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Copy the feed address
Use the RSS feed under the community you picked, for example https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/books.xml?sort=New
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Lemmy alternatives to r/books
2 active Lemmy communities match r/books. The biggest is !books@lemmy.world with 8,574 subscribers and 7 posts this week. Each one has a public RSS feed, so you can follow it in any feed reader without an account.
If you follow r/books by RSS, that feed stops updating on November 13, 2026. These are the places to move it to.
The matches
Where r/books lives on Lemmy.
Ranked by subscribers, with recent activity breaking close calls. Counts and activity checked October 5, 2026.
!books@lemmy.world
A community for all things related to Books. Rules Be Nice. No personal attacks or hate speech. No spam. All posts should be related to discussion or reviews related to books.
8,574 subscribers · 7 posts this week · last post today
https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/books.xml?sort=New
!books@lemmy.ml
14,348 subscribers · 4 posts this week · last post 2 days ago
https://lemmy.ml/feeds/c/books.xml?sort=New
How to follow
Three steps, any reader.
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Paste it into your reader
Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Muuted or any other reader accepts it. No Lemmy account is involved.
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Reply on Lemmy
Reading happens in your reader. To vote or comment, open the post on the community’s own Lemmy server.
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Questions
Quick answers.
What is the Lemmy version of r/books?
The closest match is !books@lemmy.world, with 8,574 subscribers and 7 posts this week. One other active Lemmy community also matches: !books@lemmy.ml.
How do I follow !books@lemmy.world in an RSS reader?
Paste https://lemmy.world/feeds/c/books.xml?sort=New into any feed reader. It is a public feed, so no Lemmy account is needed. In Muuted, the Follow button on this page adds the feed for you.
Do I need a Lemmy account to read these communities?
No. Public Lemmy communities can be read on the web and through their RSS feeds without an account. You only need one to vote, comment or post.
How was this list made?
Muuted searched Lemmy for communities with a matching name, kept the ones on live Lemmy servers whose RSS feed answered and that had a post in the last 30 days, and ranked them by subscribers and recent activity. The counts were checked on October 5, 2026 and the page is rechecked weekly.
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