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BookTurf is a marketplace for buying and selling college textbooks. Launched in 2013, it connects students who need textbooks with those looking to sell used copies. The platform serves college students seeking… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BookTurf, college textbook marketplace launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   ShelfTaught▲203

   Crowdsourcing wisdom through book recommendations 📚

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Alexandria for iOS▲78

   The textbook marketplace for the 21st century

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   BookStack – An open source wiki platform and alternative to Confluence▲562

   BookStack is a simple, open-source, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information.

   2022 · bookstackapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Bookstck▲345

   A curated bookshelf (+100 books) made by entrepreneurs

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Alexandria for Android▲57

   The textbook marketplace for the 21st century.

   2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   CollegeKart▲7

   Platform for students who want exchange their books

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Get a list of your Amazon purchases and see what you can sell them for▲87

   2014 · shelfflip.com · its alternatives →

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   I built a site that finds the cheapest place to buy a book▲345

   I scour the internet to find the cheapest books, so you don

   2022 · pagesonpages.com · its alternatives →

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   Product Hunt Books Digest▲440

   The best new books, every day in your inbox

   2015 · its alternatives →

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    Bookself▲361

    The social reading app 📚💬

    2019 · bookself.app · its alternatives →

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    ShelfFlip▲136

    Get money for stuff you bought on Amazon. Hassle-free.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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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 · its alternatives →

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    Occupy the Bookstore▲82

    Chrome extension to easily surface cheaper textbooks

    2015 · occupythebookstore.com · its alternatives →

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    CampusKart▲10

    Your Campus Your Marketplace

    Jul 2026 · campuskart.space · its alternatives →

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    SaaS Bookshelf▲203

    100+ curated startup books with key takeaways

    2023 · saasbookshelf.com · its alternatives →

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    Digital Bookshelf ▲127

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

    2022 · hdfocal.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Textsurf▲10

    College Textbook Price Comparison Tool

    2017 · textsurf.com · its alternatives →

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    An Open-Source Solution to Expensive Textbooks▲24

    2012 · textyard.com · its alternatives →

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    Bookscouter▲3

    A Simple Way to Buy & Sell Textbooks

    2016 · bookscouter.com · its alternatives →

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    Shufflebook▲86

    Exchange used books locally

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Small Business, Big Money Online▲91

    Amazon Bestseller - actionable eCommerce optimization

    2015 · alexdesigns.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn Forward▲82

    An open source tool for context-aware digital textbooks

    2015 · hypersay.com · its alternatives →

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    BookHub▲3

    Turn old textbooks into cash. Instantly.

    Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    IBookHunt▲5

    Directly Buy & Sell used textbooks with other students

    2017 · its alternatives →

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