Minor question, but when I tried downloading something from libgen.io my internet browser blocked it and didn’t give me any obvious options for allowing the download. I’m not exactly techy and so this sort of thing scares me—how confident are you that I can download things off the site without giving my laptop viruses etc?
If people use other sites to access free books I’d also be keen to know!
As long as you use a good adblocker (such as uBlock Origin) to get rid of any sketchy ads, I’m fairly confident that the site is pretty safe. If you’re unsure if the file you downloaded is safe, you can upload it to virustotal.com. If you’re using Chrome and that’s what’s blocking the download, apparently you can go to your downloads list and click “Recover malicious file.”
I get ebooks and audiobooks through my library’s online system. https://www.hoopladigital.com/ is the one our library uses, but check your library’s site for which one is local to you.
Minor question, but when I tried downloading something from libgen.io my internet browser blocked it and didn’t give me any obvious options for allowing the download. I’m not exactly techy and so this sort of thing scares me—how confident are you that I can download things off the site without giving my laptop viruses etc?
If people use other sites to access free books I’d also be keen to know!
As long as you use a good adblocker (such as uBlock Origin) to get rid of any sketchy ads, I’m fairly confident that the site is pretty safe. If you’re unsure if the file you downloaded is safe, you can upload it to virustotal.com. If you’re using Chrome and that’s what’s blocking the download, apparently you can go to your downloads list and click “Recover malicious file.”
I get ebooks and audiobooks through my library’s online system. https://www.hoopladigital.com/ is the one our library uses, but check your library’s site for which one is local to you.