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  1. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 20:35:39 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Joshua

    @DC7IA

    I'm not sure how ethical Shiftphones are?

    Fairphone seem to be more transparent about audits etc?

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 20:35:39 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  2. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 20:24:20 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Joshua

    @DC7IA

    That page is about alternatives to Amazon Books and Amazon's book-related properties.

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 20:24:20 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  3. Oh THAT Robbie! (alamantus@cybre.space)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 18:56:54 UTC Oh THAT Robbie! Oh THAT Robbie!
    • Grey
    • booklord
    • Mx. Autumn 🍁
    • Kuolleenmerenkäärijä
    • codingquark

    Alright, friends, I've set up a repo and a chat for the nameless #Goodreads alternative project! It's pretty empty atm, but now there's a central base where we can discuss and start working from:

    https://gitlab.com/Alamantus/book-tracker

    If you have questions or want to discuss the project or contribute, check out the Gitter link, which lets you log in with a GitHub, GitLab, or Twitter account:
    https://gitter.im/book-tracker/general

    I'm excited to see where this goes!

    @hummingrain @codingquark @Stoori @carbontwelve @tootbrute

    #webdev

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 18:56:54 UTC from cybre.space permalink Repeated by switchingsocial

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  4. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:16:10 UTC switching.social switching.social

    KOReader is a libre eBook app for Kobo eReaders, jailbroken Kindles and several other devices:

    https://koreader.rocks

    There isn't any onboarding for non-tech people, so you may want to ask a techy friend for help.

    Installation instructions are in the Wiki:

    Kobo
    https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kobo-devices

    Kindle (jailbroken only)
    https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kindle-devices

    Other devices incl. Android, PocketBook and Cervantes
    https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki

    (Thanks to @gregory for the tip!)

    #eReaders #Kobo #Kindle #eBooks #Books

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:16:10 UTC from mastodon.at permalink Repeated by switchingsocial

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  5. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 19:10:05 UTC switching.social switching.social

    I've now had half a dozen requests for ads on switching.social in the last week :blobastonished:

    I don't do ads or paid articles of any kind. Please don't ask for them.

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 19:10:05 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  6. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 13:09:15 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Alexandra Soroca 🎹
    • Matthias Pfefferle
    • spoopy spary speleton

    @SeventhMagpie @david

    The Wordpress ActivityPub plugin developer is @pfefferle so you might want to follow them / contact them 👍

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 13:09:15 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  7. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 13:09:01 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Alexandra Soroca 🎹
    • Matthias Pfefferle
    • spoopy spary speleton

    @SeventhMagpie @david

    The Wordpress ActivityPub plugin developer is @pfefferle so you might want follow them / contact them 👍

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 13:09:01 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  8. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:50:59 UTC switching.social switching.social

    @khardix

    I'm not sure, maybe @gregory who suggested KOReader might know?

    I did a quick search and found this libre firmware, but it's only for Kobos:

    https://github.com/ccoffing/OcherBook

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:50:59 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  9. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:46:17 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Jeannie In Digital

    @jeannie

    Ok. I'm just using the term the KOReader app makers use in their wiki.

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:46:17 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  10. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:27:46 UTC switching.social switching.social
    in reply to

    p.s. Note that it may not be possible to jailbreak all Kindles, and even when possible it may be difficult.

    Kindles tend to be locked down and hostile to libre stuff, so you might be better off getting a non-Kindle device.

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:27:46 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  11. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:25:52 UTC switching.social switching.social
    in reply to

    @gregory

    Note that it may not be possible to jailbreak all Kindles, and even when possible it may be difficult.

    You might be better off getting a non-Kindle device.

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:25:52 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  12. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:19:54 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • inventaire.io
    • Libreture
    • João Patrício

    @jofazepa @inventaire @libreture

    Thanks for the headsup, sad to find out :blobsad:

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:19:54 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  13. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:19:11 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Oh THAT Robbie!
    • inventaire.io
    • booklord
    • Libreture
    • Mx. Autumn 🍁
    • Soh Kam Yung

    @carbontwelve @Alamantus @inventaire @libreture @sohkamyung @tootbrute

    I think there would be an audience, Goodreads really does come up again and again when people send me requests for alternatives.

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:19:11 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  14. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:16:10 UTC switching.social switching.social

    KOReader is a libre eBook app for Kobo eReaders, jailbroken Kindles and several other devices:

    https://koreader.rocks

    There isn't any onboarding for non-tech people, so you may want to ask a techy friend for help.

    Installation instructions are in the Wiki:

    Kobo
    https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kobo-devices

    Kindle (jailbroken only)
    https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kindle-devices

    Other devices incl. Android, PocketBook and Cervantes
    https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki

    (Thanks to @gregory for the tip!)

    #eReaders #Kobo #Kindle #eBooks #Books

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 12:16:10 UTC from mastodon.at permalink

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  15. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 11:54:03 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Yábir Benchakhtir
    • Daniel Supernault
    • Anfora

    @dansup @yabirgb

    You can also follow Anfora at @anfora 👍

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 11:54:03 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  16. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 02:03:59 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Oh THAT Robbie!
    • inventaire.io
    • Libreture

    @Alamantus @libreture @inventaire

    There would definitely be demand, Goodreads comes up regularly as a thing people want a direct alternative for 👍

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 02:03:59 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  17. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 01:59:50 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Oh THAT Robbie!
    • inventaire.io
    • Libreture

    @Alamantus @libreture

    As far as I know there's no exact replacement for Goodreads, but I can't see why there couldn't be?

    @inventaire gets its book title data from Wikidata and contributes to the database as well, and anyone can use that data.

    Perhaps someone can develop this further based on existing sites, or start something new?

    In conversation Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 01:59:50 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  18. Joseph Nuthalapati :fbx: (njoseph@social.masto.host)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 18:14:01 UTC Joseph Nuthalapati :fbx: Joseph Nuthalapati :fbx:

    Epicyon is a new Fediverse server being developed by Freedombone developer Bob Mottram

    Example:
    https://epicyon.freedombone.net/@bob

    Code:
    https://code.freedombone.net/bashrc/epicyon

    #Epicyon #Freedombone

    In conversation Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 18:14:01 UTC from social.masto.host permalink Repeated by switchingsocial

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  19. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 20:33:11 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • Libreture

    @libreture

    That tiny little company Amazon and its plucky underdog Jeff Bezos 🙄

    In conversation Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 20:33:11 UTC from mastodon.at permalink
  20. switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 10:57:02 UTC switching.social switching.social
    • inventaire.io
    • Libreture

    Amazon's attempt to control the book world extends everywhere, they own the following:

    Goodreads
    Abebooks
    Librarything (40%, through Abebooks)
    Kindle
    Audible

    You don't have to get your books from Amazon or use Amazon book services. There are much more ethical alternatives available:

    https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-amazon-and-goodreads/

    Some of these alternatives are also on the Fediverse:
    @inventaire
    @libreture

    #Amazon #Alternatives #Books #eBooks #DeleteAmazon

    In conversation Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 10:57:02 UTC from mastodon.at permalink Repeated by switchingsocial
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