Kończę drugi album Jana Betleya. Znów własnym sumptem. Uważam, że to ważna praca, skatalogowanie obrazów i zebranie ich w albumie, który można obejrzeć np. w Bibliotece Narodowej. Gdy skończę, album będzie do kupienia na https://www.naffy.io/wydawnictwo-galart
Będzie niestety droższy niż ebooki, bo w przeciwieństwie do większych wydawnictw drukowana książka generuje u mnie większe koszty niż ebook.
#selfpublishing #books #epublikator #ebooks
"Pese embora a oferta de livros digitais seja diversa e tenha conteúdos de qualidade, o catálogo está ainda muito longe de rivalizar com o do papel. A razão é simples: Ao contrário do que acontece com o livro físico, que a biblioteca pode comprar livremente, os ebooks só estão acessíveis mediante licenças especiais. Ou seja, a presença de um livro digital numa biblioteca depende da boa vontade da editora que o publica. E essa boa vontade tem sido escassa.
A resistência é liderada por algumas das maiores editoras portuguesas e pela própria Associação Portuguesa de Editores e Livreiros (APEL), que apelou ao boicote da plataforma pública. A maioria dos grandes grupos editoriais do país recusaram licenciar o empréstimo dos seus livros digitais pelas bibliotecas.
As justificações são vagas e tecnicamente frágeis: invoca-se a “segurança” da plataforma, sem apontar falhas específicas; refere-se termos como “pirataria” e “concorrência desleal”, como se o empréstimo bibliotecário, com compensação pela utilização, fosse comparável à partilha ilegal de ficheiros. Menciona-se uma ausência de geolocalização como se isso, por si, invalidasse todo o modelo. Enfim, pouco mais parecem que desculpas para esconder o verdadeiro cerne da questão: o facto de acharem que as bibliotecas são – nas suas palavras – um “risco de destruição do valor do mercado” da indústria do livro."
https://tek.sapo.pt/opiniao/artigos/quem-tem-medo-das-bibliotecas
Introduced my mother to Calibre EBook software.
Probably won't hear from her for a while.
A reader explains why he prefers to buy #ebooks without #DRM (spoiler: it has nothing to do with piracy!).
https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/04/drm-digital-restrictions-management-damages-reading-magic/
via @neil
Un regalo para coleccionistas: el primer número de la revista «RSS Magazine» en formato PDF. Con artículos de
@jlori y Manolo Rodríguez (Desenredandolared.com).
Puedes leer el nº 0 con un lector #RSS añadiendo el canal https://lanzatu.blog/tag/febrero-de-2025/feed
Generative AI in a Nutshell: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of AI https://leanpub.com/ainutshell
This is a fast-paced, practical, and visual guide to the strange new world of Generative AI. It is like an extended version of Henrik's viral video with the same name.
Find it on Leanpub!
Medior PHP https://leanpub.com/b/mediorphp by Joseph Kanyo is the featured bundle of ebooks 
on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com #Php #Databases #Mysql #ComputerProgramming #Laravel #Symfony #Html #Refactoring #Apis #ApiDesign #books #ebooks
Slovenia’s Evolution: Digitization Drives a Market’s Rights Contours
Rising markets for ebooks and audiobooks are opening new rights opportunities in the 2023 Frankfurt guest of honor, Slovenia.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/slovenias-evolution-digitization-drives-a-markets-rights-contours/
#Audiobooks #BookFairs #DigitalPublishing #Ebooks #Europe
@indieauthors
How Digital Books Are Shaping the Future
For twenty years, literature consumption practices have undergone a total conversion. Readers…
The post How Digital Books Are Shaping the Future first appeared on Good e-Reader.
https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/how-digital-books-are-shaping-the-future
Book View Cafe is delighted to announce THE VILLAIN'S FATAL PLOT.
@patricia_rice starts another great Regency mystery series. Gravesyde Village lives!
"He’s looking for a future … she must escape the past … if only they can survive the present."
@bookstodon #bookstodon #ebooks #books #HistoricalFiction #Mystery
https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc-announces-the-villains-fatal-plot-by-patricia-rice/
The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman
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A newly-qualified doctor helps his former teacher, a famed forensic scientist, unravel a case involving ancient Egyptian artifacts, a missing person, and a mysterious will.
