now more and more interent is more centralised and i want to expand my horizons

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Have you heard of this site called reddit? It’s a bit like this one but incredibly racist.

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I hope you all use libgen, but in case you don’t, this is where you’re gonna download most (if not all) your books from now on

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call me a luddite, but i prefer to get physical books from the library. typically, they can keep up with the pace of my reading, so it works out, too.

i’ll keep this in mind for anything they don’t have.

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e-readers are really fuking cool, in that regard. I don’t read much, but I wouldn’t read at all if it wasn’t for this thing

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Owning physcial copies is a privilege many can’t afford.

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physical books from the library

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I don’t know if I buy that. Second hand paperback books are cheap as hell.

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b-ok.cc is also great.

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Also Z-library and Imperial Library of Trantor. If you can’t find the book you’re looking for on any of these sites, try dedicated IRC channels.

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I use my library’s digital services and when that’s not an option I don’t mind buying a book from a smaller author.

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can someone spoonfeed me how to access it, is a vpn all you need? do I need to torrent?

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you shouldn’t need anything ? libgen.li works for me, maybe some countries blocked access and you have to look fo a mirror. In any case, you don’t need to torrent it, just direct download

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nice that link works, other links like gen.lib.rus.ec show this:

Sorry, this page is not available through <Your ISP> <Your ISP> has received an order from the <the court> requiring us to prevent access to this site. For more information about the order and your rights, please click the relevant link below.

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https://www.ifixit.com/Right-to-Repair/Intro

Fight back against consumerism and pick up a few hobbies/skills along the way.

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Libgen. Almost any book, for free.

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I used to dig for PDFs on Google whenever someone on the old Chapo wanted or recommended books. I don’t remember who it was, but someone just linked me libgen one day and it’s completely changed the way I read, it’s an amazing resource.

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Etymonline.com

Looking up etymologies of words is more efficient for learning than looking up definitions/dictionaries

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https://entomologytoday.org/ for cool bug facts

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