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24 alternatives to The SF International Book Club

A Collection of Books, Posters and Paraphernalia

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The SF International Book Club launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   bookmarq▲98

   Book suggestions from your friends and influencers

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pointer▲95

   A reading club for developers

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Women in Tech Book▲109

   A collaborative book by amazing techy women (Kickstarter)

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hackershelf▲15

   Collection of free books for the intellectually curious

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Blurb▲89

   Self publishing book platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Product Hunt Book Club▲359

   AMAs with the authors of great books, once per month

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   We Need Diverse Books▲87

   Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Real World of Technology ▲62

   The complex relationship between technology and society

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Knowall▲88

   Book Recommendations from Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scribd Audiobooks▲97

    Unlimited access to 30,000 audiobooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Technotopia▲96

    A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15RT
    Reddit Top Books – Weekly list of the Most Popular Tech Books on Reddit▲50

    2017 · reddittopbooks.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Withlocals▲80

    Book activities with locals in Asia

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Thwipster▲94

    The marketplace for nerds

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BooksTo.Me▲75

    Instagram books printed monthly or quarterly

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bookindy▲86

    Browse Amazon, buy from your local bookshop

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cobook▲91

    The Unified Address Book

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    A Book Club About the Social, Ethical, Historical Aspects of Technology▲8

    2020 · launchpass.com · its alternatives →

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    Design Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects▲60

    Conceptual products & alternate narratives of gadget culture

    2015 · 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 →