u/Acceptable-shelf

I am a photographer and avid Photobook geek and am seeing if the bulk of photographers value seeing a body of work in book form, whether or not you work in analog or digital mediums.

Frustrated with trying to find titles scattered across the internet, I’m currently working on a platform that acts as a catalog and social-forward space for photo and art books specifically (similar to Letterboxd or Discogs).

Interested in hearing thoughts from other photographers, and if it’s something worth devoting the bulk of my energy into.

Thanks!

I’m building a marketplace + social platform for art & photography books and could use some honest feedback.

The idea:

A place where people can:

•	catalog their collections

•	discover books through other users

•	eventually buy/sell within the same platform

Think Letterboxd, but for photobooks.

Right now I’m focused on solving the “tracking + discovery” piece before adding marketplace features.

My main question:

Would you launch the marketplace early, or wait until there’s enough user data/activity?

Would love any thoughts from people who’ve built marketplaces before.