Librum Group · Belgrade · since 2023
The whole lifeof a bookin oneplace.
- 01Write
- 02Publish
- 03Sell
- 04Read
We write, publish, sell and read books. 14 products, from a phone keyboard to a print shop, built for Serbian and for the languages big platforms pass over.
Numbers
Figures come from our own systems and public catalogs. As of November 2026.
A small team, a big catalog.
- 137books in the Librum catalog
- 127published authors
- 4,000+entries to our regional writing contests
- 1,645texts published in Librum Club in ten months
- 65,000+books in the Knjigopolis catalog
- 300+world classics as e-books in Serbian
- 166,000+questions in Librum Quiz
- 175countries where Librum Keyboard is available
Book journey
From the first sentence to the reader, without leaving the ecosystem.
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Write
A book-writing app, a grammar checker and a Serbian keyboard. The tools understand the language, and your text stays on your device.
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Publish
Editing, proofreading, cover design, ISBN, print and translation in one package, for local and international authors.
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Sell
A bookstore for authors and publishers, and an e-book app with in-app purchase.
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Read
A community of writers and readers, contests and daily word games. This is where books meet their readers.
Ecosystem
Each product stands on its own; together they follow a book through its whole life.
14 products. One account.
- 01 Librum Autor A book-writing app for Mac: manuscript, characters, places, timeline and export.
- 02 Librum Gram Serbian spelling and grammar checker for the browser and the phone, in Latin and Cyrillic script.
- 03 Librum Keyboard A Serbian keyboard with Gram built in, for iPhone and Android.
- 04 Writing School 64 lessons, from the first sentence to a finished manuscript.
- 05 Librum Workshops An online poetry workshop: 14 live sessions with award-winning writers, assignments, lessons and a shared anthology.
- 06 Librum A publishing house for independent authors: editing, proofreading, covers, ISBN and print.
- 07 Librum House English-language publishing for authors worldwide, plus a network of book professionals.
- 08 Librum Print Book printing for authors and publishers.
- 09 Librum Studio Subtitling and audiovisual localization into Serbian, with a network of 14+ linguists.
- 10 Librum Market A bookstore for authors and publishers: print and e-books in one place.
- 11 Librum eBook An app for reading and buying e-books, with world classics in Serbian.
- 12 Librum Club A community of writers and readers: poems, stories and essays in front of editors and readers.
- 13 Knjigopolis A social network for readers: a reading journal, ratings from 1 to 10, shelves, lists and reading clubs.
- 14 Librum Quiz A trivia quiz and six daily word games, solo or with others.
From the apps
The ecosystem in motion.
Why Librum
Language technology is our edge. The bookstore is the road to the reader.
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Our own language engine
Gram runs on the device: in the keyboard, the writing app and the browser. Text never leaves the phone.
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One stack
Native iOS, Android and Mac apps on one account and one API.
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Content flywheel
Contests bring writers, writers bring books, books bring readers.
People
Our workshops are led, and our contest entries judged, by writers and editors whose names readers across the region know well.
Writers who teach and judge.
Workshop tutors
Dejan Aleksić
Poet, playwright and novelist
Poetry workshop
Born in Kraljevo in 1972. He has published thirteen poetry collections, a book of plays, a novel, a story collection and more than twenty books for children. His awards include the Dis Award, the “Vasko Popa”, “Meša Selimović” and “Branko Miljković” awards, the Zmaj Award of Matica srpska, and the “Miloš Crnjanski” and “Vladan Desnica” awards for the novel Petlja. He is editor-in-chief of the publishing programme “Povelja” in Kraljevo.
Enes Halilović
Poet, prose writer and playwright
Poetry workshop
Born in Novi Pazar in 1977. His books include Pesme iz bolesti i zdravlja, Zidovi, Bangladeš, Sekvoja, Ep o vodi, Ako dugo gledaš u ponor, Ljudi bez grobova and Bekos. His awards include the “Branko Miljković”, “Đura Jakšić” and “Meša Selimović” awards and the Grand “Ivo Andrić” Award. He founded the journals “Sent” and “Eckermann”.
Contest juries
photo: Ivan MijatovićZvonko Karanović
Poet and writer
Jury of the contest “The 100 Best Poems”
One of the most influential poets in contemporary Serbian literature, blending a poetics of everyday reality with lyrical urbanism.
Enes Halilović
Poet, prose writer and playwright
Jury of the contest “The 100 Best Poems”
Ana Ristović
Poet and translator
Jury of the contest “The 100 Best Poems”
A widely translated, award-winning poet whose work balances intimacy, the body and intellectual irony.
Marko Tomaš
Poet
Jury of the contest “The 100 Best Poems”
A cult poet of the region whose lines win readers with honesty and emotional range.
Milena Đorđijević
Poet, editor and proofreader
Jury of the contest “The 100 Best Poems”
A sharp aesthetic eye and a deep knowledge of contemporary poetics.
Aleksandar Ilić
Editor
Jury of the contest “The 100 Best Poems”
An editor with a strong ear for an authentic voice, often drawn to marginal themes and stories of everyday reality.
Dejan Stojiljković
Writer
Jury of the short-story contest “Marina’s Red Dress”
Winner of the “Miloš Crnjanski” Award and the Andrić Award.
Slaviša Pavlović
Writer
Jury of the short-story contest “Marina’s Red Dress”
Željko Obrenović
Writer
Jury of the short-story contest “Marina’s Red Dress”
For partners
We are looking for partners in publishing, distribution, education and technology. Write to us and we will send you the deck and the numbers you care about.
Building with people who love books.
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Publishers
An e-book reader and store under your own brand, or your catalog in Librum eBook and on Market.
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Bookstores and distributors
A catalog of 137 titles by local authors, ready for shelves and online sales.
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Foreign publishers and agents
Translation rights into Serbian, editions for the region, and a road to the English market through Librum House.
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Schools and libraries
The writing school, contests and Gram for work with students and readers.
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Technology
Our language engine for new languages and integrations: keyboards, editors, publishing systems.
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Investors
We have products, users and a plan for the region. For the next stage we talk with partners who understand both books and software.
Timeline
How we grew
- 2023
Librum starts as a publishing house for independent authors.
- 2024
Librum Studio for subtitling and localization. The first Librum manuscript contest.
- 2025
Regional poetry contest “The 100 Best Poems”, with entries from across the region.
- 2026
New librum.rs and Librum Club on our own platform. Librum Autor in the Mac App Store, the keyboard and the quiz on the App Store and Google Play.
- Next
Librum eBook, the new Librum Market and Gram for new languages.
Contact
Let’s talk.
Write to us about a partnership, a presentation or a meeting.
Belgrade, Serbia