IHBOOKS
A curated list of +160 books recommended by Indie Hackers
IHBOOKS launched on December 13, 2018 with 200 votes, #86 of 2,148 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.
What it does
IHBOOKS is a curated list of books, recommended by Indie Hackers. 12 categories, 168 books (the list is growing) to let you launch and grow your side project or startup. Each book has: - his own detail page that displays the source of the book suggestion - redirection links (without affiliation) to Amazon and Blinkist to get the book
Does a similar job
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