Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Glose, a next-generation social reading platform for ebooks
Glose is a social reading platform for ebooks that lets readers connect with others while reading digital books. Launched in 2014, it combines traditional ebook reading with social features, allowing users to share… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Glose, a next-generation social reading platform for ebooks launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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Readwise Reader▲380The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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2021 · shepherd.com · 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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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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Readwise Beta▲251Effortlessly rediscover and organize your Kindle highlights
2017 · readwise.io · 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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Obooko▲269Hey HN, I'm George. I spent few months rebuilding Obooko, a free ebook platform that's been around since 2010 with 11 million downloads. Reading is losing to scrolling, but BookTok has 370B+ views. People want book content, they're just not reading books. I think that’s because modern reading hasn’t kept up with the pace of the internet. What I built Obooko is ad-supported like YouTube. No paywall, no subscription, no account required. 4,000+ books across 30+ genres. You can read in the browser, sync across devices, or download as PDF/EPUB/Kindle. The reader is built on EPUB.js…
Feb 2026 · obooko.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · stack.app · its alternatives →
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2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →
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Readup▲118A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading
2020 · readup.org · its alternatives →
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2017 · koob.jake.run · its alternatives →
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