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Library Genesis Guide

Your guide to using Library Genesis


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Last Updated on October 1, 2023


WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY GENESIS GUIDE – UPDATED FOR OCTOBER 2023!

Library Genesis Guide: Table of Contents

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 * Welcome to the Library Genesis Guide – Updated for October 2023!
   *  How to download books from Library Genesis and libgen: 
   *  Step 1  Go to the Library Genesis website
   *  Step 2   Search for your book in Library Genesis
   *  Step 3   Find your book
   *  Step 4   Click on the download link
   *  Step 4.1   Alternative download method
   *  Step 5   Download from mirrors (Updated for April 2023)
   *  Which mirrors to use? 
   *  Individual Mirror Guides  
   *  RECOMMENDED  http://library.lol/
   *  NOT RECOMMENDED  https://3lib.net/
   *  RECOMMENDED – but only with an ad-blocker installed.  
     https://cdn1.booksdl.org or https://libgen.rocks/
   *  NOT RECOMMENDED  https://libgen.me
   *  NOT RECOMMENDED  http://en.bookfi.net/
   *  Download and enjoy your reading! 

Library Genesis – also known as libgen – is a fantastic digital shadow library
that gives you free access to millions of your favourite books and papers as
eBooks – from fiction books to fantasy, crime to science fiction and romance to
thriller, as well as textbooks, journal articles, academic works, graphic
novels, comics etc – in epub, pdf, mobi and many other formats. Perfect for
reading on your Kindle, Ipad, Android or any e-reader device capable of reading
books in any eBook format.

In this guide, I’ll explain how it all works and how you can get access to this
amazing free library in five easy steps – going through every detail and
avoiding any possible issues. You can click on any image to make it full size.



I keep this guide updated and test all links and mirrors on a regular basis to
ensure that you can always access this resource – even as access to libgen in
2023 becomes more difficult. Of course if you have any questions or issues –
contact me here.




 HOW TO DOWNLOAD BOOKS FROM LIBRARY GENESIS AND LIBGEN: 


 STEP 1  GO TO THE LIBRARY GENESIS WEBSITE

The main working addresses of Library Genesis are as follows. There are several
competing claims as to which is the “official Library Genesis”  sites

As of October 2023, we suggest you only use the recommended sites below:  (if
one of the links is down,  just try another):

IMPORTANT!
Make sure you only click on the recommended mirror – as detailed in the ‘Which
mirrors to use?’ guide.

As of October 2023, we recommend the following sites as being safe without
popups etc:

http://libgen.st/

http://libgen.is  

http://libgen.rs/

As of October 2023, we are not recommending the following sites, due to
persistent popups – they can be used, but it’s much better to use the
recommended sites:

http://libgen.li

http://libgen.gs

http://libgen.lc (not working October 2023)

https://libgen.ee/

https://libgen.yncjkj.com

https://libgen.top/

https://libgen.click/

https://libgen.re/ – new for August 2023 – many thanks to a libgen reader for
the info!


.

NOTE
As always, please exercise caution when downloading anything from the internet.
A strong antivirus is mandatory when surfing and downloading files. We also
advise you have an ad-blocker installed. We recommend uBlock Origin or uBlock
for the Chrome browser
You might also try the following – but they are not working – at all or
properly, as of October 2023



https://libgen.nl/

https://libgen.be/

https://libgen.me/

http://93.174.95.27 (New for March 2020 – *SITE DOWN*)

http://185.39.10.101 (New for May 2020 – *SITE DOWN*)

http://genesis.lib (New for May 2020 – *SITE DOWN*)

If you need an alternative try searching for:

“library genesis proxy”
or
“library genesis mirror”

The Library Genesis Reddit is also a great resource in case of issues.




 STEP 2   SEARCH FOR YOUR BOOK IN LIBRARY GENESIS

So, you should now be at a page that looks like one of the 2 screenshots below –
this is the main search page of Library Genesis.

Image: The main search screen for Library Genesis

 

Alternative search screen for Library Genesis

Depending on the site, you might need to select the correct category – ie
Fiction or Comics using the button next to the category.

Then enter your search term into the search box.

You might enter an author, book title or subject.

For our example we’re going to search for Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in
Wonderland”.

Enter in Alice in Wonderland or Lewis Carroll and press search.




 STEP 3   FIND YOUR BOOK

So, now you should be seeing one of the 2 screens below, depending on which site
you are using  (click on image to show larger version). You can click on the
relevant headers  – “Authors”, “Title”, “Publisher”, “Year”, “Pages”,
“Language”, “Size” and “Extension” – to sort the columns. Also remember that
there may be more than one page of results – these can be navigated via the
numbered links at the bottom.

Image: Library Genesis Search results version 1Image: Library Genesis Search
results version 2

The important things to look for are:

 1. Language
 2. Extension – generally, .epub and .mobi are the most compatible with
    e-readers like Kindle, Moon+ Reader (read our review here), iBooks and
    Calibre. PDFs are also compatible, but tend to be much larger (and sometimes
    more difficult to read) as they will often be scans of books, rather than
    e-books. Other formats might work, but they might not.
 3. Size – if you are using a device with limited storage space, like an iPhone
    etc, you might want to steer clear of really large files!




