AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to FindReads
I’ve always felt that most book recommendation engines are shallow, they either use tags or “people also liked” data. I wanted something that actually understands what you mean when you say “slow burn sci-fi with emotional depth” or “books like Harry Potter.” So I built FindReads . It uses GPT to interpret your prompt, queries for books, and returns real titles that fit the vibe. Stack: Next.js, OpenAI API, MongoDB, deployed on Vercel. It’s still a work in progress — the results are surprisingly good for some moods, weird for others, but I’d love feedback from the HN crowd on how you’d…
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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Hi everyone, For the past couple months I've been working on a website with two main features: - https://book.sv - put in a list of books and get recommendations on what to read next from a model trained on over a billion reviews - https://book.sv/intersect - put in a list of books and find the users on Goodreads who have read them all (if you don't want to be included in these results, you can opt-out here: https://book.sv/remove-my-data) Technical info available here: https://book.sv/how-it-works Note 1: If you only provide one or two…
Nov 2025 · book.sv · its alternatives →
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So far I've used it to reference ideas from books I've read before. I've also used it to explore books I have not read before by asking the bot questions. Some people have told me they use it like a reading companion. They pause while reading the book if they have a question, and use Konjer to answer it.
2023 · konjer.xyz · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I love finding new books to read on here. I wanted to gather the most mentioned books and recreate the serendipity of physical browsing. I scraped 20k comments from HN threads related to reading, extracted the references and opinions using GPT-4o mini, and visualised their embeddings as a map. - OpenAI's embeddings were processed using UMAP and HDBSCAN. A direct 2D projection from the text embeddings didn't yield visually interesting results. Instead, HDBSCAN is first applied on a high-dimensional projection. Those clusters tend to correspond to different genres. The genre…
2024 · hnbooks.pieterma.es · its alternatives →
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BookRead▲415AI-powered E-Reader that makes reading effortless
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I noticed that I often looked for new books, depending on my mood (e.g., if I'm feeling tired, I want to find books that'll help me fix that and improve my sleep). So, I created my 1st indie project, BooksByMood. BooksByMood will help you find your next read based on your mood w/ - Books averaging 4.09/5 on Goodreads - Each book comes with an explanation of why it's selected for your mood - 18 moods to explore I hope you'll enjoy using the website, Cheers!
2024 · booksbymood.com · its alternatives →
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GPT-3 Books▲141Book recommendations powered by OpenAI
2020 · mostrecommendedbooks.com · its alternatives →
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Readwell▲153Find books you’ll love with AI-powered recommendations.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Not sure what book to read next? Let artificial intelligence find the next book for you to read. Type in the titles of books you like and see what book recommendations AI will find for you out of more than a million titles. Enjoy reading!
2021 · readow.ai · its alternatives →
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Librarian-Ai.com is for sale on Spaceship. Secure checkout and quick transfer. See all purchase options. No hidden fees.
2023 · librarian-ai.com · its alternatives →
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pipeRead▲102Hi HN, Piperead is a free web tool that uses AI to act as a personalized librarian. Instead of just genre tags, we use specific "personas" to generate recommendations. The goal was to make something simple, fast, and free. Because we achieved to keep minimum cost. The site is live at https://piperead.com We are trying to fine-tune the recommendation quality. Feedback on the UX and the recommendation relevance is very welcome.
Dec 2025 · piperead.com · its alternatives →
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Two of my friends recently welcomed their first child and I "wrote" a kid's book for them using ChatGPT for the story and Midjourney for illustrations. The plot was sourced from a group of friends.
2023 · adventure-of-penelope.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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VibeHunt▲104Get recommendations by vibes, not literal words
2023 · squidandfish.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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AI Bookstore▲94Find the book you want to read with the help of AI
2023 · ai-book-store.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Experience classics anew with AI driven narratives
2023 · book-gpts.com · its alternatives →
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Bookshlf▲97Your AI-powered book recommender to learn anything
2023 · everlearns.com · its alternatives →
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Bookbot▲61Discovery tool from /r/fantasy community recommendations
2016 · bookbot.io · its alternatives →
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2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →
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AuthorGPT▲124Turn your imagined world into a novel in minutes
2023 · author.wordware.ai · its alternatives →
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