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Scan ISBN to build your personal bookshelf on iPhone

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BookStack – An open source wiki platform and alternative to Confluence▲562
2022 · bookstackapp.com
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Citationsy BookScanner▲95
Scan the barcodes on the backs of books to cite them
2018
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Book Track▲96
Keep track the books you've purchased or would like to buy
2019
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Hardcover▲309
Discover, track and read life-changing books
2023
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Hardbound 3.0▲739
Illustrated summaries of bestselling nonfiction books
2017 · apps.apple.com
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Bookcelerator▲380
A curated directory of books that will make you smarter
2016
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Reading List▲77
An iOS app to track your reading
2021
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Bookster.cc ▲258
Transform your knowledge into captivating ebooks in minutes.
2025
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bookclub▲394
A beautiful, simple alternative to Goodreads 📚
2018
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ReadHero▲149
The All in One Reading App
2024
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ShelfTaught▲203
Crowdsourcing wisdom through book recommendations 📚
2018
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Booky – app to organize notes from books you read▲40
Hi folks, I've launched "Booky" - app for organizing notes from books you read. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/booky-organize-books-notes/id1492092565 With the app you can: 1. Snap picture of the book while you're reading it 2. Quickly highlight your favorite quotes 3. Sync your book shelf with Goodreads 4. Search in the notes you scanned Promo video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lfnwb8cvi5oyfd9/preview.mov?dl=0 Those features are similar to what you might find in ebooks apps but the app enables you to do that with physical books.…
2019
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The missing link of a bookstore's tech stack▲95
Hi HN! I built Bookhead because I used to work as a bookseller and I wasn't happy with the software options when I decided to sell my own collection online (with the hopes of one day growing so I can open my own brick & mortar). So I decided to make my own bookselling app...a classic hacker distraction. Bookhead has two main parts: 1. an inventory management app that allows a bookseller to list their books anywhere they want to sell books (like Squarespace, Biblio, eBay, Shopify (coming soon!), etc) 2. an e-commerce platform with a CMS for selling books and letting a store control their…
2025 · bookhead.net
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Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone▲264
2024 · github.com
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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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BiblioScan▲6
Scan a bookshelf, see which used books are worth reselling
May 2026 · biblioscan.ai
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Bookov▲126
A platform for book lovers who value their collections
2025
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Readstack▲145
Zero-stress app to save the articles you want to read later
2021
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Highlighted for iOS▲215
Stop forgetting what you read.
2022
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Bookary▲3
Scan books instantly and never buy the same book twice
Jun 2026 · play.google.com
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Stack – Save and explore books and book lists▲156
2019 · stack.app
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Bookmory – easy and powerful reading tracker▲12
2022 · bookmory.web.app
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Alexandria for iOS▲78
The textbook marketplace for the 21st century
2018
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Booknshelf▲140
Keep track of all your books online.
2016

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