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Happy day! Got my copy of Mastodon for Dummies by
@workingwriter @chrisminnick huge thanks to them for sending it to me😊
Will be reviewing the book and testing out the explanations on my favorite dummy, since my husband has finally decided to make a Mastodon account 👀
Purism President @kyle caught up with Matthias Kirschner, President of @fsfe to talk about the inspiration behind the children's book "Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream", and the need to raise awareness about free software
puri.sm/posts/kyle-and-matthia…
#freesoftware #software #books
Conversation with Kyle Rankin, President, Purism and Matthias Kirschner, President at Free Software Foundation Europe. – Purism
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.Purism SPC
A man named Bruno Schröder was a mining engineer for most of his life. When passed away in his 80s in June 2022, he had around 60,000 or so books spread out on the 4 floors of his house in Mettingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The books likely weigh about the same as 15 modern cars. 📚
#books #library #BookCollection #collection #Germany
h/t @BrianJopek
Boosting this with alt-text because #librarians rule! 💪
I love the last panel. 😊
#Libraries #NoLimits #Books #Reading
It's baaaaack - Flirtatious Fiction Friday. Writers, tell us about your latest. Readers, see what's new.
Use the tag:
#books #queeromance #mmromance #ffromance #romance #gay #lesbian #transgender #bisexual #lgbtiqa #bookstodon #MMBookstodon #LGBTQBookstodon @LGBTQbookstodon @MMbookstodon @bookstodon
Over on #booktube I posted a quick update sharing a bit about the new weekly series I’ll be doing: youtube.com/shorts/QcE07C9xTZk…
SO excited to be creating content again after my long hiatus!! Just *one more place* for me to blather on and on about my favorite hobbies! 😂
Thanks, @AeroEagle!!
Coming soon: Sandra’s Journal, a weekly update!
Hey everyone! Some quick news today—kicking off next Friday, I'll be releasing a weekly series called "Sandra's Journal" in which I share other things I've b...YouTube
I have mixed feelings about this.
Apple quietly launches a catalog of #books narrated by #AI on its Books app, in a move that publishers, authors, and agents warn may upend the #audiobook market.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks
Exclusive: tech firm quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI – but move expected to spark backlashLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
Here's a good piece that lays out some advantages to #AI narrated #audiobooks. The trouble is that there is no analysis of what happens when an author or publisher decides to forego hiring a human and go directly to this method.
Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps
Apple and Google’s AI turn in a booming market may sound less than human and raise the ire of voiceover actors, but it has cost benefitsLois Beckett (The Guardian)
I'm still being haunted by this Barnes & Noble article and everyone praising the new policy changes so I just wanted to share another piece about it
This one is about the authors. because no one loves books and readers more than authors. especially not the CEO of Barnes & Noble.
medium.com/turning-pages/barne…
Barnes & Noble’s New Policy Harms Authors | Turning Pages
Following a Twitter controversy, readers and authors were shocked to discover that Barnes and Noble has a new nationwide policy. Only the top 1-2 children's books per publisher per season will be sold in stores.Marie Kester (Turning Pages)
NEW RESOURCE ALERT 🚨
Just come across these guys as a sustainable and ethically run alternative to Bezos for #audiobooks
xigxag.co.uk/
#bookstodon #books #sustainability #ethicalconsumption #climate #thereisnoplanetb #wordnerd
UK Audiobooks From £7.99 (or less) - xigxag
xigxag: no subscription audiobooks, better prices the more you listen and exclusive access to the listen-and-read x-book®. Proud B Corp™.xigxag
Design Is a Job by Mike Monteiro
Take care of yourself as a working designer and use design as a tool for good.A Book Apart
Welcoming the #WritingCommunity to Mastodon!
Perhaps, I should do the second #writerslift here.
So you know how it goes, like, follow for follow, and post your #links to your #books #wip #blogs etc. on this post below
#amreading #amwriting #writers #writersblog #writerchat #writerdons #writerlife #writingtips
I'll go first, I'm working on my first #novel The Ravenport Club, you can follow for updates on its Facebook page www.facebook.com/TheRavenportClub and very near to publishing it.
![A trans flag colour background, and an image of the cover of the book Gender Euphoria, accompany quotes from reviews of the book.
