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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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[–] [email protected] 124 points 1 year ago (9 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year 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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