bookspry

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

This has been posted everywhere by now, but I really recommend authors check it out. Just an unreal amount of books.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

Another reminder for everyone:
"Starting on February 26th, 2025, Amazon is removing a feature from its website allowing you to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB."

www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

I didn't realise this was already a thing. I thought I was being clever.

ways to support indie and small press authors:
(beyond the obvious of buying their books directly)

- review their books on GoodReads, the StoryGraph, Romance io, the book retailers you get their books from, etc

- recommend their work to like-minded friends or family

Hey Queer Romance authors and readers-join us at QueeRomanceInk.com - we're building a queer-owned, super queer friendly book community and directory that's hugely progressive. Queer Authors, readers, allies welcome!

Authors:

www.queeromanceink.com/membership-a...

Readers:

www.queeromanceink.com

What's the book community like in this place? 🕵️‍♀️ 📚

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