation, your location and a contact person.
02Review the next steps
The team can review your expression of interest and discuss local launch preparation. This is not an automatic account activation.
03Prepare your catalogue
Start with your collection size. Scanning, CSV and API catalogue tools are part of the product direction, not live upload tools on this site.
04Join your city’s launch
Availability, commercial terms and any required verification are confirmed separately before using the marketplace.
What to prepare
- Your name
- Contact person and email
- City and country
- A website or social profile, if available
- Approximate collection size
- Questions you would like to discuss
What Burtz needs from you
Everything is asked right in the form. Nothing to prepare in advance.
Nothing needs to be uploaded in advance. Estimates are welcome, and registering interest does not create a payment, listing or marketplace account.
Resources
Prepare your home library
A starting point for joining Burtz: your city, your collection and the information needed for a first conversation.
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News
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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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A book network, built city by city
Why readers, home libraries and partners come together before a city opens.
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The books on your shelf have another chapter
A home collection is the starting point for a more connected book world.
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Add your library to Burtz
Thank you for your interest in Burtz. We review every application and reply by email.