BookshipA new social reading experience.
Because reading is better with friends.
Books are social. Reading is not. Yet.
There’snogoodwaytoshareyourreadingexperiencewhileyou’rereadingAnapp-centricsocialreadingexperienceisinevitable
Bookship A social reading app
Mobile-first,camera-ready,emoji-friendly
Invitefriends,family&co-workerstoreadalong
Post&reacttocomments,photos,links,video
Extractquotesrightfromapicture
Getalertswhenyourfriendspost
KeepinsyncbysharingyourlocaHon
Curatedbackgroundcontentonyourbook&authorBrowsablebooksuggesHonsfromleading
tastemakers,bookreviewers&best-sellerlistsAvailableoniOS&Android,comingsoononKindleFire
Greatfor:• Organizedbookclubs• Informalsocialreadingwithfriends• CorporateReadingGroups• Schoolstudygroups
The market
Socialreaders,bookclubs• 55MGoodreadsusers• 5MAmericansinbookclubs• 2%ofEnglandinabookclub
Bookstores,Libraries,Authors
CorporateReadingGroups• 1.5M+businessesw/10+employeesinUS&UK
LongerTerm:• Students,EducaHonalInsHtuHons
Subscription business modelBasicserviceisfree
For“bookworms”($0.99/month)• >2simultaneousreadings,groupsof10+• curatedbackgroundcontent• personalizedbookrecommendaHons
Bookstores,libraries,authors($2.99/month)• Groupsof10+,self-joinablegroups• Managementtools(automaHon&reminders)• Branding
CorporateReadingGroups($25/month)
Atscale:BookpromoHon&sales
Availablemarket=~$500M/year
Adoption strategies
Bookclubsareinherentlysocial• targetthemfirst
Android/KindleFireappstores• Extremelyunderservedforbooksapps
Engagebookbloggers&authors• Tooltoengagetheiraudiences
CompetitionKindleNotes• Anonymous,hardtoshare,private• TheanHthesisofsocial
Goodreads• RaHngs&Reviewsthewrongmodel• Discussionforumsnotmobile,notsuitedforprivategroups• Web-centric,clunky,notaboutsharingduringreading
Bookclubapps• FocusedonmeeHngscheduling&sellingbookstoyou• TypicallyiPhoneonly• SomeHmesrequireproprietaryreader• Don’tworkforphysical/audiobooks
Messagingapps(WhatsApp,Facebook)• Notbooks-aware• Discussionslostinaseaofrandomsocialmedia.
The team
MarkWatkins,Founder• VPR&DforEndecaSearch
AcquiredbyOraclefor$1.1B• Co-FounderandCEOofgoby
Apple#1Travelapp,acquiredbyTelenav• HeadofProductforTelenav(Nasdaq:TNAV)
Award-winningpioneerofGPSnavigaMonapps
LifeHmevoraciousreader• Currentlygroup-readingThucydides,Evicted,andWind,Sand&StarsonBookship
Advisory Board
Dr.ThomasJensen• Novelist,EntrepreneurSVPR&DPTC,Think3,Torrent
BenWilliams• CEOofFirecracker,anEd-Techcompany
JamesFell• HeadofDesign,Mint,Founder,WeCreatedIt,VPDesign,goby
Reading is changingMoreyoungreaderengagementMoresocialMoreelectronic/mobileMoreaudiobooksMoreepisodic/serialMoredistributedMoremediaMe-ins:Movies,TVshows,youtube…
Isn’t it time there was an app for that?