Book Assembly is a reading tracker that focuses on what actually matters: your books, your progress, your reading life. No social pressure, no gamification, no algorithms telling you what to read next.
Right now it's free, it's early, and it's being actively developed.
What's working
- Build your library - add books via barcode scanner, ISBN lookup, or manual entry
- Library management - your books, covers, metadata, lists, genres
- Wishlist - with priority levels for "buy next" vs "maybe someday"
- Reading progress - track where you are, log re-reads, mark DNFs
- Multiple reading statuses - Reading, Paused, Finished, DNF (not just "Read" and "Want to Read")
- Series tracking - series organisation with position numbering
- Recycle bin - 30-day soft delete with restore option
What's coming
- Reading statistics and insights
- Goodreads import
- Activity heatmaps
- Personal pace tracking
- More ways to organise your library
What we need
Feedback. Bug reports. Feature requests. Complaints.
If you're frustrated with Goodreads but not sure the alternatives are any better, give Book Assembly a try. Use it for a week. Tell us what's missing, what's broken, what's annoying.
We're a small team and we read every piece of feedback.
How to help
- Sign up at bookassembly.co.uk
- Add some books - start with what you're currently reading
- Use it - or try to, and notice where you get stuck
- Tell us - use the Support link, or post in r/BookAssembly
That's it. No commitment, no payment, no catch.
Thanks for reading. Now go read something better.
