(1) Technically, I think that site works by identifying itself as the Google webcrawler and seeing the full-text version that many sites would like to have indexed. (2) There's the question of why that site isn't taken down (or how it pays its bills) and my guess is this: In the 2000s it was an open secret that you could read the news on most sites like The New York Times with the username and password... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

Use https://12ft.io/ to read if you aren’t a member. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

This pot roast with winter root vegetables (I use rutabaga instead of celery root, but any root veggies are perfect) No sides needed other than bread and/or maybe some noodles. If you want a green vegetable, track down a whole stalk of brussels sprouts and roast them. Recipe is paywalled on epicurious.com and you can no longer paste links from 12 ft ladder, but you can access yourself through it https://12ft.io/. Source: 6 months ago

Use 12ft Ladder. Breaks the formatting, but you can read all the text. Source: 6 months ago

I've never had an issue with a paywall on their website so no idea but you can try opening it via 12ft or Archive. Source: 6 months ago

Lately I’ve been using https://shepherd.com/ as a “tool” to find actual books to buy or borrow. Internet tools to find, physical books to consume. At least the consumption part is ad-free. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

I am not really sure if these are considered apps. I usually use these websites to get book recommendations. * Hacker News Books - https://hackernewsbooks.com, the weekly most mentioned books on HN * reddit reads - https://www.redditreads.com, the books that Reddit users are reading * Shepherd - https://shepherd.com, the book recommendations from authors, creators, and experts. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

I'll mention https://shepherd.com/ which has an interesting feature: 8,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood. We make it easy to find the books they recommend through a book you already love, an author you adore, or a Wikipedia topic that interests you.. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

There are a lot of little things you can do. Contact libraries through their websites suggesting the book, looking for websites that will feature your book for free (shepherd.com is one and gobookbound.com is another, and you can look for more while you're waiting to see what the publisher does. Social media - hard to tell what the return is, so if you are into social media, by all means go there! But if you... Source: 12 months ago

Just to 2nd waht d4nyll said, try https://app.thestorygraph.com/ or https://hardcover.app/ Both are great for book tracking, and I think Story Graph has better "social features" then most (and they are about to work on more). I run Shepherd.com, I am trying to create a book discovery experience like wandering a bookstore. Something I don't think Goodreads or any websites do well. So far I've interviewed 8,000+... - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago