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Book club app: the book of the month, and a discussion for each reading group
Every month, a title, reading prompts and a meeting date; between sessions, the members of each circle talk about their book among themselves.
Book club, literary society or library: an app under your name on iOS and Android, made without code, with the book of the month, a space for each reading circle with its discussion, the meeting calendar and venues on a map.
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The book of the month
An introduction, reading prompts, the meeting date
On the first of the month, publish the article for the chosen book: the cover, the author, why this title, three questions to guide the reading, an excerpt read aloud as an audio episode. Each circle gets its book in its own section, and a push sent to its group announces the pick.
One group per circle
The Tuesday circle, the crime fiction circle, young readers
Each reading circle is a user group, with its own reserved section. Members comment on their book's article: first impressions, a favorite passage, a reasoned disagreement. Only those who can open the section see the discussion. A keen reader can belong to two circles and follow both conversations.
A book club's month in the app
From choosing the book to the meeting.
The 1st
The book's article appears in the circle's section; a push alerts its members.Reading
Everyone reads at their own pace and comments on the article chapter by chapter.The day before
A scheduled push gives the time and place of the meeting.The meeting
At the café or the library; the write-up joins the section.
Meetings
The session agenda, the venues on a map
Enter each meeting in the Agenda, with the book, the time and the address; members add it to their phone calendar. A Map section gathers the usual venues, the partner bookshop, the library room, the Thursday café, with directions.
The public library
Four circles, one of them for teenagers: each sees its book and its discussion, and the library runs everything from a single back office.
The literary society
Its members live all over the region; the online discussion replaces half the meetings.
The writing workshop
If your members write rather than read, a workshop booking app handles prompts and submitted pieces.
Writing workshop appTo keep the club alive
An archive of past reads
Every book from previous seasons, with its write-up.
Members' suggestions
A form to propose the next title.
Excerpts to listen to
A page read by a member, as an audio episode.
Search
Find an author or a title discussed two years ago.
A public side
The club, its circles and a membership form, open to all.
Book club app: your questions
Who can read a circle's discussion?
Only the members of its group: the discussion takes place in the comments of the article, placed in a section that only this group can open. Other circles and visitors do not see it.
How does a newcomer join a circle?
They create an account in the app, fill in the membership form if you use one, then you add them to the circle's group in the back office.
Can we sell the books in the app?
No, this app has no shop. Point to your partner bookshop; a bookshop that wants to sell online would use GoodBarber's eCommerce app.
Can the club collect its dues in the app?
No: in-app purchase only sells digital content, and this app relies on member accounts and groups, which excludes selling Memberships. The app is the club's space; your meetings are what bring it to life.
Do I need to be good with technology to run the club?
No: publishing an article, adding a meeting to the Agenda or placing a member in a group is done from the back office, without code.
Which plan for a book club?
The Premium plan, completed by the Authentication and User groups extensions; or the Pro plan, where they already come included. Without member accounts, the Standard plan does not fit.
Extension Store
A book club relies on two extensions, paid with Premium and included in Pro, Authentication and User groups, then on articles, the Agenda, the Map, push, the form and audio episodes.
What a book club app costs
With Premium, the club has its iPhone and Android apps. Reserved circles rely on the Authentication and User groups extensions, paid with Premium, included in Pro. Everything else is included.
| Premium · native apps and web version | 55€ /month, billed yearly |
| Authentication, a Premium option | 12€ /month |
| User groups, a Premium option | 5€ /month |
| Pro · Authentication and Groups included | 105€ /month, billed yearly |
The club sells nothing through the app, so no commission is due. Each store bills its own developer account.
Pioneers of no-code
15 years of experience building native apps for businesses and content publishers. And the numbers to prove it.
25 000+
Daily downloads for apps built with GoodBarber*
30 000+
Clients have brought their app projects to life with GoodBarber
2011
The year GoodBarber was born: no-code, before anyone else
* Source: internal download tracking, App Store and Google Play, April 2026.