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24 alternatives to OpenLibra

The free online bookstore

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

1. 1
   OpenLibra▲4

   Catalog of free Science and technical books

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WikiBooks▲6

   Open Books for an Open World

   2015 · en.wikibooks.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   thisopenspace▲169

   Discover and book unique short term commercial spaces

   2016 · giggster.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CODY▲136

   Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

   2014 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shelf▲242

   Discover great products with people who actually use them

   2016 · shelf.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Getting Real▲234

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

   2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Oyster Books (web client)▲92

   Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pressbooks▲108

   Create books: print and ebooks

   2015 · pressbooks.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bookup▲76

    Hookups for books!

    2017 · bookupapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OpenSpritz▲73

    A free speed reading bookmarklet inspired by Spritz

    2014 · gun.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Starting + Sustaining▲92

    A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ReadMe.io▲39

    A Developer Hub for your open source software

    2014 · readme.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    booky▲92

    Online bookmark manager

    2015 · booky.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    BitBooks▲78

    Build online books directly from Github

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dewey▲85

    Better bookmarks for Google Chrome

    2014 · deweyapp.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Book Playlist▲63

    Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

    2016 · bookplaylist.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Open Library▲3

    Open Library is yours to borrow, read & browse.

    2016 · openlibrary.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ginkgotree▲73

    A Tumblr for making your own textbooks

    2014 · ginkgotree.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 →