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24 alternatives to Hacker News Books

Top books mentioned on Hacker News

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

1. 1TB
   Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News▲463

   2016 · hackernewsbooks.com · its alternatives →

2. 2BM
   Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025▲613

   Dec 2025 · hackernews-readings-613604506318.us-west1.run.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HNLibrary▲83

   Books recommendations from 15 millions Hacker News comments

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4RL
   Reading list of popular Hacker News users▲143

   2019 · collectoral.com · its alternatives →

5. 5TP
   Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 2018▲411

   2019 · getpolarized.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   http://toptalkedbooks.com/▲7

   Most mentioned books from hacker news

   2017 · toptalkedbooks.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   HN Reads – the books of hacker news▲33

   2015 · hnreads.com · its alternatives →

8. 8T1
   Top 10 mentioned books from Hacker News in 2017▲19

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hacker News Books▲8

   Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News last week

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10NS
    Not sure what to read next? Here's a list of most mentioned books on HN▲14

    2012 · hntopbooks.com · its alternatives →

11. 11TP
    Top PDFs and Papers Submitted to Hacker News▲250

    2019 · hackernewspapers.com · its alternatives →

12. 12IM
    I made a Hacker News for podcasts▲367

    2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →

13. 13MB
    Meta book recommendations from Ask HN threads▲273

    2020 · mapfilterfold.com · its alternatives →

14. 14TU
    The users behind Hacker News▲193

    2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →

15. 15YH
    YaHNd – HN Books: The Best Books of Hacker News▲55

    HN Books collects, ranks, and showcases the best books that have been recommended on Hacker News.

    2021 · yahnd.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hacker News Day▲91

    Best of Hacker News Daily

    2020 · hackernewsday.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HN Digest▲81

    Daily digest of comments posted on Hacker News

    2023 · hndigest.substack.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    What Is Hacker News Working On?▲229

    I tagged all comments from "What Are You Working On?" (like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45561428) posts and built a simple SvelteKit website, hope it's helpful to find people with similar projects. I'm also thinking of adding some analysis of project types over time to see changes in tech

    Nov 2025 · waywo.eamag.me · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HackerDaily▲87

    A less addictive Hacker News

    2020 · hackerdaily.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hazumi News 3.0▲99

    Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hazumi▲76

    Modern Hacker News reader

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Discover Wikipedia articles popular on Hacker News▲140

    Independent Hacker News tools and stories from OrangeCrumbs.

    Jun 2026 · orangecrumbs.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HackrNews▲92

    Read Hacker News with ease

    2021 · hackrnews.vercel.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

    Learn all the hacking basics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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