Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to BorrowMyBook
The neighborly way to lend, borrow, and read more
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Keep track of every book you own, and never lose one to a friend again. Lendy is a cozy pixel-art library for tracking, lending, and borrowing your books.
Jan 2026 · lendy.viraat.dev · its alternatives →
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Threadable▲90Read great books with your friends, family, or colleagues
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I know reading books isn’t everyone’s thing, but it’s certainly been mine for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, I felt like the online book space was missing a platform that does the book community justice. Goodreads is the go-to "social platform", but if you've been on Goodreads before, you'll probably agree that it's not all that social, and overall not all that exciting. So I set out to build what I personally was looking for (but could never find). The goal: to give the book community a more social and streamlined alternative to Goodreads or StoryGraph. We also felt like…
2022 · booqsi.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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Wisebooks▲231Free database of books recommended by world-class people
2018 · wisebooks.io · its alternatives →
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Peerby▲73Borrow the things you need from people in your neighborhood
2014 · peerby.com · its alternatives →
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Lending Club▲93Credit marketplace for peer-to-peer lending
2014 · lendingclub.com · its alternatives →
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Shelvy Books▲52Hey HN! I built a little side project I wanted to share. Shelvy is a free, visual bookshelf app where you can organize books you're reading, want to read, or have finished. Sign in to save your own collection. Not monetized, no ads, no tracking beyond basic auth. Just a fun weekend project that grew a bit. Live: https://shelvybooks.com Would love any feedback on the UX or feature ideas!
Jan 2026 · shelvybooks.com · its alternatives →
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