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Rebecca
Have you signed up with Archive.org? It is a WONDERFUL resource for books & other media materials. It is essentially an online library and works in conjunction with openlibrary.org. You have to register an account, but it is free (you just have to confirm your email). After that, you can browse the numerable books they have that can be borrowed (you can check a box in the search area so that it only shows you books that can be borrowed). Like a traditional library, you have a specified period of time in which the book can be checked out (both archive.org and openlibrary.org give you 14 days) and you can have up to 5 books checked out at a time. Most books can be read online directly through the site(s) and some of them can also be downloaded to your device (I know with openlibrary, the file will automatically remove itself from your computer after the loan period expires if you do not click to return a book early).
Neither of these sites are like the various forums and/or file sharing websites that offer illegal copies. While I do not understand the intricacies of copyright laws, my understanding is that archive.org and openlibrary.org both act the same as a physical library would - but do it online (ie: only one person at a time can borrow a book; the books available are scanned in from a physical copy of books which have been donated; etc.). It is a great way to access reading material online legally. My local library has a pitiful selection, and my finances have never allowed for a lot of room for purchasing books (even used ones) in any great volume. Now, on top of those issues, my eyesight is making reading traditional books difficult, so being able to borrow books from an online library is a life-saver (or a sanity-saver, at least). :)
I do not know if these sites have restrictions about what country a subscriber resides in, so I cannot state with any degree of certainty that they are available world-wide (I'm in the US and had no trouble with getting a membership for both sites).
Neither of these sites are like the various forums and/or file sharing websites that offer illegal copies. While I do not understand the intricacies of copyright laws, my understanding is that archive.org and openlibrary.org both act the same as a physical library would - but do it online (ie: only one person at a time can borrow a book; the books available are scanned in from a physical copy of books which have been donated; etc.). It is a great way to access reading material online legally. My local library has a pitiful selection, and my finances have never allowed for a lot of room for purchasing books (even used ones) in any great volume. Now, on top of those issues, my eyesight is making reading traditional books difficult, so being able to borrow books from an online library is a life-saver (or a sanity-saver, at least). :)
I do not know if these sites have restrictions about what country a subscriber resides in, so I cannot state with any degree of certainty that they are available world-wide (I'm in the US and had no trouble with getting a membership for both sites).
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