LazyLibrary, which will launch on Monday, is a niche search engine that looks specifically for books that are 200 pages and less.

In order to help you find the most concise and effective books, LazyLibrary provides a resource for books that aren’t too long for you to handle. Type in your search query and see what you get. The result is a great deal of reference and instructional books, as well as books for kids and teens. Your search results are filtered by page number, and icons representing 50 pages display for each result indicating how long a book is. The exact page number is also shown, as well as consumer ratings on a 5-star scale, the number of reviews for the book, and the book price for used and new copies. Your purchases are done through Amazon.

In effect, LazyLibrary is a front page that offers filtered content for Amazon books, as the reviews, ratings, and prices are reflected from Amazon’s website. While leveraging Amazon’s user ratings and reviews as comparison points for its own users, this limits the amount of direct value LazyLibrary can offer. Providing basic member resources such as a favorites folder or its own internal community for reviews and recommendations could in fact remove steps for LazyLibrary users prior to moving along to Amazon for purchases. Other online resources for books include GoodReads, Shelfari and LibraryThing.

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