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#trans #woman
#lgbtq+
#queer
#bisexual
#nonbinary
#bookstodon
#sapphic
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I hope I'm being good fwiend and provide safe space for my #queer fwiends :3

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Nobody is safe

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Peter Gleick Apr 25

Buy books. But not from Amazon. Buy them from Bookshop.org, the independent site. This move by Amazon is shameful.

Here is a link to my book on Bookshop.org.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-three-ages-of-water-prehistoric-past-imperiled-present-and-a-hope-for-the-future/18943639

CatSalad🐈🥗 (D.Burch)

Passive ad/scam/phishing accounts are so strange to me. By passive, I mean their only interaction is to follow someone and hope that person visits their profile.

I call they types Bottom Scams. No messages, only 🥺⁠👉⁠👈

iamBullivant Apr 20

I think I want to be in more queer instance, nothing wrong with this I just want instance more catered to queers. I sent request to lgbtqia.space idk just to let you know if someone cares about me

Hot choccy heals dysphoria

BET IT ALL ON DOSKEL Jan 26

this had to go through god knows how many approval groups

hana harper, dnb wizard Mar 14

the lesbian flag is the best and most aesthetically pleasing prideflag of all of them

yes im biased

Just when i come to my hometown dysphoria kicks in, fuck 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 and im stil closeted because of stupid transphobia

Olly 👾Apr 17

Google adds Android Auto-Reboot to block Forensic Data Extractions

Google is rolling out a new security mechanism on Android devices that will automatically reboot locked, unused devices after three consecutive days of inactivity, restoring memory to an encrypted state. The new auto-reboot feature was listed in the latest Google Play services update [v25.14].

https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/14343500

#android #it #security #privacy #engineer #media #tech #news

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Peter Gleick Apr 25

Buy books. But not from Amazon. Buy them from Bookshop.org, the independent site. This move by Amazon is shameful.

Here is a link to my book on Bookshop.org.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-three-ages-of-water-prehistoric-past-imperiled-present-and-a-hope-for-the-future/18943639

Psychopaths gonna psychopath.

thegardendude Apr 25

@petergleick I had already gone back to buying physical books from local bookshops and this only reinforces my desire to to continue doing so. Forget “convenience.” Not worth enabling a monopoly.

(((Cindy Weinstein)))Apr 25

Uchhhh. Bezos et al. are so gross. Thank you for sharing your link. Let's all post our links on Bookshop.org. Here's mine.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/finding-the-right-words-a-story-of-literature-grief-and-the-brain-cindy-weinstein/16166689?aid=54625&ean=9781421441269&listref=hfcreads

08/15 🤍 #RIPNatenom 💔Apr 25

In Germany you may buy local or if there is no local book shop I can recommend: https://www.buch7.de/

buch7 – Der soziale Buchhandel

I decided to boycott Amazon long before even thinking about doing business with them ...

And knowing their mistreatment of workers and suppliers I don't understand why anybody would want to do business with them ...

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Apr 25

Why I haven't used #Amazon since about 2005 (other than the so far unvoidable AWS with its ubiquitous web presence)

And, FWIW, businesses not using AWS for hosting, etc. is an important message to Bezos about unacceptable business practices.

@petergleick Oh cool, thanks for sharing this, I prefer digital books but don't really read much right now cuz I haven't found an alternative for Google Books. 😥Thankfully I never bought into Kindle, but hearing about alternatives like this really helps!

Stephen Elliott~Buckley Apr 25

Next, Amazon will trademark "book"

WestCoastCliche Apr 25

@petergleick I buy a lot of books from Bookshop.org for my writing class. When I am done with them I donate them to my local bookstore to help keep them afloat. One of my very few good deeds.

okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin Apr 25

@petergleick
This last year I figured out that Amazon prints cheap paperback books on demand when ordered.

@Okanogen @petergleick print-on-demand (POD) is the standard model for self-published books, low-circulation books, and books that sell beyond their original print run. This is regardless of whether they're sold through Amazon.

There are several companies that provide this service to authors, including Ingram Spark, Draft2Digital, One Bookshelf... A lot of the books are easily available to indy bookshops through their usual wholesalers.

I don't think it's at all well known outside of publishing circles, though.

