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Just got this from Bookshop.org:
Amazon is Shameless
Every April, we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day to remind us how vital indie bookstores are to our communities and society. It’s a day of joy and solidarity, and significant financial impact for these bookstores.
This year, Amazon is undercutting that with a “Book Sale” on the same day—a calculated move by a company that has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controls over 60% of the market and sells far more books than all indie bookstores combined. The people at Amazon responsible for the timing of their "Book Sale" should be ashamed, but they are shameless.
It's up to us to make sure they don't succeed at spoiling Independent Bookstore Day. Visit your local indie this weekend and help ensure that future generations can experience the sublime pleasure of shopping at a local bookstore.
—Andy Hunter, Bookshop.org CEO
#Bookstodon #Amazon #AmReading
Ok, #fedibrain - How cool would it be to have a book by @pluralistic like Little Brother illustrated by @davidrevoy ?
If such a collaboration already exists, please point me to where I can buy it!
#books #CreativeCommons #bookstodon
These days, not so much.
Please help support us and our authors with a signal boost! We are an independent publisher based in Chennai with books on folklore from different parts of India, graphic novels, ghost encyclopedias, weird horror, pulp fiction in translation, and some pretty strange little zines.
https://www.blaft.com/collections/new-arrivals
#bookstodon
#indiepublishing
My new book, Urban Folktales is out! 😊 Has that #NewBookSmell
#Budapest #Hungary #NagyvárosiMesék #folklore #folktales #NewBook #KidsLit #Bookstodon
-Isaac Asimov (Today is his day.)
#bookstodon
Don't do that.
✨In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
✨The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
✨SuperMutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki
✨It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts
✨Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
✨Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
✨A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
✨A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
My personal fave is In Other Lands which is queer and heartwarming and so much fun 🥰🌈 #Bookstodon
"Think not of the books you've bought as a 'to be read' pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood." - Luc van Donkersgoed, as quoted at https://www.instagram.com/p/CnBV6PqPxZm/
The TBR pile is dead! Long live the #BookCellar!
#bookstodon #quotes
The Goodwill Librarian on Instagram: "Follow the Goodwill Librarian Instagram.com/goodwilllibrarian"
The Goodwill Librarian shared a post on Instagram: "Follow the Goodwill Librarian Instagram.com/goodwilllibrarian". Follow their account to see 292 posts.Instagram
so this is just a reminder that a better entry pay in publishing makes working in publishing more accessible for people who come from systematically marginalized backgrounds. In turn that means we will also see more diverse books being acquired for us to read.
Higher pay is good for ALL OF US and HarperCollins execs have been unwilling to come to the bargaining table.
#strike #bookstodon #reading
This is how my bookstore, Paperbacks & Frybread came to be.
We launched online March of this year, vowing to help families of all kinds have easier access to THEIR stories and other #diverse & inclusive #reads.
It has been the most joy curating our selection and hearing feedback from people who didn’t realize there were #books and #authors with people just like them.
#indigenous #bookstodon
