Online library that works?

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Hi again :smile:

Another question… Does anyone here have a good online library system? meaning that you find the titles you are looking for and its easy to download online etc.? I have been looking for a library that offers an online catalogue that have a lot of english e-books within personal finance, business, personal development, fitness etc. but I haven’t found one yet. I have also searched in my home country but nothing so far has worked out since it would mean I have to travel to the capital etc. which is not really worth it. My German skills are still not good enough unfortunately… Would be great to eliminate that 30-50 CHF in books in my monthly budget!

Any ideas? thank you!

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Library Genesis (gen.lib.rus.ec) is my go-to source for pirated books

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i get all my books from nebis.ch, but i dont know to what extend they do electronic books. it is pretty big, though. It is the catalogue of swiss universities, and others.

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Thanks for Library Genesis. I have already found good resources in it, resources I had real difficulties finding otherwise.

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playster.com, the only platform which offers unlimited audiobook. It has also standard books.

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Hey everyone,

Reviving this old thread…

I’m in search of a good library service for accessing technical ebooks. Up until a few months ago, I could access the O’Reilly learning platform for free through ETH Zurich’s library, but unfortunately, that offer has been discontinued.

O’Reilly was fantastic for IT and tech-related ebooks, but at $499/year, it’s a bit out of my budget right now.

Does anyone know of a more affordable or similarly comprehensive alternative for technical ebooks? Also, is there any other public library in Switzerland that still offers access to O’Reilly?

I’d love to hear any recommendations!

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Did you check if the books are available on Library Genesis?

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They probably are. But I am nervous about the police knocking on my door in the morning. It’s kind of like investing - if you can’t sleep afterwards, maybe it’s not for you :grimacing::sleeping:.

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In Switzerland, it’s legal to download. It’s illegal to share.
(did that law changed? not sure)

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It’s completely legal to download in Switzerland.

I read quite a lot of books, and quite a lot of them are crap, but if I read a good book (that I downloaded from libgen) I normally buy the book/ebook to thank the author for his work.

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