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I pulled all my e-books off Kindle yesterday because of this. It effectively ends my writing career because, despite everyone complaining that Amazon is evil... nobody buys books from the many other stores my books are available on.
I am sad. I am angry. I am *exhausted*.
I am ONE indie author. I am nobody. My protest is utterly meaningless in the face of this ever-expanding AI takeover. Unless all indies do this, and all tradpub authors pressure their publishers to fight Amazon, my pulling my books is not going to do a damned thing to make Amazon stop doing this. All it will do is end whatever tiny little chance I might still have had at having a real writing career.
But I am so sick of AI being shoved into every aspect of my life and not even having the right to opt out of it. This is the ONLY protest I CAN make. So that's what I'm doing. And at least I know they won't be able to use my books this way.
#books #bookstodon #reading #readingCommunity #AmReading #amazon
writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k…
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle.Victoria Strauss (Writer Beware)
I’m currently reading “Abolition Democracy: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture,” by Angela Davis. If I used a highlighter in this book, about 90% of it would be yellow.
#Books #Reading #AngelaDavis #Abolition #Democracy #SystemicRacism #PrisonIndustrialComplex
Happened on this Reddit thread and just oh wow, we all read that literacy skills are bad but this is just sad. Even worse is that the kids didn't do it to themselves, they were led into this destruction.
"If kids are the future, it's looking pretty dire."
Hey all! Want to support a nonprofit dedicated to helping writers achieve their goals? WriteHive's annual Silent Auction has begun!
Bid on signed books (including 2 I donated), coaching calls, critiques, audiobooks, ebooks, mugs, hoodies, critiques, & so much more!
All proceeds go toward WriteHive events, such as the annual free conference, free writing retreat, Sponsored Artist award, Mentorship program, & more!
32auctions.com/WriteHiveAuctio…
#WriteHive #WritingCommunity #Writers #author #reading
WriteHive 2025 Silent Auction
Silent auction 'WriteHive 2025 Silent Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.32auctions
If you can't attend my event tomorrow (1st December) at University of Glasgow, it's available to live stream at the link below
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/848479852…
It's going to be an interesting and lively conversation about my book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt, writing, publishing, life. Chaired by the brilliant Simon Kövesi. 1pm start.
I believe you can also ask questions vie the livestream.
#Glasgow #Scotland #Event #Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #Author #Books #Book #Accessibility
BookWyrm is a Fediverse alternative to Amazon's Goodreads. It lets people keep track of their books, publish reviews and discover new titles. Find out more about BookWyrm at:
➡️ fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-ne…
There's a list of servers you can sign up on at:
(The flagship is overcrowded, you might want to use a different server.)
You can import your data from Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, OpenLibrary or Calibre:
➡️ fedi.tips/importing-your-data-…
BookWyrm: A social network for people who enjoy reading | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
