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BOOKS, COMICS, E-LEARNING, AND OTHER READING MATERIAL

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Issues with calibre? Visit their help forums or /r/calibre

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  1. Books

  2. Custom Search Engines

  3. Book IRCs

  4. Academic / Educational

  5. Audiobooks

  6. Courses/Tutorials

  7. Magazines

  8. Comics

  9. Private trackers

  10. Manga

  11. Light Novels

  12. Misc

  13. French Content Sites

  14. Spanish Content Sites

Books

Refer to /w/List_of_Free_Online_Libraries.

Custom Search Engines


Book IRCs

Academic / Educational

  • Library Genesis - Most popular ebook site and provides several mirrors to ebooks including torrents. Textbook focused. If you have any textbook or any other educational book to share, this is the place. For any book not available, make a request in the respective thread in the forums
  • Sci-Hub - Largest collection of research papers
  • booksc.org - Z-Library's repo for articles
  • Academic Torrent - "Making over 65TB of research data available! We've designed a distributed system for sharing enormous datasets - for researchers, by researchers."
  • Free Full PDF
  • Freetechbooks
  • r/Scholar - If you cant find an article anywhere, you can request it in this subreddit.
  • Hampshire College - Several links to free eBook resources

Audiobooks

Courses/Tutorials

See also: General Sites and Search Engines. Many popular torrent indexers have courses available, such as Rutracker and 1337x.to

  • FTUUdemy - Best torrent website for udemy courses
  • FreeCourseSite - Great site for udemy courses. Rivals FTU
  • Course Hunter - Legal site. Find free tutorials online
  • FreeTutorialsUS - Udemy, Lynda, Pluralsight courses available via torrents.
  • GigaCourse - Download and request premium courses
  • GFXdomain - computer graphics design tutorials/courses via fileshosters (some through torrents).
  • git.ir - hosts many courses/tutorials from udemy, tutsplus, lynda, etc... Available through direct download links.
  • Course Club - Download premium courses
  • AvaxHome - E-learning material. Pair together with this to download.

Magazines

Comics

Private trackers

Intro to private trackers

  • MyAnonamouse a.k.a. MAM - One of the 2 biggest private tracker for ebooks/audiobooks.
  • Bitspyder - Tracker that focuses on e-learning content.
  • TheGeeks - Large tracker that focuses on e-learning content
  • bibliotik - Best private tracker for ebooks

Manga

Light Novels

  • LNReader - LNReader is a Tachiyomi-like, free and open source light novel reader for Android.

Misc

French Content Sites

Spanish Content Sites


Source code

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❗ To upload to libgen, navigate to the `/librarian` page of whatever libgen domain is online, eg. `libgen.rs/librarian`. User: `genesis` passwd: `upload`

## Books

Refer to /w/List_of_Free_Online_Libraries.

* [The Internet Archive's immense archive of ebooks](https://archive.org/details/texts)
* [Library Genesis](https://libgen.fun/) - most popular ebook site and provides several mirrors to ebooks including torrents.
  * [Libgen Mirror](https://libgen.rs/)
* [Z-Library](https://z-lib.org/) - Books and articles. Mirrors libgen library.
* [PDF Drive](https://www.pdfdrive.com/) - PDF file search engine.
* [The Eye's extensive eBooks archive](https://the-eye.eu/public/Books/)
* [ForCoder](https://forcoder.su/) - Programming textbooks
* [Mobilism.org](https://mobilism.org/) - lots of retail-quality ebooks. ***Requires Sign-up***.
* [MYWAREZ.org](https://mywarez.org/viewforum.php?f=25) - Forum, ***Requires Sign-up***.
* [Ebookee](https://ebookee.com/)
* [OceanofPDF](https://oceanofpdf.com/)

