Chitalnik is a Bulgarian social platform for readers — a place where books are not just a list of titles, but part of a personal, shared and inspiring experience. 📚
Here you can organize your personal library, discover new books, write reviews, participate in challenges, earn points, unlock achievements and communicate with other readers.
Chitalnik combines a book catalog, a reading diary, a social community and game elements in one common space, created especially for people who love reading. ❤️
What can you do in Chitalnik?
maintain a personal library of read, listened to, favorite, interrupted and desired books; 📖
discover titles in a catalog of over 38,000 books with covers, authors, genres and descriptions; 🔍
write ratings, reviews, personal notes and impressions; ⭐
mark emotions on a page and keep personal reading memories; 💖
participate in personal, monthly, annual and geo-challenges; 🎯
challenge other readers in book duels or through "Read this!"; ⚔️
play quiz games and earn points according to your score; 🧩
accumulate points, badges, achievements and place in reader rankings; 🏆
unlock subscription discounts through site activity; 🎁
participate in a forum, clubs, posts, comments and conversations with other readers; 🤝
use a personal calendar, monthly collection and personal lists; 📅
personalize your profile and experience through Chitalnik PRO. 💎
Social community for readers
One of the main ideas of Chitalnik is to connect people through books. The platform includes a news feed, posts, comments, internal messages, a forum and clubs where readers can share ideas, recommendations and impressions.
Geo-challenges add another social element — they encourage readers to meet, visit real places, and turn books into an experience beyond the screen. 🌍
Gaming elements and rewards
On Chitalnik, reading can also be a game. Through points, badges, rankings, quizzes, challenges, and duels, the platform adds additional motivation to each book read.
Your activity can bring points, achievements, a place in the rankings, and discounts on your subscription. Thus, every review, every challenge, and every completed book become part of your reading progress. 🏅
Unobtrusive ads
The advertising spaces on Chitalnik are designed so as not to interfere with the experience on the site. The goal is for ads to support the development of the platform without being annoying, aggressive, or intrusive.
In a world where many sites interrupt the user with heavy ads, Chitalnik strives to maintain a calm, orderly, and pleasant environment for reading and communication. 📢
Our Mission
The mission of Chitalnik is to keep the love of books alive and to create a place where readers can discover, share, dream, argue, play and be inspired together.
This is a space for people who believe that reading is not just a solitary activity, but an experience that can connect. 💛
For more detailed information about individual features, you can check out the "Help" section, where the profile, library, lists, challenges, points, clubs and other features of the site are described.
The books that connect us