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24 alternatives to Bookmarq

The best way to read with friends.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bookmarq launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   bookmarq▲98

   Book suggestions from your friends and influencers

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Librify▲76

   Reading with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ParrotRead▲89

   Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bookup▲76

   Hookups for books!

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Book Playlist▲63

   Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Something Good▲151

   A realtime reading list powered by your Twitter stream

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Knowall▲88

   Book Recommendations from Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rocket Reads▲147

   A simpler alternative to Goodreads

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Oyster▲43

    Netflix for books

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    New Readability▲75

    Read Comfortably— Anytime, Anywhere

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bookindy▲86

    Browse Amazon, buy from your local bookshop

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BookVibe▲78

    Helps you find new books by mining your Twitter stream

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Book Seer▲100

    Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Booksrocket▲65

    The smart way to find the latest books published

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Readonomy▲81

    Shared reading list and bookmarks for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18RR
    Recently Read - The easiest way to share a good book with your friends▲26

    2011 · apps.facebook.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Book Recommendations▲72

    Find Yourself Something New to Read.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Readsy▲77

    The easiest way to speed-read, right in your browser

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dash▲24

    Speed read books anywhere

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →