Posts by zamallama@bookstodon.com
(DIR) Post #ASNKAiR7IRpH1p8JPM by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-05T16:43:32Z
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Here's #HowIRead đI have 3 #library cards in #Libby and max out the holds on each one at all times. This means I rarely pay for #books, even popular new releases #Audiobooks are listened to in app, #Ebooks are sent to my #Kindle. I borrow one of each My highlights are automatically synced to #Readwise, which puts highlights on my phone's home screen & makes them searchable I track my reads in #StoryGraph & buy my absolute favorites at local #bookstores for display at home@bookstodon
(DIR) Post #ASNKAj5WsC9V3A2aOm by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-05T16:45:03Z
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@bookstodon My philosophy behind this approach is as follows1. I don't want to buy a book I might not like, and feel the pressure to complete it just because I spent money 2. Books are expensive, if I bought all the books I read & DNF I'd have no other leisure budget 3. Books take up space, it's nice only having one small collection of books to deal with when I move 4. Ebooks aren't 'owned', in the case that I lose my ebook collection it's no big deal cause I borrowed most of them
(DIR) Post #ASO64L3Q76yEZX4eoq by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-05T22:53:57Z
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5 rules that help me #read and enjoy more #books đ 1. If not interested by the 10% mark, DNF2. Never look at aggregated star ratings or reviews by internet randoms 3. Engage with #bookish communities like #bookstodon for recommendations & inspiration 4. Always have at least 2 books in progress at a time (1 audio, 1 text)5. Make it fun/cozy (ambient music, tea)What are your personal #reading rules?@bookstodon @audiobooks
(DIR) Post #ASOAPyZKnGRp1TZgxs by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-06T02:08:17Z
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@pgv @bookstodon @audiobooks So far Iâve broken that rule several times and it has never been worth itSometimes epic fantasy takes a while to get going but Iâm at least interested in the world, so that helpsA recent example though is Six of Crows, it hadnât gripped me yet at even 50% and I forced myself to finish it and the sequel which was the same amount of horrible the entire time
(DIR) Post #ASOBkHzKP2Lyzpz0SG by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-06T02:43:37Z
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@pgv @bookstodon @audiobooks I personally would be, but itâs all about personally preferenceAgain, so far Iâve never read a book I loved that didnât have my interest within 10%Iâll also clarify that interest â completely engrossed, I just have to care about whatâs going on at all within 10%Thereâs a surprising amount of books out there that just go absolutely nowhere and Iâd rather not waste time on them
(DIR) Post #ASY473DwbcPHoVlHNo by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:07:51Z
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@elliswyatt @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Iâm surprised to see that youâve just acknowledged and validated the concept of a poverty trap, the lower class being kept poor by an external system If you know of anyone who successfully broke into the mainstream audiobook industry with no funding and a smartphone microphone, let me know
(DIR) Post #ASY5B513z4gcU7DnhA by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:19:47Z
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@elliswyatt @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Ah, you couldâve fooled me, what you said sounds an awful lot like a poverty trapâI'll let you in on a secret, poor white men can't get loans either, that's why they're still poor.â^ This was correct, and thereâs numerous other âspeed bumpsâ that sort of surround you until you find yourself in a trappedAnyway, sounds like you donât know of anyone who successfully competed with the audiobook corpos with a phone, correct?
(DIR) Post #ASY5rH9hEzyQIRNdLM by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:27:23Z
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@elliswyatt @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Ah I see, you didnât read the original post or at least didnât comprehend it thoroughly OP described recent human audiobook performances as accentless and robotic, this is not a thread about computer generated narration If youâd like a definition of compete, Google is free of charge
(DIR) Post #ASY6eSfhDGEUCcnk1o by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:36:16Z
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@elliswyatt @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon As youâve said in other replies, you believe that capitalism doesnât exist outside of the black market However, you also argue here that in the current state of the market the best product will winWhich is it? Letâs at least establish a baseline ideological consistency
(DIR) Post #ASY6ssvuN0OrhnGJPs by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:38:53Z
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@elliswyatt @pjandy @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Actually, Amazon owns arguably the biggest audiobook seller/producer on the marketGoogle is a free service, no harm in using it before you comment on something
(DIR) Post #ASY7KLLyoMYNfWYALo by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:43:52Z
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@elliswyatt @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Ok so you have two arguments running right now and theyâre mutually exclusive 1) Anyone can create their own product and the market will accept the best of the offerings2) Capitalism currently doesnât exist outside of black markets Which is it? (You also did imply that what we have today is capitalism by introducing the âperson with a phoneâ bit)
(DIR) Post #ASY7e0n4yPXTgZbWKW by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:46:08Z
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@pjandy @elliswyatt @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon To clarify, Audible (Amazon) does produce audiobooks with human narrationIâm unsure of where Ellis is getting their information, maybe an alternate reality?
(DIR) Post #ASY7xsX3O6kjrda7Oa by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:51:00Z
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@elliswyatt @pjandy @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Like I said before, OP never claimed that they werenât producing audiobooks with human narration, the claim was that the human narration is increasingly robotic/accentlessTo make sure weâre absolutely clear this time, the original post in this thread is not about actual robot narration If you donât understand this after itâs been laid out multiple times, Iâll assume youâre deliberately misunderstanding
(DIR) Post #ASY89EWLyUUtFKfV2m by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:53:00Z
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@elliswyatt @pjandy @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Once more, the position OP had is that mainstream audiobook narration is trending toward robotic-sounding narration, not narration done by non-humans
(DIR) Post #ASY9PJ64xYw29fUxGq by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T21:56:46Z
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@pjandy @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon Ah, that explains why Ellisâ logic isnât ideologically consistent between comments. Itâs almost like watching two people operate one account simultaneouslyGoodbye @elliswyatt Thanks for the heads up @bhalpin
(DIR) Post #ASYA0bsa5fTx7byKrA by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T22:13:54Z
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@elliswyatt @pjandy @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon @bhalpin I wasnât going to respond but you provided the two facets of your position and said that they are âmutually exclusive and consistent with each otherâMutually exclusive by definition means that they cannot exist simultaneously Meaning you just said yourself that the two views you hold arenât ideologically consistent, I think this sums up this conversation perfectly
(DIR) Post #ASYAFBUOUTH9cNbmfA by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-10T22:16:23Z
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@elliswyatt @pjandy @HLGEM @rabia_elizabeth @bookstodon @bhalpin I wasnât going to respond but you provided the two facets of your position and said that they are âmutually exclusive and consistent with each otherâMutually exclusive by definition means that they cannot happen simultaneously Meaning you just said yourself that the two views you hold arenât ideologically consistent, I think this sums up this conversation perfectly
(DIR) Post #ASfyROor6wbaFYutk0 by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-14T15:58:58Z
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This #quote is a perfect example of why I love revisiting old #book highlights daily, when I read this originally I wasnât yet aware of the concept of #CarDependency #Cars are like #SocialMedia. In theory they should make us more connected, but in practice they isolate us from our communitiesIf you donât already, I highly recommend revisiting old #highlights / #annotations with fresh eyes :)@bookstodon #Bookstodon #Bookish #Readwise #Kindle
(DIR) Post #ASgwJoUhlLTMoRhqwC by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-15T03:52:01Z
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@seldo A lesson Mastodon as a whole could learn right now
(DIR) Post #AShr7kMwy6xbvnSwoi by zamallama@bookstodon.com
2023-02-15T14:20:57Z
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The most chronically online #bookish take Iâve seen recently is that you shouldnât give a #book a bad review or DNF it publically because those actions hurt authorsâ feelings Iâm surprised that this sentiment gained as much traction as it did, seems like common sense that reviews and DNF shelves are for the #readers not the #authors @bookstodon