Cayetano SantosJul 23
Robert W. Gehl
Pleased to announce that my book, Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media, is now available online, and will be out in print in a couple weeks!
https://moveslowlybuildbridges.com
That site has more stuff, too -- links to related articles, some notes about how I researched it, and a contact form in case you want to talk about the fediverse with me! (I'd be happy to chat with journalists about it!)
#academicChatter #bookstodon #fediverse #mastodon
Move Slowly and Build Bridges, by Robert W. Gehl

Jul 22 at 7:04pmWeb
Show threadTim ChambersJul 22
@rwg Congrats! โœŠ
Show threadBen WerdmullerJul 22
@rwg Preordered. Excited to read it!
Show threadM. GrรฉgoireJul 22

@rwg Congratulations!

Out of curiosity, in the time between writing and now, have you changed your mind about anything? Are there any new developments that you wish you'd been able to discuss?

Show threadRobert W. GehlJul 22

@mpjgregoire Thank you!

I don't know if I changed my mind so much as learned a lot from the interviews. My earlier books were more about surveillance and political economy, and those aspects didn't seem to be as strong among the folks I talked to. Instead, the concerns were more with safety and moderation tools. So my focus shifted over time.

Show threadKate BowlesJul 22
@rwg @blogdiva Congratulations! I loved learning that the beautiful cover art is by @CaribenxMarciaX.
Show threadThe Nexus of PrivacyJul 22
@rwg congrats! Looking forward to readingit!
Show threadjust small circles ๐Ÿ•ŠJul 22
@rwg this is wonderful! ๐Ÿ˜ Congratulations!
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@rwg

Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰
Had a glance at the description and the table of contents and it looks fascinating! I really look forward to reading it and to being able to consider from an academic perspective things Iโ€™m so familiar with from daily use (โ€˜the fieldโ€™).

Will the book be available in a DRM-free format, preferably EPUB? I used Calibreโ€™s search options, and it found eBooks.com, according to which it will be available as โ€˜encryptedโ€™ (i.e. with DRM) PDF and EPUB files. Are there any other options? I want to buy the book in a digital format, but DRM goes against my principles.

I also found your blog, which Iโ€™m going to bingeโ€ฆ โ€‹โ€‹

Thanks for sharing your research and thoughts! ๐ŸŒผ
We oppose DRM. | Defective by Design

Show threadRobert W. GehlJul 22

@serlwch
I'm totally with you on no DRM!

I *think* it will be available as epub. Right now there's a PDF version but it's accessible through libraries only. Oxford's site says e-books will be available, but I don't know if that's something other than Kindle...

Show threadRishavJul 23
@rwg Congrats on your book launch Rob, really excited to read it! Seconding @serlwch that it would be nice to have a version of the ebook that isnโ€™t locked into the Kindle ecosystem.
Show threadJenniferJul 22
@rwg this looks great!
Show threadsarah connor ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸชJul 22
@rwg Fedi isn't democratic at all thank God, it's completely anarchic
Show threadAndy PiperJul 22
@rwg great, preordered! I have been looking forward to it!
Show threadKostynJul 23
@rwg congratulations!! Are you doing any launch events??
Show threadRobert W. GehlJul 23
@kostyn probably... gotta work on arranging some!
Show threadKostynJul 23
@rwg exciting !!
Show threadMidniteMikeWritesJul 23
@rwg Love the title!
Show threadElena Rossini โ‚Jul 23
@rwg AMAZING!!! HUGE congratulations Robert. I've been really enjoying the excerpts you've published here and I can't wait to purchase (and read!) your book โค๏ธ
Show threadGinaJul 23
@rwg Congratulations! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘
Show threadjaz  Jul 23
@rwg congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰
Show threadRobert Link5d ago
@rwg Sign me up for a print copy. Looking forward to it!