4️⃣: Our Servers! To sustain the growth over time, we build and maintain all our own systems. We need reliable infrastructure, which is why we rely on the support of our users.  archive.org/donate/?orig...

So you're not using cloud providers like AWS, etc?

The Internet Archive is a repository of so much anime fandom knowledge that would be otherwise lost forever. Old fanzines, club newsletters, small print books and mags, rare writings by now-departed figures in the community. I wouldn't be able to write my book without your collection.

Most of the content in the Internet Archive is not readily available in my town (pop 85K). The public and university libraries don't hold the titles. ILL can take weeks. In one case, I was able to find an out of print work because I could search the full text. The IA's work is truly transformative!