 STEP 4   CLICK ON THE DOWNLOAD LINK

You’ll see on the right hand side of the screen 2 or 3 download mirror links in
the “mirrors” column – depending on which site you are on.

Image: Detailed view of the search results and 3 mirror links

 

Image: Detailed view of the search results and 3 mirror links

So, click on one of the recommended mirrors as outlined below (you might want to
right click and “open in new tab” – especially if you are downloading multiple
books).


 STEP 4.1   ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD METHOD

You can also click on the book title – this will take you to the following page:

The “alternative” download screen for Library Genesis

Here, you can click on the mirrors 1-5 (please not that, despite the names, the
urls are the same as in the mirror guide). There are also some torrent links,
but they don’t seem to work very well.

The procedure is the same as below – its just another screen to go through.





 


 STEP 5   DOWNLOAD FROM MIRRORS (UPDATED FOR APRIL 2023)

Here I’ll show you the current mirror sites:

IMPORTANT NOTE - October 2023
As of October 2023, we are only recommending 3 libgen sites. The other 4 sites
can be used, but they have many issues with popups etc.

January 2020 – To make it slightly confusing, the different libgen sites now
have a different order of mirrors

The different mirrors for each libgen site can be seen below (if you are on
mobile, you can scroll the table left to right)

 GREEN   use this mirror

 ORANGE   use this mirror ONLY WITH AN AD-BLOCKER INSTALLED. We recommend uBlock
Origin or uBlock for the Chrome browser.

 RED   do not use this mirror

Use?



Site Name


Mirror 1

Mirror 2

Mirror 3

Other mirrors

NO

http://libgen.li


https://libgen.top

https://libgen.me

http://library.lol

do not use



NO

http://libgen.gs

https://libgen.top

https://libgen.me

http://library.lol

do not use

NO

http://libgen.lc (not working October 2023)

https://libgen.top

https://libgen.me



http://library.lol

do not use

YES

http://libgen.rs/

http://library.lol

https://libgen.li

no mirror

do not use

YES

http://libgen.st/

http://library.lol

https://libgen.li

no mirror

do not use

NO

https://libgen.yncjkj.com

https://libgen.top

https://libgen.me

http://library.lol

do not use

YES

http://libgen.is/

http://library.lol

https://libgen.li

no mirror

do not use

YES

https://libgen.re/

http://library.lol

https://libgen.li

no mirror

do not use

NO

https://libgen.click/

https://libgen.top

https://libgen.me

http://library.lol

do not use

NO

https://libgen.top/

https://libgen.top

https://libgen.me

http://library.lol

do not use

You can see from the above that the different Library Genesis sites mirror links
(1, 2, 3) go to a different order of mirror sites, depending on which site you
initially went to – very confusing!

If you are on one of the RECCOMENDED sites:
 http://libgen.rs/, http://libgen.st/, http://libgen.is

 I recommend: 

 * Mirror 1 – can be a little slow but OUR CHOICE for October 2023
 * Mirror 2 – but only with with an ad-blocker installed. We recommend uBlock
   Origin or uBlock for the Chrome browser

 I do not recommend:  

 * Any other mirrors due to popups or their removal after Z-Library’s demise

If you are on one of the NON RECCOMENDED sites: http://libgen.li,
http://libgen.gs, http://libgen.lc, https://libgen.yncjkj.com,
https://libgen.top/, https://libgen.click/ , https://libgen.re/

 I recommend: 

 * Mirror 3 – OUR CHOICE for October 2023
 * Mirror 1 – but only with with an ad-blocker installed. We recommend uBlock
   Origin or uBlock for the Chrome browser

 I do not recommend:  

 * Any other mirrors due to popups or their removal after Z-Library’s demise




 WHICH MIRRORS TO USE? 


PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF FEBRUARY 2023, THESE ARE IN A DIFFERENT ORDER, DEPENDING
ON WHICH LIBRARY GENESIS SITE YOU ARE ACCESSING.  CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.

If you are unsure of which mirror link goes to which mirror, just hover your
mouse over the link – the url will be displayed in the bottom left of your
browser like so:

How to find the url of individual mirrors


IF YOU ARE ON:


 HTTP://LIBGEN.RS/, HTTP://LIBGEN.ST/, HTTP://LIBGEN.IS


 USE:  

 * Mirror 1
 * Mirror 2 – but only with with an ad-blocker installed. We recommend uBlock
   Origin or uBlock for the Chrome browser


 DO NOT USE:  

Any other mirrors due to popups or their removal after Z-Library’s demise.

.


IF YOU ARE ON:


HTTP://LIBGEN.LI, HTTP://LIBGEN.GS, HTTP://LIBGEN.LI, HTTP://LIBGEN.GS,
HTTP://LIBGEN.LC, HTTPS://LIBGEN.YNCJKJ.COM, HTTPS://LIBGEN.TOP/,
HTTPS://LIBGEN.CLICK/ , HTTPS://LIBGEN.RE/


 USE:  

 * Mirror 3
 * Mirror 1 – but only with with an ad-blocker installed. We recommend uBlock
   Origin or uBlock for the Chrome browser


 DO NOT USE:  

Any other mirrors due to popups or their removal after Z-Library’s demise.




