# Bookshop.org

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Bookshop.org and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend Bookshop.org as an ethical alternative to Amazon that shares profits with local bookstores and lets you filter ebooks by DRM-free status.

## Why people recommend it

- Ethical alternative to Amazon (4 comments): "bookshop.org is a good alternative to both Abe and Amazon, presenting a single shop front to lots of bookshops" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47395313)) "care about quality (or about not having your money go to fund fascist billionaires)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47386310)) "Why not just go to a better online seller?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47394750))
- Shares profits with local bookstores (4 comments): "Bookshop allows you to configure your local bookshop to receive a cut of your purchases" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48810283)) "Bookshop.org will also pair with local book stores and share some profits." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389040)) "supporting a small bookstore in addition to the author" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46295368))
- Filters ebooks by DRM (2 comments): "Bookshop.org lets you filter by drm when you search." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48711228)) "The bookshop.org filter works nicely." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48711324))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [O'Reilly subscription](https://hackerapproved.com/p/o-reilly-subscription.md): 24 recommend
- [Kobo Store](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kobo-store.md): 11 recommend
- [AbeBooks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/abebooks.md): 8 recommend
- [ebooks.com](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ebooks-com.md): 6 recommend
- [Humble Bundle Linux the Good Stuff Bundle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/humble-bundle-linux-the-good-stuff-bundle.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://bookshop.org/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bookshop.org", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bookshop-org/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).