Get Your Book Into The Hands Of Real Library Readers.
Libracle places independently published ebooks on OverDrive/Libby, Hoopla, and cloudLibrary — where millions of readers borrow, discover, and come back for more.
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Who We Are
We Are Libracle Library Placement.
A fully remote team of library placement specialists. We spend our days inside the part of publishing most independent authors never see — aggregator catalogs, consortium buying committees, and the inboxes of collection development librarians.
You wrote the book. We make sure the people who buy books for millions of readers know it exists, in the format and language their systems expect.
What We Do
Library Placement, Done Right.
Library Scouting
We map the library systems, consortiums, and platforms most likely to acquire your title.
Metadata Optimisation
BISAC codes, subject headings, and descriptions written for library discovery systems.
Distribution & Aggregators
Setup through Draft2Digital, IngramSpark, or Kobo so libraries can actually buy you.
Tracking & Reporting
Live listing links and checkout data, so you always know where your book stands.
Author Briefing
A plain-English placement plan, prepared before a single message goes out.
Acquisition Outreach
Direct, human contact with collection development librarians on your behalf.
Where Your Book Lands
Distributed Through The Platforms Readers Already Use.
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OverDrive
The Libby app — the largest library ebook and audiobook network.
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Hoopla
Instant borrowing, no waitlists, in thousands of library systems.
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cloudLibrary
Bibliotheca's catalogue, used across public library branches.
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Palace Project
The nonprofit reading platform built for public libraries.
Complete Placement
Everything Your Book Needs To Reach Library Shelves.
Local & Direct Outreach
Real conversations with the librarians who decide what enters a collection.
Digital Library Distribution
OverDrive/Libby, Hoopla, and cloudLibrary — the shelves readers actually browse.
Discoverability & Metadata
Cataloging built the way library systems index, search, and recommend.
The Process
A Step-By-Step Path To Library Shelves.
Six stages, in order, with nothing hidden. You always know what we're doing and what happens next.
- Step 01
Digital Library Audit
We check where your book already stands on OverDrive, Hoopla, and WorldCat.
- Step 02
Metadata & Cataloging
BISAC codes, subject headings, and a description built for discovery.
- Step 03
Targeted Library Research
We match your genre to the platforms and consortiums most likely to say yes.
- Step 04
Distribution Setup
Your book goes live through the right aggregator for your rights and format.
- Step 05
Acquisition Outreach
We contact library systems and consortiums directly, on your behalf.
- Step 06
Tracking & Reporting
Listing links and checkout data delivered in a report you can actually read.
Where Readers Already Are
Place Your Book Where Readers Are Already Looking.
Every library borrow is free for the reader and a royalty for you — plus a review, a recommendation, and a reader who buys your next book.
Every Shelf
We Place Books Across Every Genre.
- Mystery
- Thriller
- Romance
- True Crime
- Self-Help
- Young Adult
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Biography & Memoir
- Health & Wellness
Not on the list? Most genres have a library audience — tell us yours and we'll be straight with you about the fit.
Our Approach
Remote Experts.
Real Library Relationships.
No call centre, no automated blasts. A small team that knows which consortium buys cozy mysteries, which platform rewards backlist, and which librarian answers email on a Tuesday morning.
- Replies from a person within 24 hours, Mon–Fri
- Honest fit assessment before you pay anything
- No rights, no royalties, no exclusivity taken
Why Libracle
Why Authors Trust Libracle Library Placement.
Proven
Industry Experience
Built by people who have worked inside library acquisition, not around it.
3 Major
Platforms
OverDrive/Libby, Hoopla, and cloudLibrary placement handled end to end.
100%
Author-Forward
No rights taken, no royalties shared, no exclusivity demanded. Ever.
Without Libracle
With Libracle
Your ebook is invisible to librarians
Catalogued where acquisition teams look
Retail-only metadata nobody indexes
BISAC and subject headings done properly
Cold emails that never get read
Named contacts, followed up by a person
No idea if anyone borrowed it
Listing links and checkout reporting
One-off sales, then silence
Repeat borrows that compound over years
Borrowed, not just listed
Real shelves. Real readers.
Author Results
Books We Placed. Readers Who Found Them.
Every placement ends the same way — a title sitting in a collection where borrowers are already looking for their next read.
“Six weeks after we handed the file over, my novel was live in Libby and holds were building in three states.”
“I had no idea metadata was why librarians kept passing on my series. Fixing it changed everything.”
“The monthly report is the first time I've actually seen where my readers are borrowing from.”
We Don't Just Submit Your Book. We Get It Placed.
Tell us about your book and we'll put together a placement plan built around it. The conversation costs nothing.