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24 alternatives to My Virtual Bookshelf

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My Virtual Bookshelf launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MS
   My startup for book collectors▲7

   2012 · shelfproud.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Digital Bookshelf ▲127

   A Notion space to store your content, notes and learnings.

   2022 · hdfocal.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hello Ruby▲62

   Adventures in coding

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   My Bookmarklet Editor▲9

   2023 · gibney.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Look Me in the Eye▲58

   My Life with Asperger's

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   RedShelf▲5

   E-books

   2018 · redshelf.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Readtime ▲68

   Helps me get through my pocket

   2013 · readtimeapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   I Got Tired of Looking Up Words While Reading, So I Built This▲7

   2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10EB
    E-Book Site for Classics▲9

    2018 · brainab.com · its alternatives →

11. 11HI
    how I built my replacement for reading lists and Pocket▲5

    2019 · itemsy.com · its alternatives →

12. 12BA
    Bound – Audiobooks for Dropbox▲6

    2016 · boundapp.audio · its alternatives →

13. 13AR
    A Reddit+Wiki-like site for finding and sharing audiobooks▲9

    2018 · audiobookreviews.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    I'm building a website where people can swap books▲8

    2021 · swapiverse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IC
    I created a collection of useful websites▲6

    2023 · readership.fyi · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bookmarq▲14

    The best way to read with friends.

    2015 · bookmarq.io · its alternatives →

17. 17IG
    I Gamified Speed Reading▲5

    2022 · hookshot.ironwill.ai · its alternatives →

18. 18IB
    I built an e-paper based calendar▲8

    2014 · alexharford.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blurb▲10

    Beautiful books. Made by you.

    2014 · blurb.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AA
    An app to track your reading▲6

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    My Bookshelf▲3

    Simple and intuitive reading list hub

    2023 · przemekkocur.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

22. 22TB
    Technology Book Search▲6

    2019 · devrules.tech · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A new way to read books, magnifying in and out▲7

    After watching The Odyssey, I thought it would be cool to check out some scenes from the source in detail, but I don't have time to read the whole book. So I came up with a sort of zoom/microscope, that allows to see the whole book at a glance and then zoom in (by pinching) on the part I'm interested in. I can do so down to the actual source text and get the authentic feel the author intended, at the same time I better understand where am I in the text and also the character and places are clickable so I can quickly orient myself on the context. Moreover each character has relationships…

    Aug 2026 · book.curiora.space · its alternatives →

24. 24AN
    Aggregate new books from your favourite authors (Built with Vue/Node)▲5

    2017 · uncover.cc · 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 →