Post AciQ05RYrcsIXgrN5M by paddy@mastodon.cloud
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(DIR) Post #AciPzzlBzj0qupzxqq by paddy@mastodon.cloud
2023-12-11T23:10:19Z
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A thing I wish is that major publishers had internal teams that collaborated on an open source, best-in-class blogging/social platform for authors that had ActivityPub and various social media platforms integrations baked in, that the publisher would host under the writer's domain.Instead writers have to be their own IT teams, or hire someone, and largely build their audience on X, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
(DIR) Post #AciQ03ffSCyD2rRbnM by paddy@mastodon.cloud
2023-12-11T23:12:36Z
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"why is that publishers' problem?" Because when those platforms inevitably rug-pull, the publisher *also* is hurt by the lower book sales due to audience disconnection.
(DIR) Post #AciQ04FTJ5bspuCCbQ by paddy@mastodon.cloud
2023-12-11T23:14:46Z
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"why open source?" Building this thing properly is more than one publisher can probably subsidize on their own, but working together through open source they can probably do it.
(DIR) Post #AciQ05RYrcsIXgrN5M by paddy@mastodon.cloud
2023-12-11T23:17:36Z
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"why under the writer's own domain? Why not put it on the publisher's domain?" Because why would a writer choose to engage? They still don't own their connection to their audience, except now it's owned by someone with a smaller audience and less skin in the game. Give the writer ownership if you want them to engage.The writer should be able to change publishers without losing anything. They should be able to self-host without losing anything.
(DIR) Post #AciQ07ShMMyMnnPJ8S by paddy@mastodon.cloud
2023-12-11T23:20:43Z
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This won't happen, but it's the world I want to live in. I miss the writers I used to follow on X.