BookLender is an online book rental company, the first to offer flat rate rental-by-mail to customers in the United States.
In 2008, Booksfree was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's top 5,000 fastest growing privately held companies.
An audiobook download and streaming service AudiobooksNow was started by Booksfree in January 2012 to meet the growing demand for digital content.
[5] The company's founders were quoted in 2002 as considering their main competition to be libraries and online book retailers, noting that each has drawbacks compared with Booksfree.
[5] Comparisons between the services generally focus upon the availability of audiobooks from Booksfree and their decision to not carry hardcover books.