WorldCat Alternatives

WorldCat is described as 'The world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WorldCat for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best WorldCat alternative is Internet Archive, which is free. Other great apps like WorldCat are Goodreads, Discogs, LibraryThing and Google Scholar.

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  1. OfferUp icon
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    Buy. Sell. Simple. The largest mobile marketplace for local buyers and sellers. Great Deals. Better than Classified Ads.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources. BASE provides more than 300 million documents from more than 10,000 content providers. You can access the full texts of about 60% of the indexed documents for free (Open Access).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. viaLibri icon
     1 like

    The world’s largest search engine for old, rare & second-hand books. Search for books on over 150 websites worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. BiblioReads icon
     3 likes

    BiblioReads is a free and open source alternative Goodreads front-end focused on privacy.

    Cost / License

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    • Online
     
  5. Anobii icon
     13 likes

    Anobii is a vertical social network, dedicated to book lovers and all readers. Anobii is the richest source of information on books in Italy and the most independent. Sign up and search Anobii to find useful, interesting information on millions of books, share opinions with...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  6. Zalando icon
     8 likes

    Zalando was founded in October 2008. In our online shop, you'll find a wide range of products from international brands. Zalando is one of Europe's largest online shops: we have clothing, shoes, bags and accessories for the entire family, as well as a wide range of...

    103 Zalando alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. Wallapop icon
     4 likes

    Buy and sell great things locally. More than 13 Million people are listing and discovering items in their neighborhoods. Wallapop is in major cities like NYC, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, Charlotte, DC, Los Angeles and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
     
  8. BookSurfAI icon
     2 likes

    BookSurfAI analyzes your preferences and recommends books you’ll love! Find the books you want as quickly as possible with BookSurfAi's search engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Target icon
     3 likes

    Shopping, gifts, style & more.

    76 Target alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  10. Alibris icon
     3 likes

    Extensive online marketplace featuring over 250 million new, used, rare, and out-of-print books, music in various physical formats, and movies on VHS and DVD from more than 6000 independent sellers across 65 countries, including collaborations with major retailers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Barnes & Noble icon
     11 likes

    Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States.

    It also sells magazines, newspapers, DVDs, graphic novels, gifts, games, and music.

    Barnes & Noble is also known for selling the Barnes & Noble NOOK , an ele.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  12. Bibliotheca icon
     1 like

    Bibliotheca is a self-hosted personal library and reading tracker web app built with Flask. It lets you log, organize, and visualize your reading journey. Add books by ISBN, track reading progress, log daily reading, and generate monthly wrap-up images of your finished titles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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