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24 alternatives to OpenLibra

Catalog of free Science and technical books

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

   The free online bookstore

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WikiBooks▲6

   Open Books for an Open World

   2015 · en.wikibooks.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CODY▲136

   Free library of HTML, CSS, & JS nuggets

   2014 · codyhouse.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Authorea▲94

   GitHub for scientific works

   2014 · authorea.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · 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
   Programmar▲88

   A place for developers to read and write

   2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   reSRC▲53

   Free programming learning resources incl. 500 free books

   2014 · cakhiatvttbdg.tv · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · airtape.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    OpenSpritz▲73

    A free speed reading bookmarklet inspired by Spritz

    2014 · gun.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pressbooks▲108

    Create books: print and ebooks

    2015 · pressbooks.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Earth: A Primer▲76

    A science book/app for playful people

    2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tiny Docs▲121

    Simple place to write

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    WikiMentions▲69

    Discover people, books and videos based on mentions.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Book Playlist▲63

    Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

    2016 · bookplaylist.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Project Gutenberg▲69

    Free books that are completely legal

    2015 · gutenberg.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    KimDigest▲93

    Open source reader for beyond RSS

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LibHunt▲90

    A network of curated lists of useful libraries and resources

    2016 · libhunt.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Appcrawlr.com▲70

    The App Discovery Engine

    2014 · en.softonic.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · blurb.co.uk · 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 →