Lenro

Lenro was a book sharing website that connected book readers locally so that they could borrow, lend or exchange books with each other.[2] Members need to create a free account to borrow, lend or exchange books.[3] [4]

Lenro
Type of site
Book exchange community
Available inEnglish
OwnerSaurabh Hooda [1]
URLlenro.co
RegistrationFree
Current statusIn-Active

Site description

Lenro users could search for a book to check its availability (to borrow) or could see all the books that are available near them. The website told you the distance to the other book readers near you. Borrower sent a borrow request to the lender which the lender could either accept or reject. Members could communicate on Lenro chat and finalize a date, time, and venue to meet for the book exchange. The in-person meeting opens the door to book discussions as well.[5]

Members' profile page showed the social profiles (Facebook/Linkedin/etc) of the member so that other users could have a look at those profiles to gain some level of trust before meeting for the first time. Members could also rate and review the books. The website had gamification points called Karma points. Members got points for activities like adding a book to lend, adding a book review, and borrowing/lending a book.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Delhi : Saurabh Hooda initiated a website 'Lenro' for sharing books". Zee News.
  2. "Barter system: Meet India's friendly neighbourhood 'book matchmaker'". hindustantimes.com.
  3. "BOOKS SHARING REVOLUTION SWEEPS DU". dubeat.com.
  4. "Lenro – Just the start up we needed". readersclubdelhi.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  5. "Meet Fellow Readers, and Borrow and Lend Books, with Lenro". lbb.in.
  6. "When Saurabh Hooda Realised He Owned Too Many Books, This Is What He Went on to Do". thebetterindia.com.
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