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24 alternatives to Pelican Books

Smart books for smart people

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pelican Books launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Humin▲225

   A smart(er) phonebook

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Humin▲91

   a smart(er) phone book

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Problem Solving 101▲70

   A simple book for smart people

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Litographs Book Club▲84

   Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Booklights▲169

   Make America Read Again 📖

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Oyster Books (web client)▲92

   Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Getting Real▲234

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Which Book Should I Read?▲104

   A recommendation tool to find your next book

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pressbooks▲108

    Create books: print and ebooks

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Book Playlist▲63

    Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Inkling▲80

    Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bookup▲76

    Hookups for books!

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Dark Net▲62

    A revelatory examination of the internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Goodreads 3.0 for iOS▲107

    Drastic redesign of popular social network for book lovers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Book Series Recommendations App▲61

    Looking for new book series to read?

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mindware▲7

    Tools for Smart Thinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Smartbomb▲57

    The quest for art, entertainment & big bucks

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mindset▲84

    How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking▲77

    Solve problems by thinking more effectively

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Smarter Than You Think▲128

    How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Book Seer▲100

    Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WikiBooks▲6

    Open Books for an Open World

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Shallows▲65

    What the internet is doing to our brains

    2015 · 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 →