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24 alternatives to SPAN Reader

The book from Google's SPAN design conference

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

1. 1
   Designing for Touch▲88

   A guide for designing touch interfaces

   2015 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Designing Interactions▲91

   Interviews with influential designers

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   for / with / in▲54

   Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

   2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Discussing Design▲68

   Improving communication and collaboration through critique

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Design Sprint▲181

   An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures

   2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Oyster Books (web client)▲92

   Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Search Inside Yourself▲68

   A Google engineer's guide to mindfulness and meditation

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Checklist Manifesto▲108

   How to get things right

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Grammar for Creators▲82

    A book for bloggers, writers, engineers, designers, & more

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Google Guys▲64

    Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The User Experience Team of One▲64

    A Research and Design Survival Guide

    2015 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The New Design Fundamentals▲74

    Free ebook about the best practices in UX design

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Design Research Ethics▲76

    A guide for ethical human-centered research

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Typewriter Revolution▲65

    A typist's companion for the 21st century

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Designing the Invisible▲69

    Create great web experiences

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Design, Form, and Chaos▲80

    A great source of design inspiration

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Make Space▲71

    A book on creating the space for collaboration

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    33 Books▲72

    Tools for Considered Consumption

    2015 · 33books.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

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    Designing for the Web▲71

    Great free ebook about web design

    2016 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →

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