In many parts of the world, textbooks can be hard to obtain. There could be many reasons for that, and we’re sure you’re aware of the financial aspect of that situation. With that said, we’re sharing with you our list of the best torrent sites for textbooks, giving you access to the knowledge you seek.
Before we jump to our list, we remind you to download textbooks with a great deal of caution. We’ve seen many situations in the past with malware being propagated through textbooks, some of which were potent variants. Therefore, we'll do our best to present the safest torrent sites for textbooks.
Best Torrent Sites for Textbooks
1. Library Genesis
At the moment, your #1 option when it comes to torrent sites that offer textbooks is Library Genesis. This is a vast repository of everything related to eBooks, scientific articles, magazines, comics, and plenty more. After all, Library Genesis has close to 10 million monthly visits, which gives you an idea of the value of this torrent repository.
What we especially like about Library Genesis is the website's advanced search tool. You can use it to search for textbooks based on their title, author, publisher, ISBN, tags, and there are plenty more search modifiers. The website also gives you plenty of options for downloading files, where torrent files are only one of the available options.
2. 1337X
Unlike our previous recommendations, 1337X is a fairly standard all-in-one torrent site. That means that it offers more than textbooks, as you'll find movies, TV shows, games, software, and plenty more. This is one of the most popular torrent libraries out there, with new files being uploaded every couple of seconds.
To find textbooks on 1337X, we recommend relying on the website's search bar, located on its home page. Sadly, there's no dedicated section for textbooks. However, once you type in a search query, you'll get to filter the available files in many ways. On top of that, 1337X gives you all the information you need to pinpoint "healthy" files that are quick to download.
3. Zooqle
You’ll find Zooqle mentioned in online articles that talk about torrent sites for movies and TV shows. However, even though Zooqle initially focused on those content categories, it now comes with any P2P file imaginable. It even has a dedicated section for textbooks, which isn't something we see every day (when it comes to all-in-one P2P libraries, that is).Â
With that said, your search for textbooks on Zooqle should start from its main menu (which comes in the form of a series of icons, right next to its search bar). At the moment, there are hundreds of textbooks here, so you’ll need some help sorting those files. Luckily, Zooqle helps you by letting you filter them by their file type, size, age, health, and in more ways.Â
4. The Pirate Bay
There's not much we can say about one of the oldest and most popular P2P libraries out there, The Pirate Bay. It has been around for as long as we can remember, trying to evade many blocks and obstacles. So, even though The Pirate Bay doesn’t have its former glory, it’s still an indispensable source of P2P files – and that includes textbooks as well.Â
The Pirate Bay comes with a dedicated section for eBooks. However, you'll find tons of PDFs there, as well as magazines, comics, and similar types of content. So, our recommendation is to use the site's search bar. After that, there are multiple ways to filter TPB's files, separating "healthy" from slow-downloading files instantly.Â
5. ISOHunt
Featuring millions of torrent files, ISOHunt has long been targeted by copyright agencies and individual ISPs. That’s the reason why ISOHunt now has a different approach to torrenting, which might be seen as an obstacle by some. More precisely, you now need to use ISOHunt’s binary client to download files instead of using your favorite torrent client.
In other words, you need additional software to download files from ISOHunt. Still, we think that’s a minor price to pay for everything this P2P library brings. And when it comes to downloading textbooks, know that ISOHunt offers a dedicated section while also giving you an option to use its search engine. No matter which way you go, plenty of textbooks await.Â
6. TorrentDownload
We have to say that TorrentDownload is a pretty generic P2P repository. Still, you can never have enough sources of P2P files, which is the reason why we recommend it here. This is an all-in-one torrent site that brings any P2P file imaginable, which includes textbooks as well. On top of that, you’ll find a group of verified uploads here, decreasing your chances of encountering malware.
We also have to say that the 'Books' section of TorrentDownload seems to be broken right now. With that said, you should do your search via the website’s search bar. If you decide to do so, you’ll see that more than 700 textbooks await. You’re also free to filter those files, export them via RSS, and create a profile for some added customization.
7. iDope
It’s true that iDope has a somewhat chaotic interface, especially if you’re not accustomed to using P2P libraries. And on top of that, iDope does things a bit differently without giving you an option to browse P2P files based on their categories. Instead, start by typing your query into the site's search bar, visible on its home page.
Once you get to your search results, the website’s capabilities will start to show. You’ll get to filter the files in many ways, as well as dive deeper into individual categories. iDope also gives you helpful information about each file even before opening its overview. And lastly, know that you can create an account to access some personalization and download iDope’s app for Android (helpful if iDope’s domain is blocked by your ISP).
8. Torrends
Our list of the best torrent sites for textbooks would not be complete without Torrends. This is a search engine that indexes 600+ torrent sites, which is hugely helpful for P2P files like textbooks. In other words, if no other website helps you find what you need, we're confident that Torrends will become your go-to tool.
Instead of just going for Torrends’ search bar, take your time to inspect the site’s features. You’ll see that Torrends gives you helpful information about the most popular torrent sites, their proxies, and mirrors, currently popular files, and more. It even comes with its own torrent search proxy, useful for bypassing blocked P2P libraries.
9. AIOSearch
In many ways, AIO Search is just like our previous recommendation. That would mean that AIO Search lets you search individual torrent libraries. Once you enter any term in its search bar, the website will show separate tabs for each of its indexed torrent sites. So, instead of using a unified search results page, you'll get to visit each torrent site individually. This concept might be a bit hard to explain, but it works wonderfully.
Aside from searching for torrents, AIO Search is also helpful for finding any information on the Web. That includes images, videos, subtitles, files hosted on file-sharing websites, as well as movies, TV shows, and similar. It even comes with toolbars for Firefox and Chrome, letting you access AIO Search at any given moment.
This is where we conclude our list of the 9 best torrent sites for textbooks. If you have anything to add, please do so via the comments section below. And lastly, thanks for reading!
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