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Pre-Release merp discovers klerb (please read... plox)

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Klerb - book meetup app

book meetup app
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More info here:

mashable.com

Tinder for readers: A new social app is based on books you love

Romance readers, this one may be for you.
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From the Mashable article:

Can similar reading tastes lead to a healthy romance? Klerb, a new social app based on literary preferences, seems to think so.

The app has already been called "Tinder for bookworms," despite being in early beta. According to the site, Klerb is "a free meetup app for readers," with IRL activities being offered for like-minded readers "based on the similarity of their bookshelf."

It basically sounds like a book club, with the app doing the work for the reader: the algorithm finds people who have similar reading tastes or have read the same book recently, then creates themed events around these interests. They encourage groups to then turn these events into a club, if things go well during in-app chats.

Though the premise sounds like a dating app, the developer behind the app, Abe Winter, told The Guardian that Klerb is "not a hook-up app or a dating app of any kind." But he says that he is trying to bring the Tinder model to reading, creating aa "a geo-radius social tool" for people with "academic interests."

So the app isn't trying to be the next Bumble or Tinder but there could be scope for romance. The tagline does suggest this: "Use Klerb to find compatible people, groups, and events in your radius."

There appears to be 1,605 existing members already, and Winter says that there is a waiting list and plans to roll out the app once he gauges there is enough interest.

For real book-worms, this may just be the most romantic meet-cute of all. In the Klerb.
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lithub.com

The new “Tinder for bookworms” has the least sexy name on the planet.

Hey, nerds. Do you have more books than you do friends? Do you ever find yourself explaining the plot of the novel you’re reading to your dog? Are you looking for that special someone to lie …
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From the LitHub article:

Hey, nerds. Do you have more books than you do friends? Do you ever find yourself explaining the plot of the novel you’re reading to your dog? Are you looking for that special someone to lie next to you in bed in the morning while you ignore each other and read your own books?

Turns out there’s an app for that (or there will be—it’s still in early beta). Yep, it’s “Tinder for bookworms“—though to be fair, it isn’t actually a book dating app, but rather a “book meetup app.” It’s called Klerb.

“We create IRL activities in your geo radius where you can meet people who will get the stuff you read,” Klerb’s launch page explains. “Other reading apps recommend books based on your similarity to other people. We recommend people to meet based on the similarity of their bookshelf.”

“It’s not a hook-up app,” developer Abe Winter told The Observer. “Or a dating app of any kind. But Tinder, which is not without its problems, delivers real value to communities by connecting strangers in geographical proximity. I’m trying to bring that model to reading. Readers are hungry for discussion, and introverts are hungry for social outlets. It’s easy to socialize if you like partying or sports; it’s harder if you have academic interests.”

Despite the fact that, as anyone who has ever had a Guy in their MFA can attest, good taste does not necessarily make for a good hang, it’s actually a pretty good idea. But I just have one question: why is it called Klerb? Klerb. Very gross mouthfeel. It’s almost as bad as blog. Or am I simply old?

I guess it doesn’t matter—as someone who is always itching to talk about the last great (or terrible) novel I finished, it would be cool to have a potential coffee date (or a book club!) just a swipe away. And hey . . . in da Klerb, we all fam.
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And

www.theguardian.com

Tinder for booklovers: the new app matching like-minded readers

Klerb is like Tinder, but for finding friends who share your taste in books, its developer says. Early signs are it will be a bestseller
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Lastly, from The Guardian:

When Tania O’Donnell was dating, she met a man online and went back to his place … where he proudly showed off his book collection.

“It was about 20 books on Nazi Germany and 10 Andy McNab novels,” says O’Donnell, an author. “I could feel my vulva constructing its own chastity belt.”

A more edifying tale: Hannah Love, senior publicity manager at the children’s book publishers Scholastic, met a man online. He asked her about her favourite book (The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle) and read it before their first real-life date, to which he brought his favourite book to lend to her (from the Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce), thus securing at least a second date for her to return the book.

Reader, she married him.

Reading taste can make or break a relationship for the bookish-minded, and literary preferences are highly subjective. But a new app in development is aiming to remove the uncertainty about literary tastes when meeting new people. Klerb has already been dubbed Tinder for bookworms because it matches you with people in your area according to your shared interests in books.

For those looking for love, a prospect’s bookshelves can be a minefield. What if they just read the wrong books? “I generally don’t care, but I did once go back to a guy’s house post-date, and the only book I could see was Fifty Shades of Grey,” says Alice Furse, publicity manager at a publisher.

