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24 alternatives to Hackershelf

Collection of free books for the intellectually curious

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hackershelf launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Knowall▲88

   Book Recommendations from Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bookindy▲86

   Browse Amazon, buy from your local bookshop

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   bookmarq▲98

   Book suggestions from your friends and influencers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OpenSpritz▲73

   A free speed reading bookmarklet inspired by Spritz

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Scribd Audiobooks▲97

   Unlimited access to 30,000 audiobooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Technopoly▲61

   The surrender of culture to technology

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   CODY▲136

   Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Technotopia▲96

   A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Pipe▲196

    Product Hunt for eBooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Humin▲225

    A smart(er) phonebook

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Thwipster▲94

    The marketplace for nerds

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Goji▲227

    The Keyboard for Fun

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ginkgotree▲73

    A Tumblr for making your own textbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Unread▲68

    An RSS Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Bookshare▲56

    I'm giving away my books

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Real World of Technology ▲62

    The complex relationship between technology and society

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Humin▲91

    a smart(er) phone book

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Women in Tech Book▲109

    A collaborative book by amazing techy women (Kickstarter)

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hardware Hacker▲63

    Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Real Illuminati▲90

    Get introed to someone awesome

    2014 · 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 →