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Introducing a new open-source shadow library! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 19 hours ago by rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hey everyone! 📚 I’m excited to introduce Bookracy, an open-source shadow library dedicated to preserving and freely sharing knowledge. With a large and growing collection, Bookracy is (annoying) ad-free, non-profit, and lightning-fast ⚡—plus, it’s fully open-source and powered by a passionate community. Whether you're a reader, researcher, or developer, there’s a place for you here. Check out our Reddit, website, GitHub, and hop into our Discord to join the conversation and help grow this movement for open access! 🤝❤️

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[-] drastico@lemminielettrici.it 21 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

btw you say “ad free” but I can see an ad in the home

Regarding the download speeds etc, also Anna’s archive was faster time ago but then the more you grow the more you have to take care

So my question is, are there any plans for scaling?

[-] rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 14 hours ago

i said annoying ad-free i should have clarified i meant no popup or redirect ads - and yes there are plans for scaling and we have a few different services like you saw sponsoring the project aswell

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[-] besselj@lemmy.ca 31 points 18 hours ago

Saw some good engineering textbooks on there too. Great job.

[-] rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 18 hours ago

🖖 ty

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 38 points 18 hours ago

Bit gross that it's a RU domain though

[-] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 4 points 18 hours ago

Why?

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 13 hours ago

You really have to ask?

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[-] simonlm@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

Looks like the GitHub also has its location set to Russian Federation too. 👀

[-] rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

lmaoo that was just for jokes - most of us are from western countries

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[-] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 12 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Based. I'll check it out and see if I can be of help on the development front. Been meaning to learn typescript

[-] rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 18 hours ago

tysm we've got alot on the roadmap and are in need of devs

[-] albert180@piefed.social 1 points 17 hours ago

Is there any Upside over NexusSTC?
Is it decentralised?

[-] rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago

Is there any Upside over NexusSTC? Is it decentralised? bookracy has faster and unlimited downloads, lack of popup/redirect ads, and a more active community. also from my knowledge NexusSTC is more academic content whereas bookracy has more of a range of content

[-] rdwxth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 17 hours ago

also no Bookracy is not decentralised - it operates on centralized servers much like LibGen ect. This means that while it’s open-source and community-driven, our infrastructure still relies on traditional hosting, which can be vulnerable to takedowns or disruptions. However we've taken precautions for this and have a bulletproof proxy server which also caches inbetween the storage server and client