Bread and CircusesReason number 563 why I love reading books... 📚 There are no commercials!
Dave Volek@breadandcircuses
And the way things are going, commericals just might be coming into books.
And the way things are going, commericals just might be coming into books.
PaulaToThePeople 😷@davevolek @breadandcircuses At least targeted ads are unlikely in hardcover books. 😅
Bryan WrightBack in the 70s some US publishers inserted ads in paperback books. The ads were printed on cardstock and bound into the center of the book. Here's an example pulled at random off the bookshelf.
Kee Hinckley@davevolek @catselbow @breadandcircuses Ah, I just posted my own photos of those, but I couldn't find any examples with the inserts like cigarette ads.
Jordan Biserkov
J. Martin@catselbow @davevolek @breadandcircuses yeah I remember them too, and I still have some of those in my vintage sf paperback collection!
@davevolek @breadandcircuses Paperbacks in the pulp fiction days used to have cardboard insert ads, or ads in the back for other books. I can't find any of the inserts right now, but here are a couple of the ads at the end.
Maybe this is one reason to ban books. No advertising. Or ineffective advertising. That doesn't fit the corporate agenda.
I do click on Mastodon links--and sometimes go to websites with more ads than text (and sometimes interesting text).
Yep, I can see why we need to ban books.
Thomas Lanz@breadandcircuses are you also on bluesky?
Cegorach@breadandcircuses I do own books containing ads though…
it's rare, but it does (or did) exist
John "John Davies" Davies ☑️@breadandcircuses *has idea for a new type of book*
Tim ChaseFor a fun spin on this, "Feed" by M.T. Anderson was a good YA read.
Beach-n-Brew@breadandcircuses that is, unless you read the popular American novels by John Sandford. Talk about product placement…!
a fish named dog ✡️♾️@breadandcircuses not if Amazon has its way...
Mig@breadandcircuses Whats ur favorite books?
Taylor Simpson@breadandcircuses Very recently accepted my addiction to video gaming and got a 12 step program and book and im reading that and its helping me to see other things out there including reading as a fun thing to do.
krimss@breadandcircuses Do NOT give them ideas
ceartasShhh! They’ll find a way!
smxi@breadandcircuses man. All these years I've felt there was something missing but I could never put my finger on it. To be fair some books in back have ads from their publisher about other books and authors you might want to read. Back in the day some even had order forms in the back.
David W. Jones@dancingtreefrog @breadandcircuses @SpaceLifeForm
Mmm... Some kindles have invisibly tiny lights all over the screen that enable reading in the dark quite comfortably. Brightness can be adjusted in very small increments so the light is just the right amount. No paper book can do that.
Mmm... Some kindles have invisibly tiny lights all over the screen that enable reading in the dark quite comfortably. Brightness can be adjusted in very small increments so the light is just the right amount. No paper book can do that.
Mario Ostolaza@dancingtreefrog @breadandcircuses @SpaceLifeForm And you can save them when they're on danger of ending in the dustbin... 😅
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