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24 alternatives to Bookup

Hookups for books!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bookup launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swappy Books▲102

   Exchange books with people nearby.

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   LIbby▲30

   An app for library ebooks and audiobooks

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Goodreads 3.0 for iOS▲107

   Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ncvrs▲85

   Tinder for books

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inkling▲80

   Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   BookTribes Alpha▲194

   Online book clubs for book nerds

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Storehouse▲132

   Create, share, and discover beautiful stories.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10SF
    StumbleUpon for books▲37

    2013 · stumblary.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Inkshares▲101

    Crowdfunded Book Publishing

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bookmate▲104

    $8.99 per month for access to 500 000 books

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Skillshare for iOS▲146

    Learn just about anything.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Commonplace Book App▲78

    Digitally record quotes and book notes

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ParrotRead▲89

    Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Classies▲89

    The mobile library with thousands of classic short stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Readingstash▲148

    Tinder for books

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Inkshares 2.0▲120

    Tinder for book ideas

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NeuBible▲177

    A radically simplified modern Bible for iOS

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ReadQuick▲75

    Speed reading iPhone app

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Which Book Should I Read?▲104

    A recommendation tool to find your next book

    2017 · 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 →