What is BookStates?
A personal reading companion to track your reading, reflect on your journey through books, discover insights about yourself, and create a beautiful reading universe. Explore visual trails, uncover patterns, and share your reading journey with the world.
Problem
Users manually track their reading progress using notes or spreadsheets, leading to time-consuming organization and lack of analytical insights into their reading habits.
Solution
A web-based reading companion tool where users can track books, visualize reading patterns via interactive dashboards, and share insights. Example: Generate heatmaps of reading frequency or mood-based book trails.
Customers
Avid readers, book bloggers, librarians, and students who read 10+ books annually and seek structured self-reflection.
Unique Features
Visual "reading universe" maps, AI-driven habit analysis (e.g., genre preferences, pacing trends), and shareable multimedia reading journals.
User Comments
Saves hours compared to manual tracking
Visualizations help me rediscover forgotten favorites
Insights improved my reading goals
Social sharing boosted my book club engagement
UI feels cluttered on mobile
Traction
Launched 6 months ago; 10k+ users, $10k MRR, 2.5k Product Hunt upvotes. Founder has 1.2k X/Twitter followers.
Market Size
The global productivity apps market is valued at $58.3 billion (Grand View Research, 2023). Niche book-tracking tools occupy ~$1.2 billion.