## Custom Search Engines

* [u/NotoriousYEG's Ultimate eBook Search Engine](https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=c46414ccb6a943e39) - Scours the web for ebooks.
* [**u/Amosqu's CSE**](https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=011394183039475424659:5bfyqg89ers) - scours in many sites listed above. See his thread [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/3i9y7n/guide_for_finding_textbooks/).
* [**r/Piracy updated ebooks CSE**](https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=003753031376654422446:szjag5vbefo) - removed all dead links and added new websites. See [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20180501165358/https://pastebin.com/aapQMv7t) for the contents of the sites it scrapes
* [Rave eBook Search Engine](https://ravebooksearch.com/) -  [Creator's thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/qfj0v7/rave_ebook_search_engine_has_a_new_address/)
* [Anna’s Archive](https://annas-archive.org/) - Anna, the person behind the Pirate Library Mirror ([pilimi.org](https://pilimi.org)), created a search engine for the different Library Genesis forks and Z-Library, indexing their files and metadata. \
Makes for a nice, central place to access the most popular shadow libraries.
* [CALISHOT](https://eng.calishot.xyz/index-eng/summary) - A search engine indexing many open Calibre servers, also has a [Non English Books Section](https://noneng.calishot.xyz/index-not-eng/summary). \
*If the links stop working check [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/all/search?q=flair_name:%22CALISHOT%22&restrict_sr=off&nsfw=off&sort=undefined&t=undefined&after=) for updated ones.*

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* [**GUIDE**] [The idiot proof guide to downloading ebooks off IRC. With Pictures and everything!](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/2oftbu/guide_the_idiot_proof_guide_to_downloading_ebooks/)
* [**GUIDE**] [Guide to Copy Kindle Content to PDF using Calibre](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/7vc3uv/guide_to_copy_kindle_content_to_pdf_using_calibre/)
* [**GUIDE**] [How to "rent" your textbooks for free from Amazon using DeDRM Tools & Kindle Unpack](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/3ma9qe/guide_how_to_rent_your_textbooks_for_free_from/)
* [**GUIDE**] [How to search for open directories](https://old.reddit.com/r/opendirectories/comments/933pzm/all_resources_i_know_related_to_open_directories/)
* [**GUIDE**] [Downloading Ebooks & Textbooks](https://opentrackers.org/downloading-ebooks-textbooks/)

## Book IRCs

* [irc://irc.undernet.org/bookz](irc://irc.undernet.org/bookz) Read [this](https://encyclopediadramatica.online/Bookz) for an overview on how to download books
* [irc://irc.irchighway.net/ebooks](irc://irc.irchighway.net/ebooks)

## Academic / Educational

* [Library Genesis](https://libgen.fun/) - Most popular ebook site and provides several mirrors to ebooks including torrents. Textbook focused. If you have any textbook or any other educational book to share, this is the place. For any book not available, make a request in the respective thread in the forums
* [Sci-Hub](https://sci-hub.se/) - Largest collection of research papers
* [booksc.org](https://booksc.org) - Z-Library's repo for articles
* [Academic Torrent](https://academictorrents.com/) - "Making over 65TB of research data available! We've designed a distributed system for sharing enormous datasets - for researchers, by researchers."
* [Free Full PDF](https://freefullpdf.com/)
* [Freetechbooks](https://www.freetechbooks.com/)
* [r/Scholar](https://old.reddit.com/r/Scholar/) - If you cant find an article anywhere, you can request it in this subreddit.
* [Hampshire College](https://www.hampshire.edu/library/links-to-free-ebook-resources) - Several links to free eBook resources

## Audiobooks

* [Mobilism](https://forum.mobilism.org/index.php) - Warez board
* [Novanon](https://novanon.net/) - Warez board
* [AAXtoMP3](https://github.com/KrumpetPirate/AAXtoMP3) - Convert Audible files to mp3 and other file types
* [Tokybook](https://tokybook.com/) - Audiobook streaming
* [XAudioBooks](https://xaudiobooks.com/)
* [Galaxy Audiobooks](https://galaxyaudiobook.com/galaxyhome/)
* [MYWAREZ.org](https://mywarez.org/viewforum.php?f=26) - Audiobooks section of a Forum, ***Requires Sign-up***.
* [LibriVox](https://librivox.org/) - Legally free audiobooks
* [MyAnonamouse a.k.a. MAM](https://www.myanonamouse.net) - Biggest private tracker for audiobooks. Has a great request section. It's also a great place to contribute your own uploads

## Courses/Tutorials

See also: [General Sites and Search Engines.](/w/piracy/megathread/general_sites_and_search_engines) Many popular torrent indexers have courses available, such as Rutracker and 1337x.to

