Free books on (mostly) U.S. Labor History from Temple University Press.
Notices tagged with books
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Matt Noyes (mattnoyes)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2019 01:21:24 CEST Matt Noyes -
switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Sunday, 15-Sep-2019 13:49:08 CEST switching.social In case you missed it...
If you're looking for a free open alternative to Amazon's Goodreads, there's a project just started called #Readlebee. You can follow them at:
You can help out with feature suggestions and code at:
https://gitlab.com/Alamantus/Readlebee
https://gitter.im/ReadlebeeReadlebee uses a wikidata-based book database maintained by @inventaire which you can contribute to:
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2019 14:16:10 CEST switching.social KOReader is a libre eBook app for Kobo eReaders, jailbroken Kindles and several other devices:
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-devicesKindle (jailbroken only)
https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kindle-devicesOther devices incl. Android, PocketBook and Cervantes
https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki(Thanks to @gregory for the tip!)
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Sep-2019 12:57:02 CEST switching.social Amazon's attempt to control the book world extends everywhere, they own the following:
Goodreads
Abebooks
Librarything (40%, through Abebooks)
Kindle
AudibleYou 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
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2019 14:17:01 CEST switching.social I've updated the "Alternatives to Amazon Books" page to make it clearer.
If you're looking for alternatives to Amazon Books, or Amazon's book-related properties (Kindle, Goodreads, Audible), here are some suggestions:
https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-amazon-and-goodreads/
#Amazon #DeleteAmazon #Books #eBooks #Audiobooks
More #Alternatives:
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licho (@ me only --- "ghost" replies issue) (licho)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2019 13:53:30 CEST licho (@ me only --- "ghost" replies issue) I made a new group on !gnusocial for general !fiction, to distinguish from #literature / essays. For both #reading and #writing
#sciencefiction #fanfiction #fiction #books !fedgroups -
switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Friday, 05-Apr-2019 14:17:41 CEST switching.social An interesting new project, Unglue.it encourages authors to liberate their books:
It works in three ways:
-Download links to free books
https://unglue.it/creativecommons/-Download links to free books with optional donations to authors (to thank them for setting their books free)
https://unglue.it/campaigns/t4u-Purchase links to books that the author has committed to make free when a certain target is met
https://unglue.it/campaigns/b2u(via @paulfree14 )
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 13:43:57 CEST switching.social Microsoft is shutting down its ebook store, and deleting all its customers' libraries:
https://boingboing.net/2019/04/02/burning-libraries.html
The only reason they can do this is DRM, which means you never really own anything you've paid for.
Physical books are the most obvious alternative, but there are also DRM-free ebook shops. @libreture has a good selection here:
https://www.libreture.com/bookshops
You can find more book-related alternatives here:
https://switching.social/ethical-alternatives-to-amazon-and-goodreads
(via @yogthos )
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Sunday, 03-Mar-2019 14:14:25 CET switching.social 🏛️ Open Library - Internet Archive's online library and catalogue of every book ever
https://openlibrary.org📚 Inventaire - Free open book lending site and catalogue
@inventaire🔎 Public Domain eBook Search - PD eBooks from many sites in many languages
https://switching.social/public-domain-ebooks-search/🗣️ Librivox - Free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers
https://archive.org/details/librivoxaudio📱 Libreture - eBook storage site and DRM-free bookshop list
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Saturday, 09-Feb-2019 17:34:34 CET switching.social You can find free #PublicDomainEbooks really easily using switching.social's eBook search page:
https://switching.social/public-domain-ebooks-search/
The search covers a wide variety of public domain sites, and includes many different languages.
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Thursday, 31-Jan-2019 21:34:17 CET switching.social If you enjoy using switching.social and would like to support the site, please consider buying "The Switching Social Handbook":
https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-switching-social-handbook
It's short, but it's designed mainly to complement the website rather than duplicate it. It discusses the challenges to privacy and looks at the alternatives on offer.
It's a DRM-free ePub file, which should work on most major eBook readers.
(Let me know about any problems or feedback!)
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Sunday, 27-Jan-2019 14:38:08 CET switching.social #OpenLibrary is a free open online catalogue of every book ever published, edited by users and run by the Internet Archive:
Members can download public domain books, borrow copyrighted books, edit entries and create lists to share.
#AlternativesAtoZ #Books #Library #Libraries #eBooks #PublicDomain #Literature
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Sunday, 27-Jan-2019 14:32:18 CET switching.social #OpenLibrary is a free open online catalogue of every book ever published, edited by users and run by the Internet Archive:
Members can download public domain books, borrow copyrighted books, edit entries and create lists to share.
#AlternativesAtoZ #Books #Library #Libraries #eBooks #PublicDomain #Literature
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Friday, 11-Jan-2019 14:22:06 CET switching.social #LocalBookshops treat their staff well, pay their taxes and don't track their users.
They're the most ethical way of buying physical books, they have selections curated by human beings, and if they don't have a book they can order it in (often within 24 hours).
You can find your local bookshops here:
UK
https://indiebookshopweek.org.ukFrance
https://www.librairiesindependantes.com/Canada
http://www.findabookstore.caAustralia
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Monday, 07-Jan-2019 15:56:02 CET switching.social #LibriVox is a free audiobook site, where volunteers upload self-made audio recordings of public domain books:
The official site is at https://librivox.org but we would recommend the official mirror at Archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/librivoxaudio
The audio quality is variable, but it is entirely free and you can use the reviews on Archive.org as a guide to quality.
#AlternativesAtoZ #Audiobooks #Books #TalkingBooks #Literature #Fiction #PublicDomain #PD
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Sunday, 06-Jan-2019 18:59:53 CET switching.social #Libreture is an independent site for storing and organising eBooks online, with a guide to DRM-free bookshops and user pages for recommending books to others.
Accounts are free up to a storage limit, with paid accounts for extra storage.
The site is at:
and you can follow them on here at:
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Jan-2019 14:26:17 CET switching.social Today, two totally separate alternatives with near-identical names:
#LibreFM is an open source alternative to Last.fm, where you listen to creative commons music and "scrobble" your music habits:
Artists can add CC music to Libre.FM to reach a wider audience.
#LibroFM is a US/Canada audiobook subscription site which supports local bookstores:
Audiobooks are DRM-free and chosen by your nominated bookshop.
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Monday, 17-Dec-2018 14:09:10 CET switching.social #Inventaire is an open source online book inventory site, where you can keep track of your collection, share books with others and create your own libraries for groups.
It uses open data site Wikidata to fetch details of your books, so that they're easier to catalogue and share.
The site is here:
You can also follow Inventaire on here at:
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Saturday, 15-Dec-2018 15:46:48 CET switching.social #Hive is a UK-based wholesaler-owned bookshop with home delivery or collection from local indie bookshops (who get a cut of the sale):
You can also adopt a local bookshop, who get a cut of your orders regardless of delivery method.
Pro Tip: If you want to be *really* supportive of your local bookshop, phone/email them to order through them directly. Price and delivery time is the same, but they get a bigger share of the price.
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switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Saturday, 15-Dec-2018 15:46:04 CET switching.social #Hive is a wholesaler-owned bookshop with home delivery or collection from a local independent bookshop (who get a cut of the sale):
You can also adopt a local bookshop, who get a cut of your orders regardless of delivery method.
Pro Tip: If you want to be *really* supportive of your local bookshop, phone/email them to order through them directly. Price and delivery time is the same, but they get a bigger share of the price.