{"releaseId":"sha256:53917a2ce62eb634125c1ff362d7740ab64feae2d83ad7e0e2c6da3fde426fcd","startup":{"record_contract":"stompstart.startup/v1","startup_id":"stp_89a0ba66cf30ddb267fdf5efa7","subject_id":"sub_f910787892e5d4ea60d65aa6ba","slug":"bookskill-me","stewardship":"editorial","directory":{"state":"unlisted"},"name":"BookSkill.me","tagline":"A pre and post publishing author services marketplace","description":"The 2014 listing described BookSkill.me as a members' marketplace where authors could hire and review editors, formatters and marketers, bloggers could request books to review, freelancers and students could offer services, and businesses could post jobs. It was in private beta.","highlights":[],"website":{"state":"unknown"},"access":[],"platforms":[],"surfaces":[],"classification":{"categories":["jobs-and-hr","media"],"stage":"unknown"},"pricing":{"model":"unknown"},"company":{"state":"unknown"},"people":{"state":"unknown"},"location":{"kind":"unknown"},"founded":{"precision":"unknown"},"media":{"gallery":[]},"links":[],"status":{"label":"company_closed","basis":{"kind":"event","event_id":"evt_bb776c71ac718e6ef195923544"},"checked_on":"2026-09-28","confidence":"high","hook":"A Huddersfield membership site from 2014 that tried to match authors with editors, formatters, marketers and book reviewers, and was wound up within a year.","summary":"Companies House records show BookSkill.me Limited, incorporated in Huddersfield in January 2014, applied to strike itself off the register in January 2015 and was dissolved on 19 May 2015. The bookskill.me domain no longer resolved in September 2026."},"citations":[{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?q=bookskill","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:685cf0c23d8bba3c53736040c3be8b33e02b5ee0e2a96cdada28bdfa4d130ff5"},{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08867058/filing-history","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:fd6cbe6160ca8aef7e1b8e9c53e0519d9d3f28441067d3467055efffc28dbbf7"},{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08867058/officers","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:96f9347ffb51247f627bc294c6f42585a26366ed3c3b68ed1f649515d580f194"},{"url":"https://gust.com/companies/bookskillme","title":"gust.com","kind":"database","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:b47f31f773a2d516d63e27a3ca1825d9934fcdb106db9d616334617fe3637411"}],"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:be03d1843da57bdb94bd3c89993e568477f792ebe4c8f5f3b13d650fc1f08718"},"basis":{"kind":"event","event":{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_bb776c71ac718e6ef195923544","startup_id":"stp_89a0ba66cf30ddb267fdf5efa7","kind":"closure","subject":"company","title":"Closed","summary":"BOOKSKILL.ME LIMITED was dissolved via voluntary strike-off (final Gazette notice).","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2015-05-19"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08867058/filing-history","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:fd6cbe6160ca8aef7e1b8e9c53e0519d9d3f28441067d3467055efffc28dbbf7"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:3578a101c0b5fd25b87d3ea1bedf94ca36f3f14690ec285f98ec11edae6637e8"}},"events":[{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_bb776c71ac718e6ef195923544","startup_id":"stp_89a0ba66cf30ddb267fdf5efa7","kind":"closure","subject":"company","title":"Closed","summary":"BOOKSKILL.ME LIMITED was dissolved via voluntary strike-off (final Gazette notice).","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2015-05-19"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08867058/filing-history","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:fd6cbe6160ca8aef7e1b8e9c53e0519d9d3f28441067d3467055efffc28dbbf7"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:3578a101c0b5fd25b87d3ea1bedf94ca36f3f14690ec285f98ec11edae6637e8"},{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_3e1c9f6d1b0d2c69e2b9d0a59f","startup_id":"stp_89a0ba66cf30ddb267fdf5efa7","kind":"closure","subject":"company","title":"Closed","summary":"The company filed an application to strike itself off the register (form DS01); the first Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off followed on 3 February 2015.","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2015-01-24"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08867058/filing-history","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:fd6cbe6160ca8aef7e1b8e9c53e0519d9d3f28441067d3467055efffc28dbbf7"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:81191c0ff9409a0f5de9995293cd170785f41e80aebfa2347b21cf0295f9ddfd"},{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_8a763a7e9deb8f2b8445935fd0","startup_id":"stp_89a0ba66cf30ddb267fdf5efa7","kind":"other","subject":"company","title":"On record","summary":"BOOKSKILL.ME LIMITED was incorporated in