Get Book 
:https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/r-austin-freeman/the-eye-of-osiris
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How the Kindle Lost China
Tbh the idea that one is locked in to buying from one store doesn't compute to the Asian mind. We like options. We like the ability to leave and buy from others. So I am not surprised it didn't take off in China, where ebook readers have a more unwalled garden approach, and you can customize it as much as you can.
Recently I broke my Boox Leaf 2 
. I was very tempted to buy a Kobo because it was so well built and we'll designed, but I settled with a Boox Go 6 instead because I want the freedom to access multiple stores. It's definitely not as pretty but is 40% cheaper than the Kobo Libra.
So my Go reader now has a library eith DRM free ebooks, Amazon and Google Books. I also have Pleco, which enables me to read Chinese ebooks with ease. I won't sacrifice this freedom, sorry.
I've been formatting books for seven years now and have done hundreds of titles. Have a new book you want to self-publish, but just don't quite know how to prep your book files? We use Vellum for the Mac, and provide formatting for ePub (all formats) and pdf/print.
Best of all? It's just $85, changes included. Try it now:
Free and liberated ebooks,
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Just ordered a Kobo Libra Colour so now the only money I’m paying that asshole Bezos is for a couple of S3 buckets that I haven’t had time to move off of AWS.
Very much looking forward to the time when his fascist collaborator ass doesn’t get a single euro cent from me.
(Another plus: Kobo works with Overdrive and I checked and Dublin libraries support it so you should be able to check out library books directly on the device. And I’m quite looking forward to a little bit of colour and the notetaking features.)
Do you own a Kindle? Want to get away from the monopolistic hold on the ebook market without buying a new ereader? Check out Dammit Jeff’s guide to jailbreaking your device:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtk7ERwlIAk
(This is not new information, but given all the recent developments I wanted to remind folks.)
Also if you’re trying to buy ebooks elsewhere, check out ebooks.com
And sign up for FREE to use your local public library’s ebook subscriptions too!
#ebooks #library #reading #kindle #books
The Complementary PHP Testing Tools Cookbook https://leanpub.com/grumpy-complements #books #ebooks #PHP #programming
So yeah. This REALLY pisses me off! I have friends who work for the #MaineStateLibrary. Grrrrr....
Maine State Library issues layoffs, cites inability to access federal funding
The Maine State Library announced Wednesday 13 staff members, whose positions are supported by federal funding, were laid off.
April 9, 2025
"The Maine State Library announced layoffs on Wednesday, citing an ongoing inability to access federal funding.
"The announcement comes after President Donald #Trump signed an executive order in March deeming the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 'unnecessary' and slated to be dismantled, later placing the entire agency's staff on administrative leave.
"The Maine State Library said in a news release that IMLS funding represents 30 percent of its annual budget and has not received any communication from IMLS on if or when funding might be restored.
"The state library said it last received funds from its 2025 federal award advance through the IMLS on March 24.
"Thirteen employees whose positions are supported by federal funding have been laid off, the state library said. Those employees represent approximately 30 percent of Maine State Library staff.
"The Maine State Library said the layoffs could be rescinded if funding is restored.
"Starting on Thursday, the Maine State Library will close for a two-week reorganization period where its location at 242 State St. in Augusta will not be open to the public.
"'Losing access to this Federal funding harms Maine residents and will have negative consequences in communities across the state," Maine State Librarian #LoriFisher said in the release. 'Despite these significant cuts, the Maine State Library remains committed to advancing the mission of libraries in Maine and to serving every library patron to the best of our ability.'
"In 2024, the Maine State Library says it received $1,526,754 from the #IMLS Library Services and Technology Act Grants to States program which supports services including #HighSpeedInternet for public libraries; #InterlibraryLoans, #EBooks, and #audiobooks; services for #VisuallyImpaired patrons; and professional development for library staff.
"The library says it is continuing to evaluate the range of impacts on library services from the funding cuts and hopes to provide further updates as they become available.
"Following Trump's executive order, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined 20 other attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from dismantling a handful of agencies, including the IMLS."
In honour of #NationalUnicornDay have my original #fairytale collection #eBook "Gift of the #Unicorn" for #FREE from #Smashwords with coupon code PA65L for the next 24 hours! https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1661869 #bookstodon #indiebooks #ebooks #fantasybooks #fairytales #unicorns 
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