<p>Try <a href="http://gen.lib.rus.ec/" rel="nofollow">http://gen.lib.rus.ec/</a></p>

<p>It has a relatively big selection of CS books, including lots of TCS books.</p>

<p>A few random examples:</p>

<p>Knuth (TAOCP and many other books): gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=knuth&amp;nametype=orig</p>

<p>Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein, Introduction to algorithms: gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=cormen+leiserson+rivest+stein+introduction&amp;nametype=orig</p>

<p>Sipser, Introduction to the theory of computation: gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=sipser&amp;nametype=orig</p>

<p>Hennessy, Patterson, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach: gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=hennessy+patterson&amp;nametype=orig</p>

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I'm sorry, but I couldn't add real links because of StackExchange's brain-damaged spam protection…
Dmitri Pavlov
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There's some question as to whether this site has legal copies of books are not.
Suresh Venkat
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@Suresh: Legal in which jurisdiction?
Dmitri Pavlov
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in the US, I imagine
Suresh Venkat
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@Suresh: Well, TCS SE is a very diverse community and certainly not everybody here lives or resides in the US, hence I don't see any reason why we should emphasize the US laws.
Dmitri Pavlov
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I have started a meta discussion: http://meta.cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/879/should-we-permit-linking-to-illegal-stuff
Kaveh
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I am guessing the laws of the geographic area where the servers are hosted would somehow come into play... Of course, just a guess.
Aryabhata
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Dmitri Pavlov
<p>My question isn't really related to TCS itself, it's more about technical and informational equipment of a computer scientist.</p>

<p>There is a website <a href="http://safaribooksonline.com" rel="noreferrer">SafariBooksOnline</a> by O'Reilly Media where anyone can read lots of books about IT online for a per-month payment. 
That's why you don't need to buy expensive books if you want just to run through a chapter and look through the content briefly. And you still can read it all if you feel yourself comfortable reading large book from a screen being constantly connected to the Internet.</p>

<p>Are there such websites with TCS books or science books in general?</p>

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I'm not aware of a single repository, but the closest is in fact the set of answers to this question: http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3540/what-are-the-recent-tcs-books-whose-drafts-are-available-online
Suresh Venkat
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No there isn't. And that makes it very cool startup idea! ;-)
Pratik Deoghare
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Thank you, Suresh, I've seen this question before, but that list has just a small number of books, mostly drafts actually.
Mkaz
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TheMachineCharmer, yes, it surely does. But, as I believe, wide science publishing relations are crucial for a startup like this. And that's what stops me from evolving this idea, actually.
Mkaz
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[Google Books](http://books.google.com/) allows reading (a limited number of pages) from lots of books, which is very useful. An if you are interested in a specific topic, then there are usually some online references listed on the Wikipedia page for the topic.
Kaveh
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Digital Library+ (DL+) is a service that enables browsing and searching Databases, E-Journals, E-Books & References in their digital library (www.digitallibraryplus.com).
Mohammad Al-Turkistany
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TCS online library
Mkaz
# TCS online library

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-01-07)

My question isn't really related to TCS itself, it's more about technical and informational equipment of a computer scientist.

There is a website [SafariBooksOnline](http://safaribooksonline.com) by O'Reilly Media where anyone can read lots of books about IT online for a per-month payment.
That's why you don't need to buy expensive books if you want just to run through a chapter and look through the content briefly. And you still can read it all if you feel yourself comfortable reading large book from a screen being constantly connected to the Internet.

Are there such websites with TCS books or science books in general?

**Tags:** soft-question, books
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm not aware of a single repository, but the closest is in fact the set of answers to this question: http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3540/what-are-the-recent-tcs-books-whose-drafts-are-available-online  
> **username_2**: No there isn't. And that makes it very cool startup idea! ;-)  
> **username_0**: Thank you, Suresh, I've seen this question before, but that list has just a small number of books, mostly drafts actually.  
> **username_0**: TheMachineCharmer, yes, it surely does. But, as I believe, wide science publishing relations are crucial for a startup like this. And that's what stops me from evolving this idea, actually.  
> **username_3**: [Google Books](http://books.google.com/) allows reading (a limited number of pages) from lots of books, which is very useful. An if you are interested in a specific topic, then there are usually some online references listed on the Wikipedia page for the topic.  
> **username_4**: Digital Library+ (DL+) is a service that enables browsing and searching Databases, E-Journals, E-Books & References in their digital library (www.digitallibraryplus.com).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2011-01-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Try <http://gen.lib.rus.ec/>

It has a relatively big selection of CS books, including lots of TCS books.

A few random examples:

Knuth (TAOCP and many other books): gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=knuth&nametype=orig

Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein, Introduction to algorithms: gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=cormen+leiserson+rivest+stein+introduction&nametype=orig

Sipser, Introduction to the theory of computation: gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=sipser&nametype=orig

Hennessy, Patterson, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach: gen.lib.rus.ec/search?req=hennessy+patterson&nametype=orig

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: I'm sorry, but I couldn't add real links because of StackExchange's brain-damaged spam protection…  
> **username_1**: There's some question as to whether this site has legal copies of books are not.  
> **username_5**: @Suresh: Legal in which jurisdiction?  
> **username_1**: in the US, I imagine  
> **username_5**: @Suresh: Well, TCS SE is a very diverse community and certainly not everybody here lives or resides in the US, hence I don't see any reason why we should emphasize the US laws.  
> **username_3**: I have started a meta discussion: http://meta.cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/879/should-we-permit-linking-to-illegal-stuff  
> **username_6**: I am guessing the laws of the geographic area where the servers are hosted would somehow come into play... Of course, just a guess.  

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