TIL Anne of Green Gables is out of copyright and you can get a free (legal) copy from Project Gutenberg.
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36
Project Gutenberg offers 72,058 free eBooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, Android, and iPhone.Project Gutenberg
Looking to solve a mystery. One of my recent used bookstore finds is a signed 1st Edition of #MaySarton’s A Work of Light. The book includes the note pictured below. I realize it’s a (very) long shot, but might someone identify the author or the recipient of the note?
Please boost for broader circulation.
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.books.bookfunnel.com
Mastodon has been an amazing source for #book recommendations. A few #books I've read since joining Mastodon that were excellent:
The High House by Jessie Greengrass simonandschuster.com/books/The…
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow us.macmillan.com/books/9780374…
Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff wwnorton.com/books/survival-of…
Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen barnesandnoble.com/w/factory-g…
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—fr...Macmillan
Tak jo. Jdu zkusit sílu Mastodonu. Dočetl jsem knížku "Zrádná paměť" od Lisy Gray
Recenze na mým Insta: instagram.com/p/CoPHMb6rPCE/?i…
A teď síla Mastodonu: Chceš si tuhle knížku přečíst? Odpověz na tento příspěvek, proč bych měl knihu poslat právě tobě. Já platím poštovné i balné.
Vítěze vyberu příští sobotu 11.2. ve 14:00
#lisagray #knihazaknihou #docteno #soutez #knihazdarma #knihazaodpoved #thriller #bookstodon
2 Likes, 0 Comments - Pavel Janíček (@paveljanicek.cz) on Instagram: "Napínavý a čtivý thriller s tak trochu očekávaným koncem. Malé městečko postupně vydává svá tajemství a Jessica díky tomu rozmotává případ vražd, které se staly před mnoha lety...Instagram
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!!
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
If you're looking for samples of #audiobooks narrated by AI, search for the term "Narrated by Apple Books" in the Apple Books app. It will pull up a list of books converted to Audio by #Apple.
Here are a few samples:
books.apple.com/us/audiobook/i…
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…
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…
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 really enjoy listening to audiobooks and appreciate the emotion and nuance that skilled narrators bring to the story. So I have my (considerable) doubts that AI-voiced audiobooks will be just as good. Hope this doesn’t become the norm. #Bookstodon #BookToot #AudioBooks #AI
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Exclusive: tech firm quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI – but move expected to spark backlashLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
I just read, in an anthology of Russian 19th-century Gothic Tales (kirja.casa/book/70999/s/russia…) a story by Vladimir Odoyevsky, called The City Without a Name.
I can't find an english translation of the story online, but if you find it somewhere, read it! Written in 1839, it's a very accurate description of our own times almost 200 years later when profit motive drives everything and every humane pursuit is driven into nonexistence in the name of endless gain.
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…
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)
Become a patron of Michael LaBorn today: Get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.Patreon
I put together a little book trailer for GODS OF LONDINIUM. It's always a blast getting to cut together something that represents the book. #bookstodon #newbook #comingsoon
Come to the city of Londinium, where gods still walk and empires fall. ‘I am a lord of the sea, of storms and of thunder.’Born of violence and deception Joss...YouTube
Our #introduction to #bookstodon!
Hello, we are Canongate Books, an independent #publisher of an eclectic mix of #authors for an eclectic and discerning audience of readers. You might know us from the spines of:
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Lanark by Alasdair Gray
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot
& many, many more.
We're based in Edinburgh and London, and next year we'll be 50. Hello!
Time for an #introduction now that my account is finally on my own instance where I intend it to stay.
I'm a techie and a writer. I first started programming on a Vic20 when I was about 5 years old. I started writing some years later but put it aside for many years.
The last few years I picked it up again, and have published two #scifi novels so far, which you can read more about at galaxybound.com
#scifi #reading #amwriting #bookstodon #twittermigration
