#you can sometimes switch to reader view with f9 and then print the article to a PDF to give yourself time to read it

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get some books

libby is a free app which allows you to use your library card to check out books.

if your library card doesn't give you acces to the book you want, you can always apply for another.

they won't send you to jail for applying for a library card and getting rejected.

some libraries have free nonresident cards, some have cards that cost as little as 5, 10, 15 dollars.

don't rely on reddit lists to tell you what libraries offer nonresident cards because everybody is searching "free nonresident library cards reddit", which results in a flood of traffic which causes those libraries to close their free nonresident cards. stop it.

just work your way through libraries starting with those closest to you.

if you pay local taxes somewhere, you may be eligible for their library card. like if you own property there, if you work there part of the year, if you live there part of the year.

if you want a book really badly and you can't afford to buy it but you can afford the 1-year paid nonresident card for a library, you can have a year of access to that book and probably dozens of similar books for less than the cost of the first book.

openlibrary works just like any other digital library service btw so if you're willing to wait for a book to become available you can use that to your heart's content as well.

also, if it's public domain it's probably on gutenberg project for free. if it's a political text it might be on a certain other library for free. since both of those sites offer versions in plain text or html, you can use screenreaders. homemade audiobook right there.

i use pericles for firefox to listen to books