𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

"𝘞𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥" is the flagship of our initiative creating tactical resources for democratic defenders.

Your sign-up secures your copy AND strengthens vital infrastructure.

Each sign-up validates independent democratic publishing and shows democracy has determined defenders ready for action. https://ellsworthcollectivellc.com/?1=1

This thread from a book seller proves not all is doom in books https://skywriter.blue/pages/cavatica.bsky.social/post/3lkwse5vuec2k #Books #Publishing @bookstodon

Publishing looks glossy from the outside. Inside? It’s built on unpaid labour.

My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.

https://kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-doesnt-mean-paid/

Salon Series 54: Palestine in Print: Publishing and Archiving as Tools for Resistance
Ren Allathkani, MJ Fair, Nicole Kaack, and Kate Laster
Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 6:00pm–7:30pm PT

Jewish and Palestinian artists and archivists examine the critical role of print media in protecting and archiving endangered voices, histories, and traditions.⁠

Register to attend online or in person: https://letterformarchive.org/shop/salon-series-54-palestine-in-print-publishing-and-archiving-as-tools-for-resistance/?utm_source=Mastodon

(Images: Kate Laster)

… currently starting to think a little differently about scraping after catching up with @pluralistic on thinking about scraping:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/17/how-to-think-about-scraping

(Thanks @urixturing )

#books #reading #writing #publishing #copyright #AI #bookstodon @bookstodon

Mutiny brews in French bookshops over Hachette owner’s media grip

Booksellers take stand against influence of conservative billionaire by limiting orders of his company’s books and placing them on lower shelves A conservative Catholic billionaire and media owner is facing an independent bookshop rebellion in...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/22/mutiny-brews-french-bookshops-hachette-owner-media-grip

#Books #France #Paris #Publishing #Culture #Europe #Media
@indieauthors

There have been rumours… what a terrible blow to indie authors in the UK who’ve been treated so badly! #publishing #bookstodon #unbound @bookstodon Authors await overdue payments as publisher Unbound goes into administration | Books | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/18/authors-await-overdue-payments-as-publisher-unbound-goes-into-administration

Heads up for fellow academics as well as other authors. I'm not a prolific published academic, but at least two of my academic journal papers (on Scottish book history and library history) have been pilfered for AI training purposes. All done without my permission. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/ #Academia #AI #Copyright #Publishing #Books #Journals #Bookstodon

Yes, Mr. Frankenpeters, you invest so much, your profit just keeps growing faster than your revenue:

"We publish an ever-increasing amount of high-quality open access content and invest in technology and people to ensure we consistently outperform the market"

Must be some major investment that doesn't leave a trace anywhere.

https://www.researchinformation.info/news/springer-profits-up-to-e512-million/

After Meta Blocks Whistleblower's Book Promotion, It Becomes an Amazon Bestseller

#books #bookstodon #publishing
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/16/1836242/after-meta-blocks-whistleblowers-book-promotion-it-becomes-an-amazon-bestseller

Heard from a favourite author today that Unbound or their new incarnation Boundless *not* be refunding backers of his outstanding unpublished books. I have £48.50 worth of unpublished books still owed from them - books by other authors, but probably the same applies. I guess that's vanished then. Furious doesn't even come close. #Unbound #Books #Bookstodon #Publishing #Boundless #Crowdfunding

Meta is trying to block ex-employee’s book alleging misconduct and harassment #books #publishing #censorship #TechnoFascism

https://www.theverge.com/news/628643/meta-careless-people-sarah-wynn-williams-arbitrator-suing

Publisher Unbound goes into administration. They lost me when they stopped offering DRM-free downloads of ebooks. Even after buyers preordered ebooks on exactly those terms. Also this seems a *curious* plan to set up a new publisher, with the original founders. https://www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound-goes-into-administration-as-archna-sharma-and-john-mitchinson-launch-new-publisher #publishing #books #bookstodon #Unbound #DRMfree

Ah, technology...Do I care that the AI overview of my ridiculously spicy, erotic romance Flicka's LOVERS pictures Mary O'Hara's sweet, G-rated book My Friend Flicka? NAH! #AI #noAI #Books #Bookstodon #google #writer #Writers #WritersCoffeeClub #Publishing #Authors #author

this is it, folks! we are in the final week before submissions are due for GOOD INTERNET, a new print periodical magazine about all the things that make the #web fun: things like the #smallweb, the fediverse, the #indieweb, and efforts to actively fight #enshittification. submissions are open until MARCH 15.

check the submission guidelines or sign up for email alerts to be notified when we publish in may!

https://goodinternetmagazine.com

if this is your first time hearing about this, you still have enough time to come up with and write an article or complete a digital #art piece, if you're passionate about the #internet and want to write about it! :) bloggers, it's your time to shine!~

i can't wait to show y'all the incredible stories that have been submitted from all over the 'net, and some of the coolest art i've seen about the web!

thank you to everyone who's been so supportive of this project already. this is why this side of the internet is amazing. please boost, if you can; i want to make sure i did everything i could to include as many diverse voices as i can.

thank you!

original post: https://tilde.zone/@xandra/113913277766098384

Time Out has spoken:

https://www.timeout.com/london/news/this-is-officially-the-best-bookshop-in-london-according-to-time-out-031025

What do you think, #London ?

#books #reading #writing #bookshops #publishing #bookstodon @bookstodon