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24 alternatives to IHBOOKS

A curated list of +160 books recommended by Indie Hackers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IHBOOKS launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A list of books recommended by Indie Hackers▲27

   2018 · ihbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   Good Books▲716

   Largest curated collection of 6,500+ book recommendations.

   2020 · goodbooks.io · its alternatives →

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   40k HN comments mentioning books, extracted using deep learning▲1,359

   Thinking, Fast and Slow - with 523 comments from the Hacker News community

   2021 · hacker-recommended-books.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Meta book recommendations from Ask HN threads▲273

   2020 · mapfilterfold.com · its alternatives →

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   HackerBooks.com▲351

   2011 · hackerbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025▲613

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

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   StartupBooks.io▲213

   A curated directory of books for your startup journey.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News▲463

   2016 · hackernewsbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   Startup Books▲216

   Book recommendations from over 100 founders and makers

   2019 · postmake.io · its alternatives →

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    Best Startup Books▲118

    600+ must-read startup books for founders

    2022 · investorhunt.co · its alternatives →

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    Growth Hacking ▲75

    A how to guide on becoming a growth hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    HNLibrary▲83

    Books recommendations from 15 millions Hacker News comments

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    SaaS Bookshelf▲203

    100+ curated startup books with key takeaways

    2023 · saasbookshelf.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Without Any Capital Book▲432

    How to bootstrap profitable startups the hacker way

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    The Security Checklist▲193

    The Practical Security Checklist for Web Developers

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacking Sales (Book)▲93

    The Playbook For Building a High Velocity Sales Machine

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Book Recommendations For Entrepreneurs▲124

    1000+ books recommended by the world's top entrepreneurs

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Most Recommended Books 2.0▲252

    Books recommended by the world's most successful people

    2020 · mostrecommendedbooks.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Checklist▲111

    25 steps to a scalable, high-growth business

    2016 · gust.com · its alternatives →

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    Puzzleskill▲109

    Book recommendations from industry leaders

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

    Learn all the hacking basics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Top Startup Books▲282

    A collection of must-read books for startup founders.

    2015 · startupbooks.top · its alternatives →

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    Hacker's Guide To 35,000,000 Products▲63

    Alibaba.com: The Etsy, eBay and Amazon Treasure Chest

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

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