A reminder that there is an actual "Mastodon for Dummies" book available in physical, ebook and audiobook, from any good bookseller:
The authors are @chrisminnick and @workingwriter
A lot of people prefer getting their info from books, and this is aimed at them. I bought a copy and it was great 👍
Not going to link to a specific bookseller, but they all have it, and local bookshops will be able to get it for you if you ask them to order it! 📚
I actually had no idea there was an audio book version coming out! That's exciting!
Uh oh... hope I haven't been misinformed?
I saw audiobook listed for the book's page on a major online book seller, so I assumed this had been released :/
Looking at it again, it says it hasn't been released. Guessing the listing was a mistake?
It looks like there's a narrator and a release date, so I don't think it's a mistake! The publisher usually does translations and adaptations without us knowing...it's just cool to see that it's happening!
Ahh, it says audiobook release date is 27th June! Okay... I guess I should have waited a bit on this post, but at least it's not too long!
Congrats on getting your book into audio! 👏
Thanks! Next stop, broadway! 🕺
Hahaha... Mastodon For Dummies: the Musical
It also covers running your own server, and other Fediverse platforms too.
@workingwriter @NerdRage42 @chrisminnick
You should include a foreword by John Mastodon if there's a second edition!
@feditips @chrisminnick @workingwriter
Unfortunately, Wiley is the same entity that tried (but failed) to get rid of First Sale with Kirtsaeng, and they're also party to the lawsuit that sued the @internetarchive for having the audacity to lend books during a pandemic.
I don't want anything to do with a publisher that takes such a maximalist view of copyright it won't even allow you to *sell* their books.
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