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123reads.com Like goodreads. But better.
Find books recommended by the world’s smartest minds
The impartial alternative to Goodreads. đź“š Use AI to find your next favorite 123reads.com is the AI-powered alternative to Goodreads for readers who want better book recommendations. Instead of relying only on popularity and Amazon-driven suggestions, 123reads helps you discover books through curated recommendations from great thinkers, founders, investors, scientists, and creators. Search, explore themed reading lists, and use AI to find your next favorite book faster.book.
I built 123reads.com because I was tired of searching endlessly for good book recommendations.
A simple search like “NYT best books 2026” would send me through dozens of SEO-heavy blogs, clickbait lists, and repetitive recommendations without actually helping me find what I wanted to read next.
Most of the time, I didn’t want “the most popular book.” I wanted the right book for a specific moment:
* a book that thinks like Naval
* a practical startup book
* a deep psychology recommendation
* something similar to a book I just finished
* or simply “the best book to understand X”
So I created 123reads — a cleaner, AI-powered way to discover books directly and without noise.
The goal is simple:
help people find meaningful books faster.
Would love your feedback, feature ideas, and criticism đź“š
About 123reads.com Like goodreads. But better. on Product Hunt
“Find books recommended by the world’s smartest minds”
123reads.com Like goodreads. But better. was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #153 on the daily leaderboard. The impartial alternative to Goodreads. đź“š Use AI to find your next favorite 123reads.com is the AI-powered alternative to Goodreads for readers who want better book recommendations. Instead of relying only on popularity and Amazon-driven suggestions, 123reads helps you discover books through curated recommendations from great thinkers, founders, investors, scientists, and creators. Search, explore themed reading lists, and use AI to find your next favorite book faster.book.
On the analytics side, 123reads.com Like goodreads. But better. competes within Startup Books, Science Books and Coding Books — topics that collectively have 29.5k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how 123reads.com Like goodreads. But better. performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted 123reads.com Like goodreads. But better.?
123reads.com Like goodreads. But better. was hunted by Rafael Fernandes. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Rafael Fernandes