Library Genesis is a prominent shadow library website, and it’s also known as LibGen. The library provides access to free digital copies of books, journal articles and other materials.

For eager readers looking for new books but don't want to use sites like Libgen, these alternatives provide eBooks that are both legal and free.

A group of major textbook publishers on Thursday sued file-sharing service Library Genesis in Manhattan federal court for what they described as copyright infringement on a "staggering" scale.

The e-book download site Z-Library was shut down by the feds. Here are the 6 free e-book download sites like Z-Library, and their legality: ...

Library Genesis (or LibGen), sometimes referred to as the “Pirate Bay of Science,” is a search engine kept alive by these defenders, but it’s always under constant threat of being taken down.

After popular free e-book download site Z-Library was taken down this month, an e-book search engine Anna's Archive has been launched.

Z-Library is a mirror of Library Genesis (LibGen), one of the most popular shadow libraries, that lets visitors access copyrighted books and scholarly journals for free, much to the chagrin of e ...

Although NU’s Books for Cats program helps low-income students borrow course materials free of charge, Z-Library provided free access to every student regardless of financial situation.

Shadow library Libgen, which hosts pirated books, has been sued by academic publishers over copyright infringement.

Pirate library must pay publishers $30M, but no one knows who runs it Some Libgen links can’t be reached after broad takedown order.