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24 alternatives to Design Book Club

Read a book-a-month with hundreds of designers.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Design Book Club launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Readinglist.design▲363

   A directory of books every designer should read and why 🎨

   2018 · readinglist.design · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Startup Book Club▲132

   Read the books most recommended by founders and pioneers.

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bookmarked▲99

   A book club for exploring big ideas

   2023 · bookmarked.club · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Product Hunt Book Club▲358

   AMAs with the authors of great books, once per month

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Actionable Book Club▲102

   Stop consuming knowledge passively, start taking actions now

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Getting Started with Design Systems▲239

   A free book that's simple in structure, human in explanation

   2019 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Booky▲115

   Organize notes from books you read

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   pugmark▲105

   The online book club for developers.

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   The Design of Everyday Things▲165

   Good, usable design is possible

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Engineering Book Club▲120

    An online community that enjoys reading and discussing engineering books together.

    2023 · engineeringbookclub.com · its alternatives →

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    My Designer Is Driving Me Crazy!▲77

    Learn to get the design you want by joining the creative pro

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Digital Bookshelf▲221

    20 essential books for product managers and designers

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Self-Quarantine Book Club▲127

    Stuck inside? Join a book club on our Slack community.

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Book of Collaboration▲122

    A book about bringing harmony to the design-to-dev process

    2019 · marvelapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Twenty Bits I Learned▲210

    A book about design and entrepreneurship from Dan Cederholm

    2020 · advencher.co · its alternatives →

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    The Non-Designer's Design Book▲71

    Basic principles of good design in a clear, simple, style

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Bookmark Club▲82

    A social platform for sharing your taste in books

    2023 · bookmark.club · its alternatives →

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    Booknshelf▲140

    Keep track of all your books online.

    2016 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

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    Bookmory▲75

    You can make reading logs and see them anywhere

    2021 · bookmory.web.app · its alternatives →

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    Ways to Connect ▲127

    A book on design by Ryan Singer from Basecamp (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Well-Designed▲71

    How to use empathy to create products people love

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    For You Page for Meetings▲108

    Read AI is your meeting biographer

    2023 · read.ai · its alternatives →

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    AIBookTools ▲114

    Turn your bookshelf wisdom into actionable insights

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24SS
    Stack – Save and explore books and book lists▲156

    2019 · stack.app · 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 →