Swagman's Shelf

What is Swagman's Shelf?

Swagman's Shelf is a free ebook price tracker for Australian readers. It's built for people who already know what they want to read, and are happy to wait for the right price. Add a book to your watchlist once. We check Kobo AU, Google Play Books AU and Apple Books AU every day and email you when the price drops.

Why we built it

Australian ebook prices move around constantly. The same title can be $14.99 one week and $4.99 the next, and publishers change prices without warning. Most readers miss these drops because there's no practical way to keep checking every title every day.

Swagman's Shelf does the watching, automatically. It's a passion project for Australian readers who love books and don't want to pay full price when they don't have to.

How it works

Create a free account. Search for any ebook by title or author and add it to your watchlist. Every day, we check the current price on Kobo AU, Google Play Books AU and Apple Books AU for every book on every user's list. When a price drops, you get one email with the details and a link to buy.

Prices come straight from the retailer. We don't inflate base prices to make a discount look bigger than it is.

Who's behind it

Swagman's Shelf is built and run by a solo founder based in New South Wales, Australia. It's independent, and not affiliated with Kobo, Google, Apple, or any publisher.

Where retailers offer affiliate programs, Swagman's Shelf may earn a small commission when you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you. Affiliate relationships never change which books we track, how results rank, or the prices we show. Full details are on the Affiliate Disclosure page.

Our commitment

• Free forever for Australian readers
• No advertising, no data selling, no spam
• Prices pulled live from the retailer
• One email per day, only when a price actually drops
• Easy unsubscribe: one click, no questions asked

Get in touch

Questions, feedback, or just want to say g'day? Drop us a line at contact@swagmansshelf.com.au and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.