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@tomgauld.bsky.social on the impact of AI & associated technologies & writing...
(all a bit meta, of course)
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📚 You know what always hits me hard? When I discover a bookshelf still filled with books inside an abandoned house. Each collection is like a fingerprint, a unique reflection of their owner. Does anyone else feel sad when they see neglected books?
#Story #Photography #Abandoned #LostPlaces #Books #Bookshelf #Bookstodon
📚️ #eBook / #eBooks accounts to follow:
PUBLIC DOMAIN
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social (main) & @gutenberg_new@mastodon.social (new uploads) - Massive selection of public domain eBooks
@standardebooks@mastodon.social - High quality well-formatted public domain eBooks
@DProofreaders@universeodon.com - Volunteers proofreading eBook versions of public domain books
BOOKSHOPS
@WeightlessBooks@wandering.shop - Indie bookshop selling DRM-free eBooks
@scarletferret@mastodon.online - Human-curated DRM-free ebooks by indie authors
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Sorry for the substack link, but this is unique information. The author is a library, particularly ebook/audiobook advocate, and got to interview the CEO of OverDrive, the company that runs Libby the library app and serves as a middleman between libraries and big publishers. If you want to be more informed about why your library pays 3 - 4 times as much as you do for an ebook or audiobook, it's essential reading. Several states are passing laws trying to improve the situation, but more concerted, widespread action is needed.
#Libraries #LibbyTheLibraryApp #audiobooks #ebooks #books @bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Who Are The Ainu People? Inside The Rich History And Culture Of The East Asian Indigenous Group
By Ella Spitz | Edited By Cara Johnson
The Ainu were hunter-gatherers who lived across Japan and into southeastern Russia, but centuries of forced assimilation have virtually eliminated their language and traditions.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ainu
Books about Ainus at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/15285
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Shameless plug, but my wife just published the first book in her new low-fantasy series.
If overthrowing wealthy tyrants is your kink, I think you'll really enjoy this series 😄
Rise of Iron by Sarah J. Hoodlet
https://a.co/d/02nckh3i
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Rock-'n'-roll bookselling today. Although at my age I have to alternate the rock and the roll, it's too tiring to do both simultaneously.
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#selfie #SelfPortrait #books #livres #booksky #Photography #photographie
Highly amused by The Museum of Bums. The great terriers of art history... A cheeky wee read (sorry) 😋
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Just about the only thing I still use Amazon for is a book wish list (remember when Amazon was a bookshop?) that family look at when they want to buy me something. I have wish lists on BWB, Hive, Waterstones and WOB (and probably elsewhere) that I’ve added things to because I have spotted them when browsing that site.
What I’d like is to create a single wish list of books that hooks up to BookFinder (or similar) that I can use instead, as a single point of reference & that lets purchasers cross things off without a likelihood of malicious or bot interference. Does anyone know if such a thing already exists?
I can do it manually on my own webpages and cross things off myself upon receipt, but something a bit easier would be nice…
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I’m a #polymath who gets her kicks learning and doing new things.
I started in corporate finance, then went freelance as a #writer, #author of #tech #books, articles, and #video training material. Along the way, I learned to fly #helicopters. I launched my own helicopter charter business and a popular #YouTube channel of #flying videos. Now I’m mostly #retired, a #jewelry #artist and #boat #captain, #RVing and #boating with my pups when I’m away from home.
One week to THE HYENA, a fantastical surrealist novel by Emmy Award winner David Quantick! "A heartfelt tale told at breakneck speed" with many thanks to Jake Arnott for the quote. Preorder from your favorite bookseller. https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-hyena/
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Happy Halloween, everyone!
It's also LAUNCH DAY for my new novella, HE FORECLOSED ON MY HEART. The paperback is available on Amazon, and the ebook is available at most online bookstores. The book is a New Adult romance set in the exciting world of Beverly Hills real estate. A sheltered, naive college student gets an internship at a real estate firm during a summer break and falls in love at first sight with guess who? Yeah, the real estate tycoon boss. Nassim narrates her story, which is sometimes sweet, sometimes salacious, always sincere!
Today I am also promoting my novel BEER POUR in a Book Funnel promo for author besties. Click on my BEER POUR cover to learn more: https://books.bookfunnel.com/authorbesties/pz9x31vzjk
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Last week, I found myself sitting next to one of my heroes—journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. "I'm reading your book!" she said.
She even pulled out her tablet to prove it. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Naturally, I made sure to give her a signed hard copy.
I toiled over The Nerd Reich in obscurity, never quite sure if anyone would care. But two months after its release, the momentum continues to build in the most surreal ways.
#NerdReich #MariaRessa #Books
My horror graphic novel "Eerie Tales from the School of Screams" is available at booksellers near you! Please add it to your spooky library if you haven't already! Celebrate Halloween season with a creepy comic by yours truly! #grickledoodle #horror #comics #scary #halloween #books
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Halloween is almost here! Why not pick up one of our horror classics? Check out the 10 most downloaded books from our catalog. Happy reading!
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8492
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41445
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2148
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6087
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10007
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/209
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68283
PG's Horror bookshelf:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/42
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method by George Polya, 2014
The bestselling book that has helped millions of readers solve any problem. A must-have guide by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It shows anyone in any field how to think straight. In lucid and appealing prose, Polya reveals how the mathematical method of demonstrating a proof or finding an unknown can help you attack any problem that can be reasoned out --
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Twilight in Venezuela Dispatches from My Once and Future Country by Rafael Osio Cabrices, 2026
Expert journalist and editor-in-chief of Caracas Chronicles Rafael Osío Cabrices offers a riveting, rigorous, and deeply personal account of the modern history of his country, from the rise of Chávez and the slow erosion of democracy, to the U.S. invasion and capture of Maduro.
#books#nonfiction#Venezuela