England.","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2014-01-29"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08867058/filing-history","title":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk","kind":"registry","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:fd6cbe6160ca8aef7e1b8e9c53e0519d9d3f28441067d3467055efffc28dbbf7"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:031d37fbceefe45ec2ee8821f08503fdd6f4f71dc281c7352911a30b63f22be6"}],"nextEventCursor":null,"siteChecks":[],"listings":[{"listing":{"record_contract":"stompstart.listing/v1","listing_id":"lst_e39d2fae0ad7b404dbf998e71f","startup_id":"stp_89a0ba66cf30ddb267fdf5efa7","original_url":"https://stompstart.com/bookskill-me","legacy_paths":["/bookskill-me"],"listed_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2014-03-21"},"editorial_summary":"The 2014 listing described BookSkill.me as a members' marketplace where authors could hire and review editors, formatters and marketers, bloggers could request books to review, freelancers and students could offer services, and businesses could post jobs. It was in private beta.","media":[{"asset_digest":"sha256:efc66d8bc1498881e7d851f8c47f1eff12d35e35a1e46fde118f16eb9725ab3d","media_type":"image/webp","width":1600,"height":1051,"alt":"BookSkill.me business directory page with category lists and a left search panel.","caption":"The image uploaded with the original Stompstart listing on 21 March 2014.","role":"screenshot","origin":"listing_upload","origin_digest":"sha256:5af8d4d058ec9027b80ca0207e86cc94fcb7e7258098376b29c0c6283d4433d2","source_sha256":"sha256:128419f87f202504df6983066e09b6d47950eed62c40e1e79986ab0239c1a8d4"}],"citations":[{"url":"https://stompstart.com/bookskill-me","title":"Stompstart listing for BookSkill.me","kind":"archive","retrieved_at":"2026-09-29T12:06:59.182Z","archived_copy":{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20190820225103id_/https://stompstart.com/bookskill-me","captured_at":"2019-08-20T22:51:03Z"},"capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:aa807cbb5e7bbafcfbbf9cc937d41cea3c1cdd299b9e752687b90b430544ec41"}],"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:74779f982773ae27d1e052dbf018251962aeb610e9c242dd425af1473b83b26e"},"observations":[{"record_contract":"stompstart.observation/v1","observation_id":"obs_bd8ce2508cc7d6c798dee1e156","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:aa807cbb5e7bbafcfbbf9cc937d41cea3c1cdd299b9e752687b90b430544ec41","observed_at":"2019-08-20T22:51:03Z","checked_at":"2026-09-29T12:06:59.182Z","corrections":[],"kind":"archive_listing","listing_id":"lst_e39d2fae0ad7b404dbf998e71f","page_kind":"detail","extractor":{"name":"stompstart-archive-extractor","version":"1+b094880b3b02556f"},"original_listing_url":"https://stompstart.com/bookskill-me","page_url":"https://stompstart.com/bookskill-me","listed_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2014-03-21"},"karma_at_snapshot":80,"page":{"name":"BookSkill.me","pitch":"A pre and post publishing author services marketplace","description":"We wanted to connect authors with the talent they need to get a good book out there. So we made BookSkill.me, a marketplace for students, freelancers and businesses to sell services to authors. BookSkill.me is a membership site, with members receiving access to a whole host of benefits: 1) Authors can find, hire and review service providers (editors, formatters, marketers etc) and also find reviewers for their books 2) Bloggers can promote their blog, request books for review and share their feedback and review links 3) Freelancers and students can list available products/services, work on short term projects or be hired for long term roles or internships 4) Businesses can list products and services, post job vacancies and view resumes","description_kind":"full","stage_text":"Private Beta","market_tags":["freelancers","publishing","social-network"],"location":{"city":"Huddersfield","country":"GB"},"links":[{"kind":"http://bookskill.me","url":"http://bookskill.me/"},{"kind":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPehF7Lax","url":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPehF7LaxLM"},{"kind":"http://facebook.com/bookskillme","url":"http://facebook.com/bookskillme"},{"kind":"http://twitter.com/bookskillme","url":"http://twitter.com/bookskillme"},{"kind":"http://linkedin.com/company/bookskillme","url":"http://linkedin.com/company/bookskillme"},{"kind":"http://angel.co/bookskill-me","url":"http://angel.co/bookskill-me"},{"kind":"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/booksk","url":"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/bookskill-me"}],"redactions":0},"attachment_digests":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:cfda538fa0ee53fc41b7d597b057cd7be77ff587434a982b47f4e3f0bd096eef"}],"moreObservations":false}],"moreListings":false,"stories":[],"moreStories":false}