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Have you tried emailing the authors? It's well known that some folks will gladly respond with a copy of the paper at no charge.
That’s not usually an option for books. Articles, maybe, but I need textbooks.
Welp, I totally misunderstood the question then. Sorry.
IIRC: The Oxford Politics Trove is more text books than academic papers.
I don't know why people keep pushing this myth.
What makes you think it's a myth?
Because it is a myth. Many friends have attempted this and got no response whatsoever. Pretty much almost never have they actually gotten access to the papers by mailing the researchers directly.
People are busy, and academics especially get tons of emails to wade through. When we say that authors will gladly share their papers, it means that the incentives are aligned such that it benefits them to share their work for free. It doesn't mean that they'll drop everything else to respond to your email.