I built eBookRadar, a tool to find free and discounted ebooks. Thoughts?

cld01k · Today, 08:45 AM

Hey everyone,

I read a lot and got tired of jumping between sites to find free and discounted ebooks, so I built eBookRadar.net. The tool scans multiple legal platforms and surfaces free and cheap ebooks in one place. You can filter by currency and language, which should help international readers too.

I know Calibre offers something similar, but I wanted a lightweight, browser-based solution (and I nerded out building it). It’s still in beta and evolving, just a side project by an amateur developer, but I hope others find it useful.

Would love your feedback:

Is this something you'd use?
Any features you'd want added?

Mods: if this post belongs somewhere else, I’m happy to move it.

Thanks!

JSWolf · Today, 10:02 AM

Where are the results from Amazon?

cld01k · Today, 10:12 AM

Very fair question.

I'm currently covering ebooks.com, Google Play Books, Kobo, Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, using their native APIs. I'm planning to further expand to other platforms, including Amazon.

Today, 08:45 AM	#1
cld01k Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2025 Device: Kindle Voyage	I built eBookRadar, a tool to find free and discounted ebooks. Thoughts? Hey everyone, I read a lot and got tired of jumping between sites to find free and discounted ebooks, so I built eBookRadar.net. The tool scans multiple legal platforms and surfaces free and cheap ebooks in one place. You can filter by currency and language, which should help international readers too. I know Calibre offers something similar, but I wanted a lightweight, browser-based solution (and I nerded out building it). It’s still in beta and evolving, just a side project by an amateur developer, but I hope others find it useful. Would love your feedback: Is this something you'd use? Any features you'd want added? Mods: if this post belongs somewhere else, I’m happy to move it. Thanks! Last edited by cld01k; Today at 08:47 AM.

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cld01k Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2025 Device: Kindle Voyage	Very fair question. I'm currently covering ebooks.com, Google Play Books, Kobo, Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, using their native APIs. I'm planning to further expand to other platforms, including Amazon.