Pre-loved subscription

Books, hand-matched. On your doorstep, every other month.

Real readers choose each book, not an algorithm. Pre-loved means kinder on your wallet, and on the planet. Free UK postage, pause anytime.

Most chosen

Pay once

Six or twelve months. Your choice.

£90· one payment

Six books


One book every other month


  • Hand-picked by a real editor
  • Editor's note tucked inside each parcel
  • Free UK postage. Pause anytime
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Recurring

Roll on, at your own pace.

£15· every 2 months

Six books a year


One book every interval, ongoing


  • Hand-picked by a real editor
  • Editor's note tucked inside each parcel
  • Free UK postage. Cancel anytime

A gift

A subscription for someone whose shelves you know.

From£90· 12 months

Posted to a friend


  • Choose 6 or 12 months
  • You pick the start date
  • Welcome email sent ahead of the first book
  • Editor's note tucked inside each title
  • Free UK postage

Subscriptions ship every other month, or at your chosen interval. UK postage is on us.

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How it works

Three steps. Real humans.

01

Tell us your taste

A short questionnaire outlining a few books you've loved, a few you haven't. Two minutes.

02

An editor reads your shelf

A real person, not an algorithm, chooses your next book. Sourced pre-loved, in good condition.

03

It arrives on your doorstep

A parcel every other month, with a short editor's note tucked inside. Pause or skip whenever you like.

A Verse parcel: book wrapped in sage tissue with a Verse sticker

What's inside

A book, a note, and the time to read both.

  • 01

    One pre-loved book

    Hardback or paperback, sourced second-hand, in good condition.

  • 02

    A short editor's note

    A handwritten card on why this book, for you, this month.

  • 03

    Wrapped in sage tissue

    Sealed with a Verse sticker. A parcel you are excited to receive.

  • 04

    A reading bookmark

    A Verse bookmark included with every book.

Common questions

Anything else?

Write to us at hello@weareverse.co.uk — we read every note.

A real editor, usually Jen, reads your taste questionnaire and picks the book by hand. We don't use algorithms or quizzes that score you against a thousand other people. We keep searching until we've got the right book for you in a given month.

Ready for a year of reading?

Twelve months, six books, £90. Or roll on at £15 a delivery. Free UK postage and the next letter on Sunday.

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