What happened to Google's effort to scan university library books? (2017)
FWIW: you have to be affiliated with an academic institution to get access to most full texts on Hathi. However, one such academic institution is the Library of Congress. I would think anyone reading Hacker News in the US would qualify as a researcher at the Library of Congress; the catch (admittedly a big one) is that you have to present yourself in person to get a library card ("reader registration card" in LoC parlance) -- meaning that unless you live in the immediate DC area you have to travel there. And they're only valid for two years.<p>Link to how to get a library card at the LoC:<p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/rr/readerregistration.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.loc.gov/rr/readerregistration.html</a>