Connect your catalogue
Bring your shop’s shelves online, from new releases to the books readers rarely find elsewhere.
Bring your bookstore to Burtz
Share the recommendations and personal knowledge that make an independent bookshop worth returning to.
How Burtz works
From your own collection into a connected local book network.
Connect with readers
Help nearby readers discover your shop, explore its catalogue and choose their next visit.
Build a community
Share the recommendations and personal knowledge that make an independent bookshop worth returning to.
What you can do through Burtz
A preview of the tools and connections we are building for the book world.
Dedicated onboarding
Give every available title a place in your digital catalogue.
Reach local readers
Reach readers who know which book they want but have not discovered your shop yet.
Sell, rent or swap
Keep your shop’s name, story and character at the centre of your public page.
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 shop, its location and the catalogue you would like to bring to Burtz.
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
- Registered Bookstore / LLC Name
- Contact person & email address
- Physical shop address
- Active website or social profile
- Estimated catalogue size (100+ books)
- Willingness to offer local pickup
What Burtz needs from you
Everything is asked right in the form. Nothing to prepare in advance.
We prioritize bookstores who already have a physical presence or a strong local community focus. Catalog size can be estimates to begin with!
Resources
Burtz partner starter guide
A starting point for joining Burtz: your city, your collection and the information needed for a first conversation.
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News
News for partners
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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Making room for the whole book world
Bookstores, authors, libraries and communities each have a place in the planned network.
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Become a Burtz Partner
Thank you for your interest in Burtz. We review every application and reply by email.