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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Damn it'd be a shame if someone DM'ed me the name of the book and I had to go looking to see if there's an epub/pdf version available for download in certain places. A real shame indeed.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't care saying what book it is right here, because I've looked for both and came up wanting. It's not available normally as an ebook for purchase, so I have my doubts.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997118.Doktor_Bey_s_handbooks_of_strange_sex

Basically, the IA had it because they scan in masses of texts without even caring what they are. As long as they get a copy and it isn't in the archive yet, they'll scan it in.

FWIW, it's pretty amusing.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh thats a super off the wall book. It barely exists anywhere let alone an ebook. I stand corrected and humbled.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was found for me by someone else! I am amazed.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 month ago

Damn! And I thought I knew all the weird nooks to find books online.... I have much to learn

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I got you fam, dm you a link in 1 sec.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow! Thanks! I looked and looked!

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Anna's Archive, just author's name search. :)

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

What a dope site!

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You rock! Thanks for the link. This is the sort of thing that'd be cool to mirror... Wonder how big it is?

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Anna's Archive has some torrents they ask people to seed. I'm seeding a smaller one right now. You can look into that if you want to help out—nobody's expected to mirror the entire archive!

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is an aggregator, pedabytes.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Oh nice! I've never heard of that before. Bookmarked. Thanks again!

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Can I get the link too? The book looks interesting