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Libgen is back online (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 116 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

li is also known for its comics and magazines

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unlike the fmhy lemmy instance

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Meanwhile me over here at aussie.zone

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What is this?

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Where are you getting this message from? Do they have a Telegram channel where you can get news?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What happened

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most domains (other than .li) were down for several days, making people worried it's gone for good.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes i know. Why?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why they were down, you mean? In their TG channel they mentioned a cyberattack, that's all I know.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Thank you. I thought it got hugged to death with all the schools starting up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

What a relief.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do I need a VPN for loading some books from there?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That might depend on where you live, but generally no, I think.