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24 alternatives to Prss

The future of publishing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prss launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Blurb▲89

   Self publishing book platform

   2014 · blurb.co.uk · its alternatives →

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   Softcover▲76

   Frictionless self-publishing

   2014 · softcover.io · its alternatives →

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   Asymmetrical▲69

   A new kind of publishing company

   2014 · asymmetrical.co · its alternatives →

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   Booktrope▲81

   Reinventing the way books are published

   2015 · booktrope.com · its alternatives →

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   Lean Pub▲81

   Publish Early, Publish Often

   2014 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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   Inkshares▲101

   Crowdfunded Book Publishing

   2014 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

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   PRserve▲89

   Performance-based PR for startups

   2014 · prserve.com · its alternatives →

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   Known▲70

   A publishing platform for everyone (pre-launch)

   2014 · withknown.com · its alternatives →

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   Marquee▲81

   Easier, Faster, more Beautiful Publishing (pre-launch)

   2014 · marquee.by · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

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    Book In A Box▲210

    Book writing & publishing as a service

    2015 · bookinabox.com · its alternatives →

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    Contributoria▲76

    Community funded, collaborative journalism

    2014 · idcard.eauedoyo.edu.ng · its alternatives →

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    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FG Press▲82

    A modern publishing company that gives control to authors

    2014 · fgpress.com · its alternatives →

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    Feedial▲63

    A next-generation news reader

    2015 · feedial.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Inside 2.0▲194

    Curating the best journalism in real-time

    2014 · inside.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scripted▲140

    The new way to create original content

    2014 · scripted.com · its alternatives →

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    We Need Diverse Books▲87

    Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

    2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Next Big Book▲3

    Insights and analytics for authors and publishers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    SVBTLE▲90

    A New Kind of Magazine

    2014 · svbtle.com · its alternatives →

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    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

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    NextJournal▲6

    Publish exceptional, reproducible research

    2017 · nextjournal.com · its alternatives →

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    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · pointer.io · 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 →