Is it illegal to pirate software/books?
Yes, it is illegal to download ("make copies") of material that is protected by copyright. For the average person, generally there won’t be any criminal consequences under copyright law from having pirated items on your computer.
The History of Piracy
The earliest documented instances of piracy are the exploits of the Sea Peoples who threatened the ships sailing in the Aegean and Mediterranean waters in the 14th century BC. In classical antiquity, the Phoenicians, Illyrians, and Tyrrhenians were known as pirates.
Z-Library Alternatives
- Project Gutenberg
- The Literature Network
- The Open Library
- Bookbub
- Overdrive
- LibriVox
- Internet Archive
Downloading Books from Z-Library to iPad
To download an ebook, go to the books download home page. Once on the page, you can see a search box, type the name of your book, the author, or the reference of your book and click on the search icon. A results page will be displayed according to your search query, choose the desired book, and click on the title.
Can Kindle read EPUB Files?
EPUB is a common ebook format around the web, but the Kindle can’t read it natively. That’s okay; you can convert. Once you set up Calibre, click on Add Books, and pick out any free ebook files you’ve downloaded. They’ll appear in the Calibre library.
Best Free Online Libraries
- hoopla
- OverDrive
- Libby
- Sora
- Kanopy
- cloudLibrary
- RBdigital and Flipster
Free Online Libraries
Yes, there are some online libraries where you can borrow for free, such as Open Library, JSTOR, OverDrive, Google Books, Amazon Books, Scribd, etc.
How to Read Free Books Online?
5 Ways You Can Read Books for Free Online:
- Google Books
- Open Culture
- Open Library
- Project Gutenberg
- The Library of Congress