Today the #SROP webmaster made the first update to our FAQ page since 2023. Reluctantly, we have added an "AI Policy" to clarify things that none of our myriad customers have, so far, asked about. We might elaborate at some point, but at least now we have a "policy".
Any morbidly curious Mastodonians can follow the link here:
Mayday! MAYDAY! Are you ready for the US General Strike on May 1, 2026? Stay home! Read books! Stay off-line! Stock up on free #SROP books now!
Why stop at one day? A one-day strike is not enough, even if it does send a message. Consider turning this into a multi-day holiday + general strike. Forget work, school, shopping, & online big-tech destinations through Cinco de Mayo!
https://www.
commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike
Sad to hear all of this about D2D! Even though #SROP doesn't use the service, I had occasionally considered whether D2D might "help". Now glad I never did that, thus avoiding the aggravation of this latest enshittifying move. Hope all you indie authors find a good place to land when D2D goes belly-up.
Happily ultra-independent here since 1976. ๐๐
Mayday! MAYDAY! Are you ready for the US General Strike on May 1, 2026? Stay home! Read books! Stay off-line! Stock up on free #SROP books now!
Why stop at one day? A one-day strike is not enough, even if it does send a message. Consider turning this into a multi-day holiday + general strike. Stay away from work, school, shopping, & online big-tech destinations through Cinco de Mayo!
Happy Ides of March!
Today (3/15) is #SROP author Mantissa Etherbright's birthday. Join us in celebrating the occasion with free #ebooks. Just follow the bread crumbs as usual.
https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/author-list.html#etherbright
(Links on that page go to the paperback ordering pages, but you can get the ebooks for free.)
@susankayequinn Thanks for amplifying this terrible change at #Amazon.
I also posted the other day a report from here:
https://iheartsapphfic.com/2026/02/17/how-ihs-is-responding-to-terrifying-changes-at-amazon/
(#SROP books have never been on Amazon, a point of pride for us secretive rodents.)
SmashedRatOnPress
