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24 alternatives to KirbyBook

Publish web based online books and documentation easily.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. KirbyBook launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Writebook▲318

   Instantly publish your own books on the web for free

   2024 · once.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pressbooks▲108

   Create books: print and ebooks

   2015 · pressbooks.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Yardbook▲186

   Online software to help landscapers

   2016 · yardbook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Fieldbook▲592

   Create a database, as easily as a spreadsheet

   2015 · fieldbook.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   BitBooks▲78

   Build online books directly from Github

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Node: Up and Running▲72

   Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dashbook▲99

   Your personalized view of the internet.

   2014 · dashbookapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   React Storybook▲218

   Develop and design React components without an app.

   2016 · voice.kadira.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shelf Joy▲126

    A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · blurb.co.uk · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Liberio▲144

    Simple eBook creation and publishing right from Google Drive

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Markbook▲135

    Collect, search and organize social content – seamlessly

    2015 · markbook.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Starting + Sustaining▲92

    A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Paperback▲151

    Simpler and tidier alternative to wiki pages

    2021 · paperbackhq.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Amazon Web Services for Kids▲109

    A must-have for any kids room

    2017 · web.archive.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Web App Success▲73

    Creating web apps? This is for you.

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rocket Reads▲147

    A simpler alternative to Goodreads

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    An e-book about integrating front end libraries▲38

    From the creator of Bootsnipp.com, Laravel-tricks, MyMapList.com and more websites. Are you good at building all things back end but […]

    2014 · maxoffsky.com · its alternatives →

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    Kooba▲141

    An interactive graph for finding new books

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    WikiBooks▲6

    Open Books for an Open World

    2015 · en.wikibooks.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fieldbook▲80

    The next evolution of spreadsheets (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Rocketbook▲105

    A paper notebook designed for the cloud. And the microwave!?

    2015 · indiegogo.com · 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 →