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24 alternatives to Recently Read - The easiest way to share a good book with your friends

Recently Read is a Facebook application that lets users share books they've enjoyed with friends. It tracks what users are reading and displays this information on their Facebook profiles and timelines. The app is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Recently Read - The easiest way to share a good book with your friends launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326
Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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Bookself▲361
The social reading app 📚💬
2019 · bookself.app · its alternatives →
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PageNow▲87
Share what you are reading in real-time with your friends
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hardcover▲307
Discover, track and read life-changing books
2023 · hardcover.app · its alternatives →
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Readwise Reader▲380
The all-in-one reading app for power readers
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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The Book Seer▲100
Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations
2015 · its alternatives →
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Matter▲459
Read-it-later, reinvented
2021 · getmatter.com · its alternatives →
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I created an app to make my online reading experience easier▲61
2021 · q.mimicrylabs.com · its alternatives →
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Reader▲113
Sign up today and find your next great read on Reader
2023 · its alternatives →
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Readonly▲88
A simple and easy to use read it later app
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Stack – Save and explore books and book lists▲156
2019 · stack.app · its alternatives →
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Omnivore▲238
Read it later app with an outstanding reading experience
2023 · omnivore.app · its alternatives →
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Paste a link to an article, get a minimal version to read▲78
2014 · justread.mpgarate.com · its alternatives →
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Read Later▲78
A simple bookmarking solution
2022 · its alternatives →
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Readit▲100
Organize your content. Save, read and share articles
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Qoutes▲93
Remember passages from your favourite books
2023 · its alternatives →
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CommonPlace▲99
Annotate books, save quotes and connect with fellow readers
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Threadable▲90
Read great books with your friends, family, or colleagues
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Bookshare ▲76
Your public bookshelf
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Papermark▲103
A better way to track what you’re reading
2015 · papermark.com · its alternatives →
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Afterword▲121
The simplest personal library for readers
2021 · joinafterword.com · its alternatives →
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Bookstory▲64
Like Spotify's year wrapped, but for books.
2020 · bookstory.me · its alternatives →
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Stashe▲79
Daily reading recommendations from your best friends
2018 · its alternatives →
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Lookmark, read what your friends are reading (for Chrome)▲27
2012 · lookmark.com · its alternatives →

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