About
Lando
Designed a decentralized mobile book exchange application to facilitate borrowing & lending for users.
Addressing the gap in access to library infrastructures in India, Book It is a community-centric decentralized mobile book exchange app that has a shared inventory of 1500+ book titles, 315+ users and 250+ book exchanges.
This project is close to my heart!
I moved to India from the U.S. in middle school. I loved to read but did not have access to any libraries in India to borrow books from. A few years later, I began tutoring some girls from a neighboring town and realized that there was a shared need for books amongst people in my society! So, I designed Book It to make reading books more accessible!!
Info
Contract @ Lando
Lando is a Series A edtech startup based in Palo Alto, California
Role
Learning Experience Designer
Timeline
July - October 2025
Tools
Scratch, Figma, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator
Impact
Created a shared inventory of 1500+ books among 315 residents.
Expanded user base by 3x in the span of 4 months
Facilitated over 250 book exchanges, reducing book expenses by 40% for participating families.
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Why do we need libraries and how do they shape learning?
“The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 highlights that only 34% of Indian schools have functional libraries.”
“Providing books and reading spaces to students led to a 20% increase in children’s reading fluency over one academic year.”
User Survey (53 responders)
Lack of free resources
68%
Most people don't have access to books or the economic resources to purchase them.
Lack of community for users
52%
There is a lack of community for avid readers and learners.
Unused resources and books
77%
There are people who have resources collecting dust in their homes.
"My son struggles with reading, and it's hard to find affordable books. If I could borrow different books, it would help."
- Anjali Sharma
