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24 alternatives to WikiBooks

Open Books for an Open World

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

1. 1
   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WikiMentions▲69

   Discover people, books and videos based on mentions.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   OpenLibra▲4

   Catalog of free Science and technical books

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pressbooks▲108

   Create books: print and ebooks

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Oyster Books (web client)▲92

   Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pocket Explore▲351

   A human curated version of the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   OpenLibra▲4

   The free online bookstore

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Starting + Sustaining▲92

    A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Book Playlist▲63

    Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wikiverse▲119

    An interactive galaxy of Wikipedia knowledge ✨

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Which Book Should I Read?▲104

    A recommendation tool to find your next book

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Web App Success▲73

    Creating web apps? This is for you.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    InWordy▲68

    The online library of thoughts

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    bookmarq▲98

    Book suggestions from your friends and influencers

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Unsplash Book▲107

    The world's first 'fully' open source book

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pelican Books▲66

    Smart books for smart people

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Book Seer▲100

    Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations

    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 →