Shelf photo → reader profile

Your shelf.
Your taste.
Exposed.

One bookshelf photo. An uncannily specific reader archetype, a little roast, and three books you never knew you needed. A shareable identity check in about 20 seconds.

First read free. No subscription required. Just bring books.

Shelfish hero

No spreadsheet required

Your books already tell a story.

Small promises.
No big claims.

First shelf read is free

Made to share, not to track

AI interpretation, not a personality test

A shelf is never just a shelf

Skip the logging.
Get to the lore.

For the readers with overflowing shelves and suspiciously strong opinions about cover design.

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Your archetype

The Brooding
Systems Thinker

“You call it light reading. Everyone else calls it an existential crisis.”

Your next plot twist

Three unexpected recommendations, picked from the taste hiding between your spines.

This is my shelf. Do yours. ↗

01

Show us your shelf.

Take a clear, straight-on photo with the book spines in view. No reading log. No catalog to build.

02

Meet your reader alter ego.

Get an AI-generated archetype and a lovingly ruthless one-liner, aiming for a turnaround of about 20 seconds.

03

Go off-script.

Discover three books outside your usual orbit. Save your profile card, share it, and dare a friend to do theirs.

Tiny print, honest answer: AI can miss a spine or misread a title. Good lighting and readable books help. The roast is for fun; your taste is yours.

Keep it digital. Or make it physical.

A free read. A very personal upgrade.

$0

Your first shelf read

Your archetype, a roast, three recommendations, and a shareable profile card. Free scans are capped per user.

$19

The profile poster

Turn your reader identity into a print-on-demand poster. A little shelf pride, off the screen.

$5

Read a friend’s shelf

Gift a shelf read to the person whose book collection deserves its own personality.

Free

For individuals getting started

$0/month

  • 1 workspace
  • Up to 3 team members
  • Basic analytics
  • Community support
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Your next post is sitting on your shelf

Well-read. Fairly roasted.

Find out what your books say about you. Then let the group chat weigh in.

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