"Earlier in my life and transition, Gender Euphoria would be the book that I needed. It's a diverse collection of trans and non-binary perspectives that managed to be more positive than many "Trans Tauma Porn" collections out there, in that it shows the sunnier side of transition" - Chelsea Manning.
"Every page is a little present! A timely reminder of the value of trans lives, and the urgent need to improve the conditions in which we are made to live them" - Abigail Thorne.
"Gender Euphoria really up-ends the baked-in narrative about pain and unhappiness, Instead, these young writers look at life through the other end of the telescope and [...] find the things to rejoice about being set free from the shackles of gender conformity... This book will inspire you" - Christine Burns.](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/377961 "A trans flag colour background, and an image of the cover of the book Gender Euphoria, accompany quotes from reviews of the book.
\"Earlier in my life and transition, Gender Euphoria would be the book that I needed. It's a diverse collection of trans and non-binary perspectives that managed to be more positive than many \"Trans Tauma Porn\" collections out there, in that it shows the sunnier side of transition\" - Chelsea Manning.
\"Every page is a little present! A timely reminder of the value of trans lives, and the urgent need to improve the conditions in which we are made to live them\" - Abigail Thorne.
\"Gender Euphoria really up-ends the baked-in narrative about pain and unhappiness, Instead, these young writers look at life through the other end of the telescope and [...] find the things to rejoice about being set free from the shackles of gender conformity... This book will inspire you\" - Christine Burns.")
A bit more info:
1. I am a #TraditionallyPublished #author of #books for #teens
2. I believe in more #equity in #TraditionalPublishing, especially when it comes to payment, marketing, and support for #BlackAuthors
3. I try to be #positive online, but #publishing is a hard, hard industry to be in
4. I'm trying to hold on to the joy of #writing regardless ... 💕
- 1st book (out now): WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU (ronnidavis.com/books2/when-the…)
- 2nd book (Spring 2024) THIS NIGHT IS OURS
I’ve been hosting #jinglebooks on #bookstagram for a few years now. These days it’s mostly me #reading and sharing all my favorite #christmas #books. (I also try to find and read new releases for holidays too!) so as a mastodon exclusive (is that a thing???), I thought I’d share my curated collection of #newbooks I’m reading this year!!!
Are any of these on your TBR?? Let’s read them together! Look for reviews coming soon! Also share your book recs with me!
[time for a #reintroduction! #introductions #introduction]
I'm Flo (he/him), a #queer #author of #lgbtqia #fiction.
Primarily I write #sliceoflife, #comedy, heartwarming & lighthearted, #gay #romance in a variety of settings, such as #hopepunk, #scifi, #fantasy, #steampunk, #horror, #gothic, annnnd the list goes on~ 😅
Some more things about me:
— I'm currently pumped for #NaNoWriMo!
— I like #writing, #reading, #drawing, #art, #gaming, #movies, #books etc.
— I dabble in #learning #mandarin and #tokipona (which i don't tend to talk about here).
— I am #agender, #asexual, #aromantic, (thus #AroAce) #disabled, #ActuallyAutistic, and a #demiguy
— i have a wishlist (mostly full of very, *very* gay books): throne.me/u/drowsy/wishlist
— alt accounts at @ghost@weirder.earth & @floghost
Throne Gifts - The Gifting Platform for Creators
Throne is gifting platform for content creators. Safely receive gifts from any online store while keeping your address hidden.throne.me
Hi all!
I'm Seth. Nice to meet you and looking forward to some interesting conversations🙂.
As I'm an author and it's my first post on Mastodon (#introductions), I suppose I should start with the kind of work that I do. Here's a glimpse!
Sci-Fi Dystopian Thriller: Can a talented criminal from Chicago take on America's most powerful regime?
Discover life in #America2052!
#scifi #books #Dystopia #KindleUnlimited
Amazon.com: Land of the Free (America 2052 Book 1) eBook : Halleway, Seth: Kindle Store
Land of the Free (America 2052 Book 1) - Kindle edition by Halleway, Seth. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.amazon.com
NASA published the free ebook "A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography" by Sten Odenwald.
It's a comprehensive resource on using Android and iOS phones, as well as other equipment, to take photos of celestial objects, astronomical phenomena, and artificial satellites.
Download the PDF here:
spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/SMBook…
Image credit: NASA.
#astrophotography #astronomy #books