“To be clear, I was more concerned about his taste than the possibility of kinks.”

Or even worse, what if they don’t have any books at all? The film-maker John Waters famously said: “If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck ’em.”
With Klerb, you don’t even have to date them. You can just meet up with people who like the same books as you, or form a book club.

“It’s not a hook-up app,” insists Abe Winter, the New Yorker who is developing Klerb, which is still being tested. “Or a dating app of any kind. But Tinder, which is not without its problems, delivers real value to communities by connecting strangers in geographical proximity. I’m trying to bring that model to reading.

“Readers are hungry for discussion, and introverts are hungry for social outlets. It’s easy to socialise if you like partying or sports; it’s harder if you have academic interests.
“From an informal survey, around 10% of age 30-plus dating app profiles talk about books or reading. This is a neglected category for socialisation. Goodreads is great at the book side of this, but is not a geo-radius social tool, and I’m guessing doesn’t want to be.”

Winter says he’s a solo founder with “low expenses and no investment”, and is trying to make this work without the criticisms levelled at advertising-based apps that harvest users’ data.

He has a waiting list, and plans to roll out the app when he reaches enough interested users in enough geographical locations to make the algorithms work.

For people like Abbey Heffer, a PhD candidate in Germany with a penchant for dystopian fiction, Klerb could be a godsend. “I wouldn’t use the app to look for a romantic relationship – I’m happily married! – but I love the idea of vetting potential friends based on their taste in books,” she says.

“It would make the hunt for literary friends so much easier for people like me: immigrants who read in other languages, mums looking to talk about something other than babies, or just introverts who want to socialise… but gently.”
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So, err... Ah, fuck it, I'll just get this out of the way.

Obligatory!




There, happy now?

Anyway... I like this idea. In fact, I really like this idea. I needed this but never knew. But it's got about 2,600 people that have signed up. Or over that many. Either way, I want it to actually work. Given that I'm majoring in communications, I guess I could go elsewhere and try to advocate for it, but frankly, I'd like to ask you all to join me with this app or whatever it is. I don't just want to rely on meetup.com. I think I'd like to use this. And with people going out more, I want to capitalize on this opportunity.

It's not a well-known app-in-development (or maybe it is more-or-less already developed but it hasn't been fully launched yet) but I want it to succeed, nonetheless.

In fact, I kind of hope that everyone else in this Famiboards server hops into the fun less this app launches with a bunch of cringe Churchill-loving conservatives that want to share their book about Ronald Reagan or something.

All I'm saying: we could make or break this app, imho. So let's make it. Let's make sure that it gets off to a good start.

I'll just say that I'm easily pleased and after the pandemic, I would like to get out there and meet more new people, especially like this. It's been a while since I've done something like this. So I want to get at it and sorta hatch out of my oyster or clam or whatever the fuck you call it.

...I'm basically just asking you to maybe join and maybe spread the word if you want (there's a referral link that they challenge you to give to at least 150 people through social media or elsewhere).

I'll send my referral link to you all through DM if you want. Post in the thread or maybe specify if you want a DM with the referral link and I'll give you mine.

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So, err, yeah, merp says klerb.

(Please don't leave me alone as the only guy that's actually enthusiastic about this idea. 😒)

(kthnxbai)

Also, like, read the actual page for more info as they have more stuff at the bottom half of the page.

Okay, now knthnxbai.
 
chocolate_supra said:
I wonder if someone will start a similar thing but with indie game collections instead of books..?
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Oh God, I could use something like that.

That, and an actual list of all the games out there. Steam isn't that effective for that. It's not a repository for everything that's coming out or everything that is out there in general.
 
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I think there’s something to this tinder for books thing. I’m not gonna lie, a 5 becomes an 8 if I see him in a bookstore. and a 9 if he’s carrying any book that isn’t about world war II
 
Gay Bowser said:
I think there’s something to this tinder for books thing. I’m not gonna lie, a 5 becomes an 8 if I see him in a bookstore. and a 9 if he’s carrying any book that isn’t about world war II
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If it's about World War II and about Wehrmacht then he's one of those weird Nazi-loving conservatives.

"Oh, I just admire the Nazis' tech and military. What? Me? An admirer of Nazism and fascism? For shame! But you gotta admit: they had some good ideas!"

Edit:

Also, they literally are descended from some German dude who came after WWII.

I shit you not.
 
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Is it just for romance or friends too?

Edit - I joined, there are 27 people in my local group and it needs to reach 140
 
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