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Michael Tamblyn

@mtamblyn.bsky.social

Kobo CEO with zero chill. Chaotic good, anti-fascist, bi-coastal Canadian bookseller ereader-purveyor - unsupervised & unofficial https://www.michaeltamblyn.com

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Franklin, Canadian reptile and kids icon, stands up for justice.

02.12.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Readarella and Readarolla are the best ereader names *ever* πŸ‘πŸ˜‚

30.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey People of the (e)Book in London -> I’m at #futurebook2025 on Monday, oversharing about Kobo, ebooks, bedazzled ereaders and whatever else the lovely people from @thebookseller.com decide to ask me about. Come say hi!

30.11.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

usually, when I wake up in Toronto, all of the UK online anger hits me at once in that first morning scrolling. It's nice to be here in London and have it gradually build over the course of the morning as nature intended, ready to meet the early waves of transatlantic online anger in mid-afternoon.

27.11.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

that is an interesting hypothetical.

27.11.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's all any of us have ever wanted.

27.11.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was always going to be the poets who brought this whole thing crashing down...

21.11.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aww thank you!!

18.11.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you imagine if I had that kind of power? Terrifying for everyone.

18.11.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting idea. We're generally looking at where and how do we get more info in and out of Kobo, so I'll add this to the list πŸ‘

17.11.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I might need one of the bigger ones. I have a lot of emotions to support.

13.11.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The best answer I've been able to find.

12.11.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Message reΓ§u avec gratitude πŸ˜€

12.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least with your Kobo it isn’t *physically* heavy. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

11.11.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the kind of real-world testing that helps make Kobo great πŸ‘

11.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This brings me a lot of joy. Thanks so much for making the jump! πŸ₯°

11.11.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nailed it. πŸ˜‚

11.11.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen . ALT: a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .

And if you’re very lucky, they’re both ❀️

11.11.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have made a solemn oath with my marketing team as a condition of my release into the social media world that I never speak about the future, only the past and the endless now πŸ‘

11.11.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

J'ai fait le serment solennel Γ  mon Γ©quipe marketing de ne parler que du prΓ©sent et du passΓ©, jamais du futur. πŸ˜€

11.11.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love French book covers. "Why do you need a colour other than white? Are your words so weak that they must hide behind garish plumage?"

10.11.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you have that one, you don't need any others!

10.11.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Romance 2025 - TIFA Join us to celebrate stories from Toronto and around the world! Whether you love fiction or non-fiction, sci-fi or romance, picture books or YA, there’s a story for you!

We love Romance authors and Romance readers, so *of course* we are the lead sponsor of the new Ever After Romance Festival by Toronto International Festival of Authors. Books! Cake! Signings! Ballgowns! Cake! ❀️
festivalofauthors.ca/romance-2025/

10.11.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Marie Curie doing ground breaking science and ruining a workplace.

Marie Curie doing ground breaking science and ruining a workplace.

Ruin a workplace like Marie Curie where you leave it so radioactive it is dangerous to human life a hundred years later.

10.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're about 10-14 days out - it's a part of a larger software update that is in testing right now. Making sure it's totally solid before it goes out.

10.11.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My social strategy non-strategy: optimism, Canadian friendliness, reading obsession, heart on sleeve, zero chill, kindness by default. It doesn't yield the clout that comes from feeding the outrage machine, but the people that do come along for the ride are lovely to be around. πŸ₯°

10.11.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And they fall into two groups: people who live in storm-prone areas and fans of Twister. Both are valid.

30.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Carved turnip with eye sockets and a red mouth with teeth

Carved turnip with eye sockets and a red mouth with teeth

I know it's harder and more dangerous to carve a turnip but the effect is so much more disturbing, and thus in keeping with the season

30.10.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1264    πŸ” 211    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 20
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At Yonge & Dundas Jays fans are obeying the pedestrian scramble, as is the custom & returning to sidewalk each light cycle.

21.10.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2355    πŸ” 573    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 198

I live a few blocks from the Rogers Centre. It is BANANAS out on the street. What a great night for Toronto!! #bluejays

21.10.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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