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submitted 1 year ago by midas@ymmel.nl to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

It's like their search function is worse than reddit. Is it on purpose and is there like a trick to make it function right? Are there better alternatives, has anyone built an api for them? They do seem to have a lot and quality links - search is just terrible

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[-] SDK@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

It’s garbage. Myanonamouse for the win.

[-] CapnAssHolo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Man ABB is actually a pretty good public tracker for audiobooks. I've used it back when all I had was a broadband internet connection.

But yeah i agree. MaM ftw

[-] p5f20w18k@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I couldn't make sense of it either, ended up on myanonamouse instead

[-] roofuskit@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

How was applying for an invite? I see on the website they have limited windows twice a week. What is entailed?

[-] p5f20w18k@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They ask you questions about the rules and a few basic questions like what client/VPN you use. It was pretty easy, just keep the rule page open in another window so you can check it

[-] JasDawg@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Be sure to THOROUGHLY read through the rules and tips/tricks if you get in. You have to maintain a certain ratio, among other caveats. Easy to do, generally speaking. Easier if you donate a small amount of money to get VIP status up front.

[-] jjakc@lemthony.com 2 points 1 year ago

myanonamouse is awesome

[-] midas@ymmel.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I'll set an alarm for Wednesday :)

[-] Cantstopthesignal@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

The search isn't the greatest but I can usually find whatever I'm after. Sometimes searching for either title or author works best.

[-] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What kind of book are you trying to find? I've never had a problem.

[-] weekendnachos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I usually have way more success finding books when I search by author and not title. Too many irrelevant results come back when searching by title

[-] georgestraitpridemonth@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You have to use both author + title or use the advanced search to specify the title otherwise it tries to search the full contents of all torrents on the entire site. Personally I found myanonmouse to be lacking a lot of things I found on ABB plus all the baggage that comes with being on a private tracker

[-] ThaijsClan@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

What book are you trying to search for? I've noticed that they definitely have a lot, but sometimes not everything, especially if the books are newer. I haven't really had an issue with the search function though, what exactly is happening when you try searching for a book?

[-] midas@ymmel.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I was searching for "Thanks for the feedback" - could be they just don't have it. I don't have an example on hand but Ive had it happen that my search result was just irrelevant stuff and later I found the book through related categories. Searching for the literal titles doesn't filter properly for me at least.

[-] MrBlank@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It generally works better when you put your search query within quotes and scroll down to check at least 4-5 results to see whether any worthwhile results are there.

Other than that I don’t think there is much of a problem with the search function.

[-] dudemanbro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I always search by author and then either add a key word from the specific book title or the whole book title I am looking for. Works well enough.

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