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24 alternatives to The Unsplash Book

Crowdsourced book featuring photos, essays, and art

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

1. 1
   The Unsplash Book▲107

   The world's first 'fully' open source book

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Irregardless.ly▲85

   A crowdsourced style guide for writers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Inkshares▲101

   Crowdfunded Book Publishing

   2014 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   We Need Diverse Books▲87

   Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

   2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   bookmarq▲98

   Book suggestions from your friends and influencers

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Booktrope▲81

   Reinventing the way books are published

   2015 · booktrope.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Peerspace▲69

   Book creative spaces that inspire

   2014 · peerspace.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Inkling▲80

   Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

   2014 · inkling.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Montage▲165

    Effortless photo books, made with love.

    2014 · mixbook.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unsplash▲186

    10 Public Domain Photos Every 10 Days

    2014 · unsplash.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fake it Make it▲168

    A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping

    2015 · keynotopia.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Librify▲76

    Reading with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    cite▲142

    Beautiful textshots made easy

    2015 · myprogress.in · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · blurb.co.uk · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Recompiler Magazine▲60

    Learning about technology in a fun and inclusive way

    2015 · recompilermag.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Uninkd▲67

    Beautiful Newsstand Publishing for Everybody

    2014 · uninkd.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    OpenSpritz▲73

    A free speed reading bookmarklet inspired by Spritz

    2014 · gun.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ginkgotree▲73

    A Tumblr for making your own textbooks

    2014 · ginkgotree.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shelf Joy▲126

    A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Little Black Book▲11

    The ultimate photo book

    2015 · zno.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 →