* [FTUUdemy](https://www.ftuudemy.com/course/) - Best torrent website for udemy courses
* [FreeCourseSite](https://freecoursesite.com/) - Great site for udemy courses. Rivals FTU
* [Course Hunter](https://coursehunter.net/) - Legal site. Find free tutorials online
* [FreeTutorialsUS](https://www.freetutorialsus.com/course/) - Udemy, Lynda, Pluralsight courses available via torrents.
* [GigaCourse](https://gigacourse.com) - Download and request premium courses
* [GFXdomain](https://forum.gfxdomain.net/forums/others-tutorials.42/) - computer graphics design tutorials/courses via fileshosters (some through torrents).
* [git.ir](https://git.ir/) - hosts many courses/tutorials from udemy, tutsplus, lynda, etc... Available through direct download links.
* [Course Club](https://courseclub.me) - Download premium courses
* [AvaxHome](https://avxhm.se/) - E-learning material. Pair together [with this](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/d0rfpe/download_ebooks_on_avaxhome_for_free/) to download.

## Magazines

* [Web Archive's Magazine Rack](https://archive.org/details/magazine_rack)
* [Library Genesis](https://libgen.fun/)
  * [Libgen mirror](https://libgen.rs/)
* [pdfmagazinesclub](https://pdfmagazines.club/)
* [Mobilism](https://forum.mobilism.org/viewforum.php?f=123)
* [DownMagaz](https://downmagaz.net/)
* [MagazinesBB](https://magazinesbb.com/) ([endorsed here](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/rh5ptp/megathread_update_just_asking/hori7e2/))
* [MagazineLib](https://magazinelib.com/)

## Comics

* [Library Genesis](https://libgen.fun/)
* [GetComics](https://getcomics.info/)
  * [Omnibus](https://github.com/fireshaper/Omnibus) Search for and download comics that are added to GetComics.info easily 
* [Comic Extra](https://www.comicextra.com/) 
* [ReadComicOnline](https://readcomiconline.li/)
* [Comix Load](https://comix-load.in/)
* [XoxoComics](https://xoxocomics.com/)

## Private trackers

[Intro to private trackers](/w/piracy/guides/private_trackers)

* [MyAnonamouse a.k.a. MAM](https://www.myanonamouse.net/) - One of the 2 biggest private tracker for ebooks/audiobooks.
* [Bitspyder](https://bitspyder.net/index.php) - Tracker that focuses on e-learning content.
* [TheGeeks](https://thegeeks.click/login.php) - Large tracker that focuses on e-learning content
* [bibliotik](https://bibliotik.me/) - Best private tracker for ebooks

## Manga

* **[/r/animepiracy](https://old.reddit.com/r/animepiracy)'s exhaustive [wiki filled with anime streaming, manga, and light novel sites](https://theindex.moe/)**
* [MANGA Plus](https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/updates) - Official legal site. Provides initial chapters of popular manga titles for free
* [Nyaa](https://nyaa.si/)
* [MangaDex](https://mangadex.org/)
* [Mangakakalot](https://mangakakalot.com/)
* [MangaLife](https://manga4life.com/)
* [Manga Here](https://www.mangahere.cc/)
* [MangaFreak](https://w13.mangafreak.net/)
* [COMIX-LOAD](https://comix-load.in/)
* [Manga Inn](https://mangainn.net/)
* [MangaKomi](https://mangakomi.io/)
* [Chibi Manga](https://www.cmreader.info/)

## Light Novels

* [LNReader](https://github.com/LNReader/lnreader) - LNReader is a Tachiyomi-like, free and open source light novel reader for Android. 

## Misc

* [PinDIY](https://www.pindiy.com/) - Sewing patterns
* [eeff.net](https://www.eeff.net) - Sewing patterns

## French Content Sites

* [BdMagExhumor](https://bdmagexhumator.blogspot.com/) - DDL French comics
* [LPEBK](https://www.lpebk.com/) - French board. DDL comics
* [Scantrad France](https://scantrad.net/) - French manga
* [YggTorrent](https://www5.yggtorrent.fi/) - French general content semi-private torrent tracker
* [ShareWood](https://www.sharewood.tv/login) - French general content semi-private torrent tracker

## Spanish Content Sites

* [epublibre](https://www.epublibre.org/) - Books