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Libgen is back online (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 115 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

https://fmhy.net/storage#libgen-mirrors

It never actually was offline.

.rs .is .st

The original domains
Not for profit. They accept donations on an 'as needed' basis, and run no ads.

.fun

New non-profit mirror created by original creator of Library Genesis who lost direct control of the project as a result of disagreements over profiteering.
They are are currently collecting donations and do not have ads.

.li .gs .vg .pm

Operates using AdWords and donations. They collect donations all year.
The ads they use links you to pretty suspicious adware type software installs, but the site itself is safe.
Has a marginally larger database then the main domains as they add their own books.

(any other domains aside from these are run by unknown people mostly for profit)

If some domains die or change in the future you can tell us at

[-] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago

True, the .li domain was still fine.

There's also Anna's Archive, which I use primarily, since it provides downloads not just from their own db, but links to Libgen and other places where the given book is available.

[-] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

li is also known for its comics and magazines

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Unlike the fmhy lemmy instance

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 months ago

They have a lemmy instance? That's amazing I never heard of it

[-] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

it is dead. we migrated over to lemmy.dbzer0.com

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile me over here at aussie.zone

[-] zcd@lemmy.ca 67 points 2 months ago

[-] autokludge@programming.dev 21 points 2 months ago

[-] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 48 points 2 months ago

Perfect. Right before the start of the new academic year, too!

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 months ago

Much like Voldemort, Libgen cares about people getting a quality education.

[-] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 12 points 2 months ago

Is that why he only attacks at the end of the year lol?

[-] mounderfod@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 months ago

ofc, he wouldn't want to interfere with anyone's OWLs, he's not a monster after all

[-] lowleveldata@programming.dev 15 points 2 months ago

What is this?

[-] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 39 points 2 months ago

Website for pirating books. A godsend for me during university, where I saved 100s of dollars per semester, while getting the books in a digital format which I prefer.