Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Self-Quarantine Book Club

Stuck inside? Join a book club on our Slack community.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Self-Quarantine Book Club launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   My first side project, streamlined book clubs on Slack▲104

   2025 · booktalk.club · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack List▲438

   A handpicked selection of the top Slack groups

   2015 · slacklist.info · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Bookly▲74

   Crowd-sourced library for your company, in Slack

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   BookTribes Alpha▲194

   Online book clubs for book nerds

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   The Startup Book Club▲132

   Read the books most recommended by founders and pioneers.

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   A more social, Amazon-free alternative to Goodreads▲478

   Hey HN, I know reading books isn’t everyone’s thing, but it’s certainly been mine for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, I felt like the online book space was missing a platform that does the book community justice. Goodreads is the go-to "social platform", but if you've been on Goodreads before, you'll probably agree that it's not all that social, and overall not all that exciting. So I set out to build what I personally was looking for (but could never find). The goal: to give the book community a more social and streamlined alternative to Goodreads or StoryGraph. We also felt like…

   2022 · booqsi.com · its alternatives →

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   Engineering Book Club▲120

   An online community that enjoys reading and discussing engineering books together.

   2023 · engineeringbookclub.com · its alternatives →

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   Literal 2.0▲380

   Discover, organise & discuss books

   2022 · literal.club · its alternatives →

10. 10
    2000 (!) Slack Groups▲424

    The largest curated list of verified Slack groups

    2018 · standuply.com · its alternatives →

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    bookclub▲383

    A beautiful, simple alternative to Goodreads 📚

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Lybrum▲86

    The new way to experience books, together.

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    1000 Slack Groups▲361

    A categorized list of 1000 Slack communities

    2017 · standuply.com · its alternatives →

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    Hardcover▲141

    Social discovery for serious book lovers

    2022 · hardcover.app · its alternatives →

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    Take Control of Slack Basics▲68

    Learn how to use Slack to communicate effectively!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Startup Communities▲241

    How to build communities of entrepreneurs

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Meta book recommendations from Ask HN threads▲273

    2020 · mapfilterfold.com · its alternatives →

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    Must-Read for Slack▲172

    Build controllable must-read lists for your team in Slack.

    2016 · palestinenote.com · its alternatives →

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    Lounge for Slack▲209

    Fun games, watch parties, escape rooms for teams that Slack

    2022 · springworks.in · its alternatives →

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    Booknshelf▲140

    Keep track of all your books online.

    2016 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

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    #Startup – A global startup community, on Slack▲56

    2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →

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    Top 50 Slack▲185

    Database of the top slack groups

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    On Slack by Standuply▲214

    The most extensive book on using Slack to the utmost

    2019 · standuply.com · its alternatives →

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    Reese’s Book Club▲110

    Every book, everyone’s invited

    2021 · reesesbookclub.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 →