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I am connecting from India and I already can't access the original libgen sites (libgen.rs, libgen.st). Indian ISPs waste no time in blocking websites at the fi

• ProllyInfamous 2y ago
  Two decades ago, a full-tuition scholarship allowed me to attend a wealthy private US university. After my first semester of expensive book purchases, I was on broke and on academic probation (partially from working so much to afford living expenses!). Fortunately, a friend showed me how to purchase identical-edition textbooks from Indian/SriLankan publishers — written in English and with valid online access codes. Including shipping, textbooks from this source were identical material (on cheaper paper) but only cost 20% of US publisher prices. On recollection, I'm sure this was somehow illegal/contraband; but looking at it it decades later it still feels like academia/publishers are robbing the majority of students with their prices (just like healthcare... taxes... etc.).