From January 20th, 2026, #books released through #Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) without #DRM will be downloadable as #EPUB or #PDF for users who have purchased them. It will also be possible for no-DRM status to be toggled for existing #ebooks.
It remains to be seen how many #authors and publishers will take advantage of this, whether the files will be watermarked, and if the feature will be available for non-KDP titles.
I recently started using Book Notification (booknotification.com).
For me, the use case is simple: add a list of #authors I like, and they send me a weekly email with upcoming releases by those authors and a link to a personalised #book release calendar page.
I read a lot of #books, so I like what they're doing. Unfortunately there is a catch. Two, actually.
Firstly, they use an #accessibility overlay (Ally by Elementor). While it isn't personally bothersome for me (particularly given the fact that my primary interest is in the content they email out), I do fundamentally object to using a service that perpetuates the use of these tools however unmaliciously.
Secondly, the first time I visited the site after signing up, I'd been signed out and the backend had apparently forgotten my password. Services not handling authentication data and user sessions well is a development pet peeve of mine.
All of this to say: if this sounds appealing to you and you're not put off by the highlighted caveat and hiccup, it does seem to work well. But I'm also interested in recommendations of other services like this that will let me keep track of new book releases by authors I enjoy. Do you know of any?
(Please no Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, or the like.)
"AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry."
Win win.
I just registered my name & book details with the appropriate law firm.
Check if your book/article/paper is on the list here:
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
If it is, go here:
lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au…
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.Alex Reisner (The Atlantic)
I am excited to be presenting an accessibility workshop for #InnovateUS. I will be focusing on taking a role-based approach for accessibility. Subject-matter experts (SME) have their role, but too often responsibilities in government are hardened and accessibility becomes someone else's responsibility. Taking a role-based approach can fix barriers earlier in the project's lifecycle.
innovate-us.org/creating-a-cul…
#accessibility #ARRM #authors #frontend #visualdesign #government #DigitalGovernment
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!
