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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 20d

Readers are storing 20,021 🎉 DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs in their Libreture cloud libraries. 📚

Store and track hundreds of ebooks FREE FOREVER and upgrade your library when you need more room.

Support indie ebookshops, publishers and authors while discovering new titles. 💜

Libreture - your ebook cloud library

Store your digital books, track your reading, and discover DRM-free bookshops with Libreture.

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 53m

Wishlisted it on the Bloomsbury site for later.

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Shani Cadwallender @overleaf.bsky.social · 4h

Chuffed to be in vol.2 of @plantperspectives.bsky.social.
Thanks to all at the journal & @rbgkew.bsky.social for including my weird little piece about working-class C19th poet Eliza Cook, trees, illness& intertemporal weirdness.

Read it here:
www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/issue/vie...

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 4h

Oooh!

You can buy ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM by Ken Liu from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in DRM-free ebook format.

Yours to keep and works on all reading devices! 💜

Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 6h

The UK edition of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM is out today! I loved working on this novel about how to remain human in the age of ubiquitous AI. Readers in the UK can pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books. @headofzeus.bsky.social

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/all-that-...

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Mojeek Search Engine @mojeek.com · 5h

You can make a difference, by spreading the word.
Big Tech is doubling down on their gatekeeper strategies.
Governments aren't helping challengers.
As this case from @nextcloud.bsky.social illustrates.
nextcloud.com/blog/nextclo...

Nextcloud decided to withdraw complaint against Microsoft - Nextcloud

Everything you need to know about our withdrawal from the anti-trust complaint, why the problem is not resolved, and how you can help.

nextcloud.com

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 5h

Who Is the Man Who Discovered the Universe?

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos

by Damond Benningfield

www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-sp...

Edwin Hubble at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...

#books #astronomy

Studio Portrait of Edwin Powell Hubble. Photographer: Johan Hagemeyer, Camera Portraits Carmel. Photograph signed by photographer, dated 1931.

Hubble is shown from the chest up, wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and tie.

His face is calm, focused, and serious. He holds a pipe.

Johan Hagemeyer - http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/129

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hubble#/media/File:Studio_portrait_photograph_of_Edwin_Powell_Hubble_(cropped).JPG

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 5h

I Have a Wodehouse Problem. The Problem Is I Can’t Stop Reading Him

I have to limit myself to three pages at a go, once per day, with the first cup of coffee

by Mark Migotti

thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wod...

P. G. Wodehouse at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...

#books #literature

Image of the writer PG Wodehouse from 1930.

Wodehouse is shown standing outdoors, dressed in a suit and overcoat, with a hat. He looks relaxed and content, smiling broadly.

He holds something in his hands, giving a casual, informal air.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse#/media/File:P.G._Wodehouse,_1930.jpg

https://archive.org/details/screenland21unse/page/n424/mode/1up

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 17h

The Butlerian Jihad must have sucked for guys who just bought a new computer

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 16h

Welcome, visitor, to Mystery Flesh Pit National Park: The RPG, the Cypher System tabletop roleplaying game rulebook from Ganza Gaming about the Permian Basin Superorganism.🤢

The latest Bundle of Holding is the complete standalone Mystery Flesh Pit National Park: The RPG, in DRM-free PDF format. 💜

Mystