Paying for things is out, using the library is in. Also, have you heard about tool libraries? Depending on where you live, you might be able to borrow tools instead of buying them.
YSK americans always assume everybody else are americans.
Someone else ITT confirmed this works in Australia.
According to their map, it also works with a number of libraries in Canada, England, Wales, Ireland (though no Scottish or Northern Irish libraries), Luxembourg, Bogota, Malta, South Korea (though they have placed the flag for Asia Culture Center in Gwangju South Korea somewhere in the sea south of Ghana for some reason), Dubai, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand
LinkedIn Learning formerly Lynda is free with library card.
I get Pressreader access with my library. Gives me access to newspapers and magazines for free, which is pretty good. Especially for overseas things which are otherwise quite difficult to get
Just confirming this works from Australia (Dandenong Library).
YSK that if you have an internet connection, there’s a free streaming service called Stremio, no library card needed. The only other thing you need to watch any movie or show you want is the Torrentio addon. (There’s also Real-Debrid if you want faster downloads and instant streams.)
The issue with Stremio is that it doesn’t keep the downloaded files long enough to be meaningful. It just caches the content then wipes it afterwards. It’s basically super-leeching and refusing to seed, which makes the torrenting experience worse for everybody. If everybody used Stremio, nobody would be able to. Because it relies on healthy torrents, but doesn’t actually do anything to maintain the health of those torrents.
I think you can edit cache settings so you can seed at least more
Always good to have some legal options, and the more they expand, the better.
Still, torrenting shouldn’t go anywhere indeed.
Some also get hoopla.
E: apparently kanopy has been discontinued in nyc.
In Chile there’s https://www.bpdigital.cl/ for borrowing digital books.
Whoa, thanks for that. I’m looking for years for a book that had a single edition in our country, it’s impossible to find and they have it. I will try my poor Spanish on it.
There’s also Libby, Hoopla, and Overdrive.
Kanopy is partnered with universities in multiple countries.
I don’t have that service in Germany. Why do you think I should have that in Germany?
Streaming of what? Music tracks? Radio stations? TV?
Generally independent films, classic movies, documentaries, are the most its used for. Lots of kids stuff though, like inspector gadget, Bob the builder, etc as well as live storybooks, storytime, etc.
I don’t know if this is common, but worth looking into:
My library system offers limited free passes to local museums, zoos, childrens/science museums, etc. You borrow them like you would borrow a book.
I think lots of libraries do that. It’s awesome! (Source: my last 3 libraries in New England did that.)
Be sure to return the pass on time, though. You might screw up someone else’s trip to the museum if you return it late :( (that’s also why they tend to have higher late fees)
Had it a few years ago, and they do have some good content, but it didn’t seem like it got refreshed very often. Definitely, some Oscar nominees in there though.
Kanopy looks like they use Widevine DRM. I will continue using other DRM-free sources.
And if you don’t, I recommend checking out
Highly recc Anna’s Archive.
