SpanRead started from a simple frustration: the best part of a book club is the conversation, but the reading itself happens alone. By the time everyone gathers, the moment on the page has passed.
So we built a reader where presence, comments and highlights live right in the text — you can see where your friends are on the page, react on the same line, and read in sync. Then we wrapped it in the clubs, live sessions and communities that turn reading into a shared habit.
We're in early access, building in the open with the readers, book clubs and classrooms who use it every day.
The conversation belongs on the page, in the moment — not in a separate chat after the fact.
Calm, beautiful typography and a distraction-free canvas. The social layer enhances the book — it never shouts over it.
Two friends, a twelve-person club, or a whole classroom — the same tools scale to whoever you read with.
Bring any EPUB or PDF, keep your highlights and notes, and take them with you. No lock-in.
We're a remote group of readers, designers and engineers who wanted this to exist and decided to build it ourselves. We ship in the open and read alongside you.