Online Bookshelf

A lifelong reader myself, I've always had an obsession with seeing a person's bookshelf, to get a sense of what they've brought inside their home and their brains. Bookshelves are so universal in that almost everyone has one, and so unique in that no two collections are the same. They reflect much more than just the book-buying habits of their owners.


Sharing your bookshelf is sharing yourself – showcasing the building blocks that have crafted your knowledge, personality, and identity. We created BookSchwa as a way to attach individuality to book collections.


What's BookSchwa?

BookSchwa originates from the idea to help a good friend manage his ever-growing book collections. In 2012, we initialized the idea in Hong Kong (Science Park). BookSchwa enables each book-lover to manage his book collections and share them with other people. It's a brief history of what we did these few years:

This idea was initiated by two friends in 2012.

1st Generation was created in 2013.

2nd Generation was created in 2014.

3rd Generation was launched in 2020.

4th Generation will be launched in Q4 2024.

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