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“Most notorious” illegal shadow library sued by textbook publishers [Updated]::Previous efforts to unmask the people behind Libgen have failed.

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[-] brisk@aussie.zone 124 points 9 months ago

The US Textbook industry single-handedly justifies the existence of Library Genesis (if it requires justification)

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago

Buying and selling textbooks in college taught me more about American capitalism than my economics courses ever did

[-] enki@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago

What part of buying a textbook for $250 then selling it back in like-new condition to the same retailer for $20 three months later is bad for the consumer?

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