General

• Do you have an app?

  Yes! Bookclubs is available as an app on iOS and Android. Apple store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bookclubs-book-club-organizer/id1485140274 Google Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bookclubz

• Bookclubs is free to use, so how is the site funded?

  Bookclubs core organizational tools are free to use, and we intend to keep it that way. It is free to sign up for a Bookclubs account and to set up a club. Some clubs on Bookclubs charge a subscription to their members. The vast majority of the subscription fee goes to the book club leader, and Bookclubs takes a small administrative fee. Bookclubs now also offers club admins the opportunity to upgrade their club to a Premium or Pro subscription to gain access to additional organizational and community-building features, which the Premium and Pro fees help us to develop. Bookclubs partners with publishers and other brands to advertise books and other relevant content to our users (all partnership content is marked as “Sponsored” and you can opt out of promotional emails in your email settings). Lastly, Bookclubs has affiliate partnerships with Bookshop.org, Libro.fm, Amazon, and Apple Books, which means that each time you purchase a book from our site, we receive a small percentage of the sale.

• How do I cancel a subscription to a paid book club?

  Once you leave a paid book club, your subscription will automatically be cancelled. You can leave the club by going to the club's "Members" tab. You will see yourself as the first entry in the member list. Click the "Remove me" button.

• Could I use this platform for a children’s book club?

  Bookclubs is not intended for children and teens under the age of 16 without the coordination of an adult club administrator. With adult supervision and set up, Bookclubs loves to support book clubs for children, students, and young adults. We offer customized security settings for these clubs. If you are the admin of a children’s book club please contact us so that we can work with you to adjust the security and privacy settings. We can make it so that only the admin can create meetings, start message threads, upload photos and create albums, upload documents, and invite other members. As an admin you can also flag messages and delete messages that are inappropriate. If desired, we can also change the settings of your club, so that members' contact information is kept personal and not displayed to other members of the club.