Readwise, the maker of a read-it-later app and digital reading companion that keeps track of your highlightsacross services, is now taking on Amazon’s e-book empire with its latest app, Readwise Books. The app is an e-book store and helps you track what you’ve read, similar to Amazon’s Goodreads.
The bootstrapped startup described the new app as “a cross between Kindle and the Goodreads apps,” as it offers a single place to buy, read, and track books. However, Readwise Books aims to offer more detailed reading stats than the dates you read a book and whether you finished it. It lets readers visualize richer reading data like words read, pace, depth, immersion, and sessions.
