Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to This is Broken

A tribute to Seth Godin's book recommendations

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This is Broken launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News▲463

   2016 · hackernewsbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   What To Read After...?▲91

   AI-powered book recommendations

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   When do you quit? When do you stick? 5 Lessons from Seth Godin▲56

   On Books is a podcast about life-changing books

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Meta book recommendations from Ask HN threads▲273

   2020 · mapfilterfold.com · its alternatives →

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   Compare! 📚▲190

   See the overlap of top founders' recommended books

   2021 · mostrecommendedbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   Which Book Should I Read?▲104

   A recommendation tool to find your next book

   2017 · whichbookshouldiread.com · its alternatives →

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   ParrotRead▲89

   Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Puzzleskill▲109

   Book recommendations from industry leaders

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Check My Links▲82

   Highlights broken links on page

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Your Turn▲154

    What to do When It's Your Turn, new book by Seth Godin

    2014 · yourturn.link · its alternatives →

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    Bookshlf▲97

    Your AI-powered book recommender to learn anything

    2023 · everlearns.com · its alternatives →

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    StartupBooks.io▲213

    A curated directory of books for your startup journey.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Riffle's Book Expert▲79

    Inspired book suggestions from real experts, not algorithms.

    2016 · rifflebooks.com · its alternatives →

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    Book Playlist▲63

    Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

    2016 · bookplaylist.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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    Reading This▲98

    Linktree for your current favorite reads

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    The Tim Ferriss Show - How Seth Godin Manages His Life: Rules, Principles, and Obsessions▲87

    I expected this episode to be amazing, and Seth 10x’d it.

    2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

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    Is this book good?▲84

    Avoid making bad book purchases

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Reco▲66

    Book recommendations from people you trust

    2016 · indigo.ca · its alternatives →

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    Bookmarked▲99

    A book club for exploring big ideas

    2023 · bookmarked.club · its alternatives →

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    What to read after? Personalised AI book recommendations▲31

    Personalised AI book recommendations with WOW effect! Greetings! I'm Robo Ratel, your personal AI librarian, and I'm thrilled to help you find your next amazing literary adventure! Just specify genres and/or storyline characteristic and see the exciting recommendations I've curated just for you!

    2023 · whattoreadafter.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Book Recommendations▲72

    Find Yourself Something New to Read.

    2015 · olmenta.com · its alternatives →

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    Book Series Recommendations App▲61

    Looking for new book series to read?

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    BookVibe▲78

    Helps you find new books by mining your Twitter stream

    2014 · bookvibe.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 →