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Where do these books come from in the first place? Have publishers systems been leaked/hacked?
by kristianp 4y ago
Where do these books come from in the first place? Have publishers systems been leaked/hacked?
- mardifoufs 4y ago> Where do these books come from in the first place? Have publishers systems been leaked/hacked? Most of zlib is libgen, and I think libgen relies on user uploads and sourcing from their forums
- labster 4y agoIn the first place, the books come authors who write words based on what a muse or ChatGPT tells them.
- kristianp 4y agoTouché
- archon1410 4y agoLibrary Genesis has an "Upload" button on the top bar, the common login and password for which can be found from simple a Google search. They might also run more organised scanning/sourcing operations on their forums.
- jephdo 4y agoAt least in torrenting communities a lot of these books come from book databases like OverDrive. Most public libraries give access to OverDrive and removing DRM is straightforward