Z-Library, recently taken offline by the FBI, was a free, online shadow library that offered students relief from these expenses. Users could download textbooks from numerous academic publishers through the site for free. For students, the shutdown of Z-Library seems both frustrating and unfair. However, for the publishers and authors whose work was being distributed on the website, Z-Library’s shutdown means justice.
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