Introducing Bookily

This Christmas, National Book Tokens have launched an awesome new gift idea for young book-lovers - Bookily.

Bookily gives children (and adults) the gift of choosing a new book every month. You simply choose how much you want to spend and then the lucky recipient can choose the books they really want to read using their Bookily gift card.

Isn't that what we all want for Christmas?!

Find out exactly how it works in our guest blog from the Bookily team below.

And we have one bookily card worth £7.99 a month for three months to giveaway! Just write a review of ANY BOOK on our website and you'll be automatically entered into our competition. Closes 5th December 2021. UK Only. Login or Register here to write a review.

If you’ve got an avid young reader at home, you’ll know how much joy they get from choosing new books (don’t we all?). Reading for pleasure isn’t just fun, it’s also been proven to improve children’s academic success and, most importantly, their wellbeing. National Book Tokens have been inspiring booklovers, and empowering choice, since 1932, but now they’ve got an extra-special gift for the most enthusiastic of readers: introducing Bookily!

Bookily gives young booklovers the joy and independence of choosing a new book every month. Available to buy directly from the National Book Tokens site, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 – just choose how much you want to give them (from £5 to £20 per month) and for how long, select their age so they get an experience tailored to their reading level, and they’ll receive their new Bookily card in bright, colourful and sustainable packaging, ready to spend on the books they want, when they want them. 

You could think of it as a pocket money card for books. More money is added on the same day each month to keep the books coming, and if they don’t use their balance, it just keeps accumulating until they’re ready to spend it. Bookily can also be saved to a phone or device, for an added layer of security and even greater ease of use. What’s more, share a simple link with friends and family and they can add money to the card too – perhaps for a special occasion or to say well done! 

Bookily couldn’t be easier to manage, and parents don’t need to worry about children creating accounts or sharing their data online. It comes with an online dashboard which is accessed using the card’s details, not the user’s, and which lets the cardholder check their balance and enjoy personalised reading recommendations as well as fun booky competitions and quizzes, so they’ll never be stuck for ideas. 

And the best part? Because Bookily is powered by National Book Tokens, it can be used in bookshops everywhere, from chains like Waterstones and WHSmith to the hundreds of local, independent bookshops across the country, plus at a choice of online retailers. 

Find out more and buy a Bookily card at www.bookily.co.uk.