Post ATTqVPKAlhw1TJDbnc by jessmahler@wandering.shop
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(DIR) Post #ATTqVNCIg0RusJWIFc by jessmahler@wandering.shop
2023-03-10T16:58:24Z
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I shared an essay the other day about how Amazon is using KU to trap authors and how authors can break free:https://jessmahler.com/breaking-free-of-kindle-unlimited/What I didn't talk about was that Kindle was ALSO used as a trap-&-destroy tool for many small-medium magazines. Especially literary/genre magsI just boosted a toot from @clarkesworld , one of the longest running & most respected SFF magsAmazon is ending the Kindle subscription program, which Clarkesworld delicately describes as 'a major blow'(1/3) #books
(DIR) Post #ATTqVNtC6WlD1LaY6q by jessmahler@wandering.shop
2023-03-10T17:04:15Z
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This is not an accident. The KU author trap is not an accident. Amazon's goal has always been a monopoly on books -- publishing, selling, & readingEvery mag Amazon drives out of business with this trick is one more reader buying short fiction and short story collections from AmazonReaders: PLEASE support authors and mags that are trying to survive outside the Kindle traps. Amazon isn't your friend any more than it's oursAuthors: Support the mags that supported us for so long(2/3) #books
(DIR) Post #ATTqVPKAlhw1TJDbnc by jessmahler@wandering.shop
2023-03-10T17:05:50Z
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We can't stand alone against Amazon, but we can stand together.(3/3) #books #capitalism (Yeah, looks like I got a few more Amazon-related essays coming. So if you want more info, keep an eye out for more on this.)
(DIR) Post #ATTqVQxufRJkYqorNg by jessmahler@wandering.shop
2023-03-10T17:18:19Z
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FYI:@clarkesworld recommends Weightless Books as a good indie bookstore for magazine subscriptionsStore link: https://weightlessbooks.com/Clarkes World on Weightless Books: https://weightlessbooks.com/clarkesworld-magazine-12-month-subscription/?ap_id=clarkesworld#books #sff #reading