Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Hardcover
Social discovery for serious book lovers
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hardcover launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! A little over two years ago, Goodreads announced they were shutting off access to their API. I was using it to show what I was reading on my blog at the time, and started looking for alternatives. I found a few that showed potential. I'd been using Letterboxd for a few years at that point and felt it had something that was missing from GR and the others I found, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I decided to build it instead (I'm sure many creators can relate ). I made a post on the /r/cofounders subreddit about the idea, and found Ste. With me as a full-stack product dev…
2023 · hardcover.app · 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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Hardbound 3.0▲739Illustrated summaries of bestselling nonfiction books
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The network graph that holds all the wonderful reads I've ever found on the internet.
2022 · prashantbarahi.com.np · its alternatives →
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2019 · stack.app · its alternatives →
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Literal▲321Track your reading and discover your next favourite book
2021 · literal.club · its alternatives →
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Paperback▲151Simpler and tidier alternative to wiki pages
2021 · paperbackhq.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · shepherd.com · its alternatives →
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Stuck inside? Join a book club on our Slack community.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Shelf▲135A better way for teams to manage & share files, links & more
2017 · shelf.io · its alternatives →
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2017 · koob.jake.run · its alternatives →
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Markbook▲135Collect, search and organize social content – seamlessly
2015 · markbook.io · its alternatives →
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Threadable▲90Read great books with your friends, family, or colleagues
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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