--- title: Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its... description: Readwise launched Readwise Books, an app combining an ebook store, reading tracker, and detailed stats to challenge Amazon's Kindle and Goodreads. It sells... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/readwise-takes-on-amazon-s-kindle-and-goodreads-with-its-new-app-for-book-lovers-ra2kvsmfq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its new app for book lovers | daily.dev og:description: Readwise launched Readwise Books, an app combining an ebook store, reading tracker, and detailed stats to challenge Amazon's Kindle and Goodreads. 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Unlike basic trackers, it shows metrics like words read, pace, depth, immersion, and sessions, which the company compares to 'Strava for reading'. It offers a public API and an MCP server for AI agents, plus text-to-speech and DRM-free EPUB uploads. The app is free, currently in beta and invite-only, with Amazon's Kindle holding an 83% ebook market share including Kindle+. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Readwise Books and how is it different from Kindle or Goodreads? Readwise Books is an app combining an ebook store, reading tracker, and detailed reading statistics, described as a cross between Kindle and Goodreads. It sells ebooks from the big five publishers, tracks metrics like words read, pace, depth, immersion, and sessions, supports DRM-free EPUB uploads, text-to-speech, and offers a public API and MCP server for AI agents. The app is free and currently in beta, invite-only. _Developers tracking the shifting ebook and reading-app landscape can follow releases like this on daily.dev._ ### What share of the ebook market does Amazon Kindle currently hold? Amazon holds an 83% share of the ebook market when Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) is included in the figures, making it the dominant player that new entrants like Readwise Books are trying to challenge with alternative stores and reading trackers. _Readers comparing ebook platforms and market shifts can track coverage like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival](https://daily.dev/posts/watch-out-amazon-the-kobo-ereader-now-has-a-goodreads-rival-mcrlrg4ei) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks](https://daily.dev/posts/audible-s-new-read-listen-feature-syncs-your-kindle-ebooks-with-audiobooks-fl8dyg9ve) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading](https://daily.dev/posts/kindle-app-now-answers-questions-about-the-book-you-re-reading-evnnsx5my) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Calibre 9.8 finally gave me the AI-powered reading assistant Amazon promised but never delivered](https://daily.dev/posts/calibre-9-8-finally-gave-me-the-ai-powered-reading-assistant-amazon-promised-but-never-delivered-kwtjpadf7) · XDA Developers · 3 upvotes · 1 comments - [Introducing Whio: a reader built for technical books](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-whio-a-reader-built-for-technical-books-mqfet5r2e) · Nil Coalescing · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/readwise-takes-on-amazon-s-kindle-and-goodreads-with-its-new-app-for-book-lovers-ra2kvsmfq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Readwise takes on Amazon’s Kindle and Goodreads with its new app for book lovers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/readwise-takes-on-amazon-s-kindle-and-goodreads-with-its-new-app-for-book-lovers-ra2kvsmfq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/readwise-takes-on-amazon-s-kindle-and-goodreads-with-its-new-app-for-book-lovers-ra2kvsmfq"},"datePublished":"2026-11-02T17:52:51.188Z","dateModified":"2026-11-02T17:58:40.350Z","description":"Readwise launched Readwise Books, an app combining an ebook store, reading tracker, and detailed stats to challenge Amazon's Kindle and Goodreads. 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