Good news for avid readers and book lovers. #booksky www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b... - ThreadSky

whitneyyoh.bsky.social • 18 days ago

Good news for avid readers and book lovers. #booksky

https://www.salon.com/2025/01/28/bookshoporg-enters-the-e-book-arena-giving-indie-stores-a-new-way-to-compete-with/

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msbak.bsky.social•17 days ago

Good. I hope Amazon goes belly up in a horrific decline never before seen in our era.

lord-jason-of-us.bsky.social•18 days ago

And Amazon haters

seesawseen1.bsky.social•17 days ago

Wha-HOO!❤️❤️❤️

armyhottie.bsky.social•17 days ago

@bymattiejmann.bsky.social

musycks.bsky.social•17 days ago

This timely satire about a virgin birth in modern Florida and the resultant culture war shitfight should fit in very nicely. 🙂

nycpaul64.bsky.social•16 days ago

@kimmcgreal.bsky.social

jocelynayodele.bsky.social•17 days ago

Downside I see is that you need their proprietary app to view the ebooks. They don't offer an ePUB file that you can use with any e-reader.

That's my main issue. If I'm buying an eBook I want to truly own it.

laragraceelmore.bsky.social•17 days ago

I think the article failed to address where they get the ebooks from. It spoke about who earns the profit in a sale where the ebook is listed on Salon. It would be 1/3 Salon, 1/3 the book org, and 1/3 the bookshops. No mention of the author… also, and I do wish I didn’t have to rely on Amazon

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laragraceelmore.bsky.social•17 days ago

to sell my ebook, but the statement “I'm a self-published author, and I depend on Amazon's Kindle platform.” Is probably more about KU (exclusivity) than it does the actual kindle platform. Many readers who take chances on indie authors only do so because it doesn’t cost them anything extra.

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laragraceelmore.bsky.social•17 days ago

I love the sentiment, and for trad published books, this is an excellent alternative to Zon. But the majority of my readers are KU readers. I am a KU reader… so, until there is a strong competitor for KU, I worry indie authors and their readers are stuck.

Kobo will get there, I think, but not yet 🙂

searcy514.bsky.social•17 days ago

The US Democrats have shown their true colors. They claim to be allies, but their actions suggest otherwise. We cannot trust the Americans; this must be our new reality.

loscctgl.bsky.social•18 days ago

Fantastic

rweintothewoodsyet.bsky.social•18 days ago

Ooh! Looking forward to reading this 📌

dpjones77.bsky.social•17 days ago

I came, I saw, I concurred.

stormyskies888.bsky.social•17 days ago

Yay!! Eff Amazon!

authorjgabriel.bsky.social•17 days ago

Sounds Very cool, I will have to check this out.

arachnewrites0.bsky.social•17 days ago

📌

trojanguy2k.bsky.social•17 days ago

Are there good e-ink readers that aren't Kindles? I'd like to support local book stores without supporting Amazon.

whitneyyoh.bsky.social•17 days ago

Barnes and noble used to have nooks or you could get a refurbished iPad from eBay or even Apple, Apple also has student and educator discounts and then use you have way more options.

klperley-author.bsky.social•17 days ago

Kobo has ereaders

kayleeskylyn.bsky.social•17 days ago

I really love my Kobo. Have had a few now and will stick with Kobo.

kreupelino.bsky.social•17 days ago

Kobo is similar to Kindle and boox also makes great e-readers. I've been using Kobo for years now, but I'm not too sure how widely available they are outside of Europe.

shelagh9.bsky.social•17 days ago

📌

kreupelino.bsky.social•17 days ago

Look @hmsbeangle.bsky.social, this is great news!

hmsbeangle.bsky.social•17 days ago

I saw!!

fentonw.bsky.social•17 days ago

Give this e book a try if you like fantasy

alexis8.bsky.social•17 days ago

Fantastic news!

sinkingheadofdeath.bsky.social•17 days ago

📌

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all30feet.bsky.social•17 days ago

Yes! And for people like me who have been boycotting Amazon for many years.

jerrypcdn.bsky.social•17 days ago

American, not a Canadian or international org, never used Amazon for anything. I walk to my bookstore, just got a great academic book of essays called On Oligarchy U of Toronto Press. Seems good for Americans though.

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