In order to find an e-book of Cheng Jia's Dream of Red Mansions, I wanted to go to Z-Library, the world's largest e-book website, to download it. For some reasons, Z-Library often changes its website, so I just Google it.
Open the first item of Google's search results, which is still the familiar interface, showing that so far there are: 22525200 books, 84837643 article, but I want to switch the language to simplified Chinese, and I can't find the option. I remember that I have registered, but when I logged in, I was prompted that my email address had not been registered. I was very puzzled, how could it be? Could it be my mistake?
Further search and verification revealed that I was on a fake Z-Library website. It's ironic that the world's largest pirated book website has been pirated.
Therefore, if you like me often use Google or Baidu and other search engines to prevent access to Z-Library websites, you may have been hit, because most of the top search results are fake Z-Library websites. I Google the "z-library official website", and the first two are fake.
So, how can we distinguish between true and false Z-Library websites?
1. Distinguish by domain name
The domain name of Z-Library usually does not appear at the top of the search results of the search engine, or even in the search results. Therefore, the search engine must not be used as the access to Z-Library, but the official domain name. Although a large number of domain names of Z-Library have been seized, there are still many domain names that can be used normally. The following are the most common domain names.
- singlelogin.rs
- singlelogin.re
- z-library.rs
- 1lib.sk
- z-lib.gs
- Cn1lib.is (working in beta test mode)
Websites to avoid being cheated:
⛔ ️ zlibrary[.]to
⛔ ️ z-lib[.]is
⛔ ️ z-lib[.]id
⛔ ️ z-lib[.]io
Note that the Z-Library domain name may become invalid at any time due to seizure This page For easy access to the official new Z-Library website. They update this page every month.
As shown in the figure, there is a prominent Z-Library login page on the official website of Z-Library.
2. Distinguish by website
Z-Library describes itself as a defender of intellectual freedom. It will not always urge you to pay or force you to donate. If a website lures you to pay everywhere, it must not be a real Z-Library website. Since there are a large number of fake websites, fake websites and fraudulent Z-library like websites, knowing some "tips" about the original official Zlibrary website will help you quickly improve this insight.
- The official Z-Library requires you to create an account and log in as an existing user before you can search and download.
- At the top of the official Z-Library page, you can see the entry for signing the petition "Support us for intellectual freedom".
- There is an obvious warning of "DONT'S USE SCAM WEBSITES" above the official Z-Library search box.
- The official Z-Library lists the support email address in the upper left corner, which is support@z-lib.se 。
- The official Z-Library will have a donation button to take you to the list of cryptocurrency and Amazon and Paypal donation options.
- There is a link named "Z-Access" at the lower right corner of the official Z-Library website, which can take you to the official help page https://go-to-zlibrary.se 。
In addition, the real Z-Library most commonly uses social accounts to interact with users, rather than sending notifications to users through email. If you often receive emails that are suspected of Z-Library, you need to pay special attention to distinguish them, which is likely to be a fake website.
3. Distinguish by service
The official Z-Library has a book download limit, which limits users to download 10 times for free every day, and will automatically recover the next day after the quota is used up. If you are logged into the Z-Library account, this restriction will apply to your account. If you download without logging in first, the download restrictions will apply to your IP address. The official Z-Library can download e-books directly without paying any fees before the e-book download quota runs out, and will not provide obvious payment access including links and buttons at the download location.
Generally speaking, if you can't see the instant "download" button anywhere near the title of the book, then the website is likely to be a copy or counterfeit. These domain names exist to sell fake "lifelong" Z Library Premium membership, which only requires a one-time payment, or they will ask Patrion to donate. Some are infected with malware, so it's best to avoid using them.
The real Z-Library provides Z-Access The page is as follows six Class access method. If a similar website does not provide these applications, it is a fake.
- Desktop App
- Useful Links
- Browser Extension
- Android App
- Telegram Bot
- Magic Email
Z-Library provides some social accounts to keep in touch with users. Please pay attention to the identification.
- Twitter ： https://twitter.com/Z_Lib_official
- Mastondon ： https://mastodon.social/ @Z_Lib_official
- Telegram ： https://t.me/zlibrary_official
- Telegram（CN） ： https://t.me/zlib_china_official
- Support services: support@1delivery.pm
Z-Library provides a method to obtain accessible web addresses through email. You just need to send any mail to the mailbox blackbox@1delivery.re , you can receive your personal access domain name in the automatically generated reply email within 3-5 minutes.
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