Online documentation aka Help Center

1) Why is it no longer possible to download an entire library (like all database books) for offline use ? This used to be possible with the older structure. Being able to download and use a local copy is invaluable for reading manuals when no network connection is available (trains and airplanes anyone ?) or when the network link is too slow for online use.
2) A small number of books can be downloaded, but a majority is not. Why is that ?
3) There are broken links, essentially the links to OTN. For instance on page https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/nav/portal_7.htm, all links to OTN are wrong, except the ones for "Oracle Multimedia" and "Data Cartridge". Same happens on other pages.

Albert Godfrind-Oracle wrote:
1) Why is it no longer possible to download an entire library (like all database books) for offline use ? This used to be possible with the older structure. Being able to download and use a local copy is invaluable for reading manuals when no network connection is available (trains and airplanes anyone ?) or when the network link is too slow for online use.
Or when the site managers decide to completely restructure the entire site, and do a p***-poor job of it, making it difficult to impossible to find the manual you need.  
2) A small number of books can be downloaded, but a majority is not. Why is that ?
Given the current state of affairs, I'd say "Only 'da Shadow knows!" 
3) There are broken links, essentially the links to OTN. For instance on page https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/nav/portal_7.htm, all links to OTN are wrong, except the ones for "Oracle Multimedia" and "Data Cartridge". Same happens on other pages.
Keep those reports coming.  You might want to post them to changes to doc.oracle.com
Supposedly that is being monitored by someone on the team responsible for docs.oracle.com, though there has been precious little feedback. 

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