 INDIVIDUAL MIRROR GUIDES  

 


 RECOMMENDED  HTTP://LIBRARY.LOL/

October 2023 UPDATE: Seems to be fine. Has some  download options that are very
fast – and it is the only currently fully working mirror.

Click on the “GET” button or the “Cloudflare”, “IPFS.io” and “Infura” buttons.

Image: http://library.lol/



 NOT RECOMMENDED  HTTPS://3LIB.NET/

October 2023 UPDATE: Has been removed by the authorities – watch this space!

 1. Click on the book title, which take you to:

Image: https://b-ok.asia/ – Page 1

2. …This screen. Just click on the blue “download” button to download your book.

Image: https://b-ok.asia/ – Page 2



 RECOMMENDED – BUT ONLY WITH AN AD-BLOCKER INSTALLED.   HTTPS://CDN1.BOOKSDL.ORG
OR HTTPS://LIBGEN.ROCKS/

October 2023 UPDATE: This is an ok mirror – but you MUST use an ad-blocker. We
recommend uBlock Origin or uBlock for the Chrome browser

Click on “get” and save onto your computer or device.




 NOT RECOMMENDED  HTTPS://LIBGEN.ME

October 2023 UPDATE: NOT WORKING!

Image: https://libgen.me – Page 1




 NOT RECOMMENDED  HTTP://EN.BOOKFI.NET/

October 2023 UPDATE: Leads to dangerous pages with viruses on them

http://en.bookfi.net/ page 1


 DOWNLOAD AND ENJOY YOUR READING! 

So there we have it – an easy guide on how to use and download e-books from
Library Genesis, libgen, genesis.lib and all sites like Library Genesis. Any
questions, you can contact me here. I’m more than happy to answer your questions
and help you in your quest to read more!

You might want to check out our awesome Free Book of the Week section –
highlighting our favourite free books from the excellent Project Gutenberg
archives  – as well. There are more and more fantastic books coming into the
public domain every week and we discuss and list some of our favourites – we
also have a great guide on how to use Project Gutenberg.

The Internet Archive / archive.org is another great source of free books – check
out our great new guide on how to download free e-books from The Internet
Archive.

Good Reading!!!

“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from
almost all the miseries of life.”
W. Somerset Maugham

PS – read our recommendation for the best Android E-Reader App here!

PPS – On a totally unrelated note, ever wondered why your Facebook images are
blurry and pixelated when you upload them to Facebook? Worry no more – we have
the definitive guide at our new section – the snappily titled Why do my Facebook
cover and event images look blurry and pixelated?


Please note that https://librarygenesis.net is not affiliated with
http://gen.lib.rus.ec, https://libgen.is or any other sites operating under the
Library Genesis banner.  No books or other material are hosted by
https://librarygenesis.net. https://librarygenesis.net merely acts as a guide on
how to use this resource.  Any copyright or DMCA requests should be directed at
http://gen.lib.rus.ec and its affiliated sites.
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Library Genesis Guide: Table of Contents

Toggle
 * Welcome to the Library Genesis Guide – Updated for October 2023!
   *  How to download books from Library Genesis and libgen: 
   *  Step 1  Go to the Library Genesis website
   *  Step 2   Search for your book in Library Genesis
   *  Step 3   Find your book
   *  Step 4   Click on the download link
   *  Step 4.1   Alternative download method
   *  Step 5   Download from mirrors (Updated for April 2023)
   *  Which mirrors to use? 
   *  Individual Mirror Guides  
   *  RECOMMENDED  http://library.lol/
   *  NOT RECOMMENDED  https://3lib.net/
   *  RECOMMENDED – but only with an ad-blocker installed.  
     https://cdn1.booksdl.org or https://libgen.rocks/
   *  NOT RECOMMENDED  https://libgen.me
   *  NOT RECOMMENDED  http://en.bookfi.net/
   *  Download and enjoy your reading! 




E-BOOK GUIDES

 * How to download free e-books from Project Gutenberg
 * How to download free e-books from The Internet Archive
 * The Best Android E-Reader App 2022
 * Why do my Facebook cover and event images look blurry and pixelated?




FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK


 * VALKYRIE FROM THE VOID BY BASIL WELLS
   
   Total nonsense - but wonderfully enjoyable all the same!


 * THE INIMITABLE JEEVES BY P. G. WODEHOUSE
   
   A comic genius introduces his finest creations.


 * THE HAPPY PRINCE, AND OTHER TALES BY OSCAR WILDE
   
   A wonderful collection - perfect for the child in it's simplicity and strong
   moral message - perfect for the adult in it's subtlety and meaning


 * THE JUNGLE BOOK BY RUDYARD KIPLING
   
   A classic of children's story telling that fully justifies its reputation.


 * SWORDSMAN OF LOST TERRA BY POUL ANDERSON
   
   Wonderful pulp Fantasy from the "golden age"


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