Alternatives

Products that do what BookShelves eBook Reader does

ebook reader & library — no ads, no subscriptions

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   ReadHere▲146

   Lightweight PDF & EPUB reader in your browser

   Jun 2026 · readhere.app

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   Readwise Reader▲382

   The all-in-one reading app for power readers

   2022

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   Hardcover▲309

   Discover, track and read life-changing books

   2023

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   Epublifier – scrape pages (books, manuals) for offline reading▲290

   2024 · github.com

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   Bookself▲361

   The social reading app 📚💬

   2019

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   bookclub▲394

   A beautiful, simple alternative to Goodreads 📚

   2018

7. 7AU
   A usable eBook reader inside a browser (azw3, mobi, ePub, pdf)▲297

   2021 · loudreader.com

8. 8IB
   I built an animated 3D bookshelf for ebooks▲263

   2024 · github.com

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   Bookaroozie▲135

   AI powered Kindle alternative that works with PDFs, EPUBs

   2025

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    Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326

    Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…

    2022 · readwise.io

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    ReadHero▲149

    The All in One Reading App

    2024

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    Nimbooks▲107

    Host all your digital reads in one place

    2018

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    Reader Alive▲105

    Translate, listen to, and ask questions about your ebooks

    May 2026 · readeralive.com

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    Bookshare ▲76

    Your public bookshelf

    2020

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    Elevenreader by ElevenLabs▲226

    Elevate your listening experience

    2025

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    Amazon Kindle for iOS 6.0▲120

    Carry all your eBooks with you, wherever you go

    2017

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    Epub.to – ePub to pdf, mobi, Kindle, and an API▲246

    2021 · epub.to

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    LibreRead 1.0 – Self-Hosted Free Ebook Reader▲210

    2017 · libreread.org

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    Rocket Reads▲147

    A simpler alternative to Goodreads

    2015

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    Bookov▲126

    A platform for book lovers who value their collections

    2025

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    Shelfie▲104

    Get free and discounted Ebooks of your print or paper books

    2015

22. 22AO
    An open-source e-book reader for conversational reading with an LLM▲86

    Hi HN! I've been working on BookWith, an open-source e-book reader that integrates AI as your reading companion. The problem: Traditional e-readers are passive. When you encounter something unclear, you have to context-switch to search for it. Your highlights and notes remain isolated, and you can't easily connect ideas across different books. My solution: BookWith embeds an AI that maintains full context of what you're reading. It features: - Context-aware AI chat: Ask questions about the current page/chapter and get instant answers - AI podcast generation: Automatically converts book…

    2025 · github.com

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    Apple Books MCP▲75

    Talk to your Apple Books library with Claude

    Apr 2026 · vgnshiyer.me

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    Digital Bookshelf ▲127

    A Notion space to store your content, notes and learnings.

    2022

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