Hannah Steenbock Apr 27

Okay, there truly are only two actual printing services for the US for self-publishers:

Amazon and Ingram Spark.

Draft2Digital use Ingram Spark, and their interface is so bad you can't even get a direct link to your print book.

For the EU, there is Amazon and a handful of other direct printers which - sadly - are all mostly unusable (Tredition might be an exception but is expensive).

Lulu is not a serious option anywhere, they are expensive and bad.

@Okanogen @petergleick

John 🎵Apr 25

@petergleick I get my audiobooks from https://Libro.fm - just like Audible, but DRM free!

Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores

Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

Libro.fm

transponster Apr 27

@johnoestmannmusic @petergleick I've heard that libro's audio quality is quite bad.

John 🎵Apr 30

@yee @petergleick I've been using it for months, and there is nothing wrong with the audio.
You can listen to the samples on book pages before you buy to check

transponster May 3

@johnoestmannmusic @petergleick There were some complaints such as https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobooks/comments/18mrrtt/audible_vs_librofm_audio_file_quality_comparison/ or https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobooks/comments/12b9u86/librofm_audio_quality/

@yee @petergleick ah, interesting. I personally haven't had any issues at least :)

Servelan Apr 25

@petergleick LOL Amazon thinks it's a bookshop.

Shafik Yaghmour Apr 25

Please visit your local friendly neighborhood bookshop. Usually staffed by fellow book nerds happy to help you find just the right book(s).

If your local to the Bay Area find your nearest Books Inc: https://booksinc.net/

Books Inc.

Books Inc.

A New Faith: Solarpunk novel Apr 25

Pretty much the main reason why I decided to self-publish on Ghost.org

https://tinjar.ghost.io

A New Faith by TinJar

A New Faith - a solarpunk novel by TinJar

TinJar

@petergleick Just when I thought Amazon couldn't get any sleazier.

Just kidding: I know they have plenty of sleaze left to dig into.

@petergleick Just put your book on my bookshop.org wishlist

@petergleick Worth adding, for those not already aware, that Bookshop.org lets you contribute part of your purchase to a local bookshop of your choice, and that they've recently started selling eBooks as well. And the digital sales can support local shops too!

officerripley Apr 26

Yes, Bookshop.org sells e-books now too!

Jeff Atwood Apr 26

@officerripley @petergleick but can you gift them? That was the big showstopper for me, I need to gift a lot of digital books

officerripley Apr 26

@codinghorror @petergleick

I just checked their site and unfortunately, no, it's not possible to gift ebooks at this time. Maybe they'll add that later.

Jeff Atwood Apr 26

@officerripley @petergleick I just mailed them offering to partially fund the feature

officerripley Apr 26

@codinghorror @petergleick

Cool! It would be so great to never have to use Amuhzon again. :-)

⚛️ Yours Truly! Unruly 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻Apr 26

Amazon no longer exists in my sphere. Thank goodness.

@petergleick I only buy from Bookshop. I’m doing everything I can to distance myself from these 21st Century robber-barons.

Jeff Atwood Apr 26

@petergleick I love this but I wish it could deliver digital copies effectively.. is there a way?

Shannon Clark Apr 26

@codinghorror @petergleick they do sell ebooks

https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks

(But most have drm so have to be read on the web or in their apps though they are working to get them into Kobo apps and devices) they also aren’t for sale in their apps due to Apple and Google taking a 30% cut of digital sales inside of apps.

(I haven’t bought any ebooks from them but it’s good that they offer it. Some indie bookstores also sell ebooks via Kobo and audiobooks via Libro.fm

See https://www.indiebound.org/ebooks

Real Syntactic Apr 26

@petergleick This site is not available in #Canada, FYI.

@mirijb2 @petergleick It's not? Seems to work for me. Or is it that you can't buy things from it?

Real Syntactic Apr 26

@opiate @petergleick you can't buy from it. Sorry I was not clear.

Benedikt Apr 26

@petergleick crazy idea, but almost everywhere, but in the US there's a book price bind that forces everyone to sell any book at the price set by the publisher in order to eliminate the price competition between local bookshops and massive chains or online only retailers.
Most countries seem to agree that books ares cultural heritage rather than a commercial product.

Comicbuchtyp Apr 26

@petergleick In Germany There is this get-together-Website of small bookshops you can Order Books www.genialokal.de a wordplay with Genius and local.
Buy local, Think global, be genius 😎

@petergleick Glad to say, I've bought nothing from Amazon since Bezos bent the knee in November 2024. The occasional few cents price difference is more than worth cutting off the oligarch.

#boycottAmazon #boycottOligarchy

@petergleick It’s only a shame that the Bookshop app is so horribly crippled.

Mark Ingalls Apr 26

@petergleick does anyone know of a Canadian equivalent to this website?

Warren Currie 🦠🦐Apr 26

@ingalls @petergleick
This is a searchable listing of Canadian independent bookstores. 📚

https://www.indiebookstores.ca/
#books

Wyatt Childers Apr 26

@petergleick that's really sad. Also consider supporting libro.fm, they're a great audiobook store

@petergleick not available in Canada?

@petergleick Book marked it. Thank you

2something Apr 26

@petergleick

You can also buy lots of independent ebooks from itch.io.

Top books

Find books like Legionnaire, Serious Weakness, All of the Above, pygame 4000 book, Game Development with PICO-8 - Issue 1 on itch.io, the indie game hosting marketplace

itch.io

Anne Delong Apr 26

@2something @petergleick

Tomorrow is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day!

https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadian-independent-bookstore-day-is-a-day-to-highlight-local-shops-1.7507975

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is a day to highlight local shops | CBC Books

Indie bookstores across Canada are celebrating on April 26, 2025.

CBC

Anne Delong Apr 26

@2something @petergleick

Project Gutenberg has lots of audiobooks, but you won't find the latest copyright titles there.

https://www.gutenberg.org/

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.

Project Gutenberg

toolbear#🪧Apr 26

@petergleick
N.B. when you choose a local store to support, as I prefer when shopping Bookshop.org, that preference is a cookie instead of an account setting. If you clear cookies or take other privacy precautions this preference gets lost.

I had an email exchange a couple years ago with their marketing team asking them to make it to an account preference. Alas they have't thus far.

Still better than Amazon.

@petergleick see also thriftbooks and alibris!

Kailas Idavanmuzhi Apr 26

@petergleick hey am from India and I can't access this site.

iveyline Apr 26

@petergleick We use The Nile and Booktopia downunder. Good alternatives.

Edward Champion Apr 26

@petergleick Ordered a bunch online from Bookshop tonight. Hitting bookstores in person tomorrow. Amazon can suck my dick. There. Is THAT good enough for you? I've already acted. What about YOU, sir?

better still, go find an actual book store in your town, or, use the library, or find second hand bookstore. Support local

coolgreymatter Apr 26

I've stopped buying anything from Amazon.

Andrew C. Dingman Apr 26

@petergleick I want to like bookshop.org. But their e-books are, as a practical matter, worse than Kindle, Kobo, Nook, or even Google Play e-books. They've got DRM that I can't readily remove, can't be read outside their app (eg, on most e-ink readers), and yet does not give me any of the utility of "right of first sale".

@acdingman @petergleick calibre can't remove their DRM?

I don't buy music that isn't loss-less (flac) and I don't buy ebooks that don't come in a standard format (epub).

Andrew C. Dingman Apr 29

@nevomagnezi @petergleick not as far as I've seen on the appropriate plug-in forum threads or repos. I'm not above buying something that has DRM I know I can remove to get an unencumbered epub, but they don't seem to use any of the known schemes.

Claire Barnes Apr 26

@petergleick Adding a link to the UK equivalent, Hive, & an independent bookshop that I like to support:
https://www.hive.co.uk/Shops/Between-the-Lines-Great-Bardfield
- but if you can visit in person you will find additional books not available online, such as the new 'History of Great Bardfield' (with a chapter on its #14thCentury prosperity due to the #LadyOfClare). From personal experience, great conversations may ensue!
#IndieBookshop #bookshop @bookstodon

teacher_rick 🇪🇺Apr 26

@petergleick I have deleted my #amazon account recently.

Angela Scholder Apr 26

@petergleick Just stop buying from Amazon in general!
And I shouldn't need to point out why!