Alternatives

Products that do what I released the first chapter of my Rails/Heroku eBook for free does

1. 1IO
   I open sourced my eBook on upgrading to Rails 3▲44

   2012 · github.com

2. 2IM
   I'm releasing my game for free▲195

   2020 · victorqribeiro.itch.io

3. 3SA
   Softcover – A publishing platform from the author of the Rails Tutorial▲208

   2014 · softcover.io

4. 4MM
   My ML applications book, which HN helped me write (sample chapter) [pdf]▲272

   2020 · mlpowered.com

5. 5IW
   I wrote an eBook on building iOS apps. First chapter is free.▲37

   2013 · yourfirstiosapp.com

6. 6MF
   My first web app – PDF memo creator▲297

   2016 · createamemo.com

7. 7MT
   My Technical Blogging book for hackers and founders is now in Beta▲80

   2011 · pragprog.com

8. 8IM
   I made a platform for free-to-play games▲64

   2020 · freetogame.com

9. 9MF
   My first open-source project release – RandomJson▲56

   2019 · github.com

10. 10IM
    I'm writing an ebook about adventure and giving it away for free▲47

    2013 · adventureplaybook.com

11. 11M1
    My 1-year project, iPad IDE with GitHub and Heroku integration▲183

    2012 · worqshop.com

12. 12IW
    I wrote Getting Started with ownCloud▲33

    2013 · owncloudbook.com

13. 13FZ
    From Zero to the Appstore - My ebook on HTML5 mobile games▲55

    2013 · indiegamr.com

14. 14IM
    I made a platform to publish my Google Docs files as blogs▲180

    2021 · hexo.press

15. 15IM
    I made a free documentation tool▲77

    2021 · sidepage.co

16. 16MF
    My first Mac app, Foreman, free and on Github. Would love feedback▲153

    2012 · flyingmachinestudios.com

17. 17IM
    I made an open-source publishing platform (with minimal JavaScript)▲41

    2021 · zentrum.alles.cx

18. 18IB
    I built a peer-to-peer publishing platform▲115

    2018 · peerdium.com

19. 19
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 202: Behind the scenes at Product Hunt▲98

    Launch of podcasts, API-first, React.js and Heroku

    2015

20. 20IB
    I built a free oEmbed API for the web▲61

    2013 · oembed.io

21. 21RM
    Releasing my first real open source project – Captionss▲51

    2014 · captionss.com

22. 22ME
    My Experimental "Dev Blog" For A Pet Project▲61

    2012 · bvckup2.com

23. 23MF
    My first Rails app▲11

    2016 · westoq.com

24. 24MF
    My free Ruby book (CC license)▲5

    2022 · github.com

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