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 Hi, I’m Rebecca, an independent creator from Australia, and for the past six years I’ve been developing an idea called LitLaunch.
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 LitLaunch started with a simple problem: finding a book you’ll actually want to read can be much harder than it should be.
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 Readers increasingly choose books using things like tropes, subgenres, themes, content warnings, spice and darkness levels, representation, relationship dynamics and even the type of ending they want — or don’t want. But that information is scattered across different platforms, social media posts, reviews and recommendations.
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 LitLaunch is being designed to bring that information together and make book discovery more useful, detailed and personal.
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 The larger vision goes beyond discovery. LitLaunch is intended to become a place that connects readers with books, indie and self-published creators, bookish services, bookstores and the wider book community — while keeping genuine discovery separate from paid promotion.
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 Over the past six years, I’ve researched the idea, tested different approaches, built prototypes and developed the data and structure behind the platform. I’ve funded that work myself so far.
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 I’ve now reached the point where taking LitLaunch from a concept and prototype into a properly built, usable platform requires professional development.
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 I recently received an initial estimate of approximately $12,000 AUD to build the first MVP, which is why I’ve created this fundraiser.
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 Funds raised will go directly towards the development and technical work required to build that first working version of LitLaunch — including the platform itself, its core book-discovery functionality, database integration, user features, testing and deployment.
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 This won’t build every part of the bigger LitLaunch vision at once. It will help build the foundation: a real, usable first version that can be tested, improved and grown from there.
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 I know not everyone is in a position to donate, and that’s completely okay. Sharing the fundraiser with readers, book lovers or anyone who might be interested in seeing LitLaunch become a reality would help enormously too.
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 After six years of developing the idea, I’d love the opportunity to finally put a real version of LitLaunch into people’s hands.
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 Thank you for helping me give it that chance.
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