Now in classrooms across Canada

Your classroom library,
finally organised.

Scan any book's barcode to catalogue it in two seconds. Track what's in and out, motivate readers, and never buy a duplicate again.

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Teacher in a beautifully organised classroom library
2 sec
Per book scanned ISBN → title, author, cover, genre. Automatically.
I'm here because I'm a —
Path A
Classroom teacher

I want to organise my own classroom library.

Catalogue your books, track lending to students, and run a reading rewards programme that doesn't feel like a test.

Catalogue 50 books in a lunch break — just scan barcodes
See your genre gaps on a single chart
Reading points students can spend on real classroom rewards
$0–4 / month Free up to 50 books
$4/mo unlimited
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Path B
Principal / Dept head

I'm responsible for school-wide books & assets.

Track every textbook copy across teachers, recover lost books before June, and prove ROI in a single export.

Pays for itself in lost-textbook savings — usually by September
Up to 25 teachers · one admin dashboard
One-click asset reports for budget meetings
$499 / year Up to 25 seats
vs. Beanstack at $590
Book a 15-min demo → See school tour ↓
2 sec
Per scan
$600
Annual textbook loss avoided
$0
Student data stored
100%
Browser-based · no install
Path A · For teachers

From a box of books to organised catalogue in one afternoon.

Built for the classroom teacher who loves their library and has no time to type. Scan a barcode, the book appears. Hand it to a student, scan again. That's it.

i.

Scan every book

Open Dewey, tap Scan, point your phone at any barcode. ISBN → title, author, cover, genre. About two seconds per book.

ii.

See your collection

The genre breakdown chart shows which sections are thin. Perfect ammunition for your next purchase order or grant application.

iii.

Lend & motivate

Scan to check out, scan to return. Students earn Dewey Points by writing genuine reflections — you approve in 10 seconds.

Everything a classroom needs. Nothing it doesn't.

01 / Catalogue

Real book covers, no typing

Open Library and Google Books power the lookups. Manual entry takes 30 seconds for the rare miss.

02 / Roster

Anonymous students

Username + classroom code only. No emails, no real names. You hold the paper key — Dewey never knows who is who.

03 / Rewards

Real classroom prizes

Set the rewards you actually have on hand. No tests, no anxiety — just open-ended reflection that you approve.

Pricing for your classroom.

Free
$0forever
Perfect for trying Dewey
Up to 50 books
Barcode scanning & covers
Genre chart
Cloud sync
Solo · most teachers
$4/ month
Everything for your classroom
Unlimited books
Full circulation tracking
Anonymous student roster
Reading rewards & reflections
CSV & PDF export
Path B · For principals & departments

One lost class set pays for Dewey five times over.

A grade's textbook set runs $1,500–$2,400. Most schools replace $400–$800 in lost textbooks every June. Dewey pays for itself in year one — usually by September.

Every textbook copy gets a unique barcode. Print a sheet of labels, stick one inside each cover — done in 20 minutes per class set.
Scan out to a student in 2 seconds. A $40 USB scanner plus Dewey on a laptop is the whole rig. Students help.
Overdue flags after 14 days. Know in May which books haven't come back — while there's still time to ask.
One-click asset reports. Budget justifications, insurance claims, end-of-year reconciliation — all in one export.
Typical annual textbook loss $600/class
25-classroom school $15,000/yr
Dewey school plan −$499/yr
Net savings, year one $14,500+

Built for multi-classroom realities.

i.

Admin dashboard

See every teacher's catalogue in one place. Spot the textbook gaps and surplus before reorder season.

ii.

School-wide search

Need a copy of Hatchet? Find it in any classroom in the building. End the duplicate-purchase tax.

iii.

Literacy reports

Aggregate reading minutes and genre diversity across the school. Send to district as a single export.

iv.

Privacy by default

No student data is ever collected. Only usernames. Compliant with FERPA, PIPEDA, and provincial privacy law by design.

School plan · all-inclusive

Up to 25 teachers, one admin, full asset tracking.

Includes everything in Solo for every teacher, plus the admin dashboard, school-wide catalogue, and literacy reporting. No per-student fees, ever.

$499
/ year
25 teacher seats
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We recovered $1,400 in textbooks the first June with Dewey. The plan paid for itself three times in one month.

Mark D. · Vice-Principal · Ontario K–8

Running a district? Drop us a line — custom onboarding, unlimited seats, dedicated support.

Common questions

Everything both audiences ask.

Students choose a username only — no real names, emails, ages, or any personal information is ever collected or stored. Only you know which username belongs to which child, and that mapping never leaves your paper list. Even if our database were compromised, nothing could link a username to a real person. Dewey is COPPA, FERPA, and PIPEDA compliant by design.
No. Dewey runs entirely in the browser on any phone, tablet, or computer. Students open a link, enter a classroom code and username, and they're in. Nothing to install, no app store required.
Dewey searches Open Library first, then Google Books as a fallback. Between them they cover the vast majority of published books. For rare or self-published titles, manual entry takes about 30 seconds.
Accelerated Reader uses multiple-choice quizzes that create test anxiety and "reading to pass" behaviour. Dewey uses open-ended reflection questions students can't Google — and every response is reviewed by you before points are awarded. No tests. No anxiety. Real engagement.
Beanstack charges $590/year per school and tracks reading minutes only — no comprehension verification, no physical library management. Dewey at $499/year includes up to 25 teachers, open-ended comprehension reflections, classroom library catalogue, circulation tracking, textbook asset tracking, and literacy reporting. More features, lower price.
Yes — anything above 25 seats is a custom district plan. Email us with your school count and we'll send a one-page proposal within a day. Boards of 10+ schools start at $5,000/year; 25+ schools at $7,500/year.
Absolutely. The free plan supports up to 50 books with full scanning and cloud sync — no credit card needed. For schools, book a free 15-minute demo and we'll walk through the ROI math with your specific numbers before you commit to anything.

Pick your starting point.

Same library system, two ways to begin. Switch tracks any time — we won't make you choose now.

For my classroom

Start scanning books in ten minutes.

Free up to 50 books. No credit card. Sign in with Google and you're catalogued by lunch.

For my school

15 minutes to a real ROI number.

We'll bring your textbook budget and last year's loss numbers, you bring 15 minutes. Walk away with a custom payback estimate.

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