NeighborBook

A library in every neighborhood, powered by you. List the books on your shelf, see what's nearby, and meet a neighbor to trade. Free, local, no shipping.

NeighborBook turns the books on your shelf into a library your neighbors can borrow from. List the titles you'd actually recommend, see what readers nearby are sharing, and meet up to trade. It's free, it's local, and nothing ships.

Finished a novel and want it to keep going? Lend it out. Looking for your next read? Borrow one from a few blocks away. No seller fees, no boxes in the mail, and nobody three states over. Just neighbors who read.

HOW IT WORKS

1. List your books Add a book in a few seconds. Post the ones you're happy to share — the titles you'd hand to a friend. Each one becomes available to readers near you.

2. See what's nearby Browse books in your neighborhood by title, author, or genre. You set the range, anywhere from a single block out to 20 miles.

3. Ask to borrow Found something good? Request it, and start a chat with the owner. A simple credit system keeps things fair: lend your books to earn credits, spend them to borrow others.

4. Meet up and trade Pick a public spot you like — a cafe, a library, a park — and hand the book over in person. A quick QR scan confirms the trade. Sometimes you walk away with a new read. Sometimes you walk away with a new friend.

HOW CREDITS WORK

NeighborBook runs on Community Credits instead of money. They keep the exchange balanced so everyone gives as well as takes.

• You start with 3 credits when you join • Lend a book, earn 1 • Borrow a book, spend 1

No cash, no checkout, no catch. Share to read more. Loans run about three months when an owner wants a book back, and returns run on goodwill, not penalties.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Free to use — list, lend, borrow, and trade at no cost • Local discovery — find books near you, not across the country • Your range, your call — set a search radius from 1 to 20 miles • Search by title, author, or genre • Community Credits — a fair system where everyone contributes • Meet on your terms — pick the public spots you're comfortable with • In-app chat — message a book's owner to set up a trade • Real neighbors — every member passes a quick selfie check (handled privately by our partner Persona) before they can swap or message • Private by default — your exact address is never shared; neighbors only see approximate distance • Push notifications — know when someone wants your book or a new one lands nearby

WHY WE BUILT IT

NeighborBook was started in 2025 by two friends in Los Angeles who wanted a better way to share books with the people around them — their friends down the block and the stranger reading outside the coffee shop.

We think a local network of readers is worth building. In a moment of political suspicion and isolating feeds, a shared book is a small reminder of how much we have in common: the same odd interests, the same belief that reading matters. Other apps are built to ship used books and take a cut. NeighborBook is built for the in-person part. The book is just the excuse to meet.

GOOD FOR

• Fast readers who always need the next one • Anyone thinning out an overstuffed shelf • People who'd like to actually meet their neighbors • Book clubs hunting for local copies • Students and families trading textbooks and kids' books • Anyone who'd rather borrow and lend than buy new

Download NeighborBook and open your shelf to the block. Trade books, find your next read, and get to know the readers next door — all for free.