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24 alternatives to Vellum

Easily Create Beautiful Ebooks

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

1. 1
   Vellum▲63

   A reading layer for your Twitter feed

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   eBook Generator▲142

   Transform your PDF into a beautiful eBook

   2014 · hub.uberflip.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Vellum

   Create beautiful cross-platform ebooks all in one app

   2015 · vellum.pub · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SE eBook▲152

   SE eBook

   2014 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tablo▲115

   Medium for ebooks.

   2014 · tablo.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Beacon▲110

   Create a beautiful ebook from blog posts in seconds

   2016 · beacon.by · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pressbooks▲108

   Create books: print and ebooks

   2015 · pressbooks.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Folio▲98

   A read-later app sending a typeset digest to your e-reader

   Aug 2026 · myfolio.so · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Publitas▲128

   Easily turn your PDFs into beautiful, online publications.

   2014 · publitas.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    Clippings▲99

    Organize the notes you make on your Kindle

    2015 · clippings.io · 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
    Shelfie▲104

    Get free and discounted Ebooks of your print or paper books

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Liberio▲144

    Simple eBook creation and publishing right from Google Drive

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Commonplace Book App▲78

    Digitally record quotes and book notes

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Photo Magic▲80

    Creat a Photobook by Text!

    2015 · getsimpleprints.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Rocket Reads▲147

    A simpler alternative to Goodreads

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Origami Hub▲68

    Create a paper bookcase from your Kindle collection

    2015 · origamihub.com · its alternatives →

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    cite▲142

    Beautiful textshots made easy

    2015 · myprogress.in · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Readmill▲69

    A beautiful e-book reader for iPhone, iPad and Android

    2013 · readmill.com · its alternatives →

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    Inkling▲80

    Interactive books for ipad, iphone, and web

    2014 · inkling.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Booktrope▲81

    Reinventing the way books are published

    2015 · booktrope.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · blurb.co.uk · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Oyster Books (web client)▲92

    Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

    2014 · 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 →