Own Bookwise.

What you'd own.

Every artifact below transfers to your accounts on day one. The whole engine.

• ●Bookwise brand identity, positioning, and domain
• ●Landing page copy, Goodreads group outreach templates
• ●Claude API agent design spec for spoiler-safety
• ●Year 1 financial model and unit economics
• ●BookTok creator partnership playbook and contact list
• ●MVP code repository and tech stack docs
• ●Founder persona and early user research findings

What Roll Digital builds for you.

Custom scope to take Bookwise from MVP shell to operating business.

• ▸Production FastAPI backend with PostgreSQL, Redis caching, and async job queue
• ▸Stripe integration supporting free tier limits and monthly subscription billing
• ▸Claude API integration with per-book conversation state and chapter awareness
• ▸User authentication via email, Google OAuth, and persistent session management
• ▸Book metadata sync from Open Library API with full-text search
• ▸Automated email onboarding sequence nurturing free-tier users into paid conversions
• ▸Analytics instrumentation tracking retention, churn, and per-book engagement metrics
• ▸Content moderation dashboard and spoiler-violation detection and user feedback tools

Why this could work.

BookTok and Goodreads groups represent highly concentrated, engaged fiction readers already gathering online around books. AI-powered spoiler-safe discussion fills friction in existing communities. The 30M US heavy reader base, 2% conversion target, and $108/year pricing suggest significant upside if acquisition channels work. Creator partnerships offer low-cost validation. Community features and higher LTV unlocked through multi-player discussion could differentiate from free ChatGPT alternative.

What you'd risk.

Free ChatGPT already solves spoiler-conscious discussions when users know to provide chapter context. Goodreads proved 150M users prefer free community features over paid tools. Reader willingness to pay for discussion remains unproven. Single-player AI chat has poor retention without social features. LTV stays below $25 in early projections. Without viral adoption or high engagement, churn kills the unit economics and path to profitability remains unclear.

Who this fits.

This fits an operator with existing audience access in book communities, writing niches, or BookTok networks. Ideal: someone experienced in SaaS retention mechanics, comfortable with AI integration complexity, and able to hustle on creator partnerships and community marketing. Requires scrappy execution on a tight $18k production budget. Solo founder or small team with technical chops preferred over agency model.

Timeline.

From contract signing to operating business.

1. Day 1
   Brand assets, playbooks, MVP code, and financial model transfer
2. Week 1
   Onboarding complete, production roadmap finalized with Roll Digital
3. Week 3
   FastAPI backend deployed, Stripe billing integrated across tiers
4. Week 6
   Claude API conversations and user authentication fully operational
5. Day 90
   Soft launch to BookTok creators and Goodreads communities

Pricing.

Three ways in, depending on how much you want to build yourself.