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24 alternatives to The rarest tech books and docs you've probably never read

This resource collects 45 rare internal documents, memos, handbooks, and books from major tech companies including Apple, Intel, Google, Netflix, and Facebook. All materials are freely available to read online. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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A bookshelf of rare company documents and out-of-print tech books▲14
Rare docs and books you
18d ago · rare-books.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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A zoomable, searchable archive of BYTE magazine▲423
A while ago I was looking for information on a obscure and short lived British computer. I found an article[1] in the archives of BYTE magazine[2] - and was captivated immediately by the tech adverts of bygone eras. This led to a long side project to be able to see all 100k pages of BYTE in a single searchable place. [1]: https://byte.tsundoku.io/#198502-381 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17683184
2025 · byte.tsundoku.io · its alternatives →
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Scribd Audiobooks▲97
Unlimited access to 30,000 audiobooks
2014 · scribd.com · its alternatives →
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Ship it▲281
Free book where Silicon Valley product managers reveal all 🙊
2018 · productschool.com · its alternatives →
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Three Books▲129
Top three books personally recommended by tech people
2019 · threebooks.glideapp.io · its alternatives →
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Startup Books▲216
Book recommendations from over 100 founders and makers
2019 · postmake.io · its alternatives →
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Project Gutenberg▲69
Free books that are completely legal
2015 · gutenberg.org · its alternatives →
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Billion Dollar App (book)▲163
new book exploring how 12 apps hit it billion dollar big
2014 · mybilliondollarapp.com · its alternatives →
9
Powerbooks▲104
Bite-sized Knowledge for Entrepreneurs
2014 · powerbooks.strikingly.com · its alternatives →
10
100+NotTech▲91
Discover interesting reads outside of tech, startups, & work
2022 · its alternatives →
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Peter Thiel: Players, Companies, Life▲77
Unauthorized microbiography of tech's greatest entrepreneur
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Booksrocket▲65
The smart way to find the latest books published
2015 · its alternatives →
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Hackershelf▲15
Collection of free books for the intellectually curious
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Buck Books▲76
Never pay more than a buck for a book ever again
2015 · buckbooks.net · its alternatives →
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Inside Apple▲63
How America's most admired-& secretive-company really works
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Pro Git, 2nd Edition▲83
The entire Pro Git book
2014 · git-scm.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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OverDrive▲62
eBook lending for free through public libraries
2014 · overdrive.com · its alternatives →
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33 Books▲72
Tools for Considered Consumption
2015 · 33books.com · its alternatives →
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Women in Tech Book▲109
A collaborative book by amazing techy women (Kickstarter)
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Lifograph▲69
Encyclopedia of people and companies in Silicon Valley
2015 · its alternatives →
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Lisa: Evolution Museum▲116
Computers that have made milestones in the tech industry
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Oyster Books (web client)▲92
Introducing the Oyster Web Reader
2014 · its alternatives →
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WikiMentions▲69
Discover people, books and videos based on mentions.
2016 · its alternatives →

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