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[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

It's not piracy but the Internet Archive also has many books and textbooks. It's legal and free. It saved me from buying a few books in university.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why "free"? Is some of it actually paid?

[–] fu@libranet.de 6 points 2 months ago

@JackGreenEarth @fossilesque it likely is not free as in freedom, but non-free, as in free beer.