Note - libgen.rs still works for downloads on Mirror #2. But nothing new is being uploaded. Get 'em while you can, or try annas-archive.org .

Popular shadow library LibGen appears to be struggling with technical problems. Regular book downloads stopped working last weekend and remain unavailable. The reason for the issues are unknown but, for now, internal troubles at the site seem more likely than a copyright-related enforcement action.

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Starting last weekend, regular LibGen downloads suddenly stopped working. The outage suggests that there’s a problem with the storage servers, but there’s no official explanation.

The lack of communication doesn’t come as a complete surprise. A few months ago, the site already appeared to have some internal struggles. The person in charge of the site’s coding has reportedly been ‘inactive’ for a while.

This personnel issue may explain the database errors and technical trouble that resulted in broken functionality a few months back. It may also explain why new torrents are not being added on a weekly or daily basis. Presently, the latest torrent archive on the site dates back to April.

  • BRINGit34@lemmygrad.ml
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    4 months ago

    Piracy is the sort of thing that never dies. Someone will find a way to host books for the world if libgen dies

  • Blep [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    Id actually have to start using z library if they kill libgen

  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    just got some stuff yesterday from one of the mirrors.

    piracy is hard to kill because its the basic human instinct of sharing and helping others. i'm sure they will actually have to seize it if they want to keep it down.

  • mayo_cider [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    Libgen and scihub are great barometers for vibes in academia

  • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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    4 months ago

    sure hope not, i'll be pissed if i have to figure out alternative ways to "borrow" books

  • ZoomeristLeninist [they/them, she/her]M
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    4 months ago

    i freaked out at first, but then remembered this shit is impossible to kill. except for sci-hub rip :( anyone lmk if there’s an alternative to sci-hub that has articles newer than 2021

  • Azarova [they/them]
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    4 months ago

    Libgen is such an invaluable resource, I dearly hope we don't lose it

  • roux [he/him, they/them]
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    4 months ago

    I guess I switched from libgen.rs to libgen.pm at some point and never realized it but .pm seems to be working for me for the moment.

  • Barx [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    Are there ways to support these book repos using something like torrent seeding or some other p2p system? I have a lot of storage and good proxy setups.

    • What_Religion_R_They [none/use name]
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      4 months ago

      When you press on the get button from .is that goes to library(.)lol it doesn't connect. And .li seems to be working for some books but not the new one I uploaded.