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Writebook

Instantly publish your own books on the web for free, no publisher required.

Updated Mar 16, 2026

By 37Signals

Free Standalone App Real World Example

Price: Free

Description

Blogging and posting on social is easy. But why is it so hard to publish a whole book on the web? It’s not anymore. Writebook is remarkably simple software that allows you to publish text and pictures in a simple, browsable online book format.

Here’s an example. And another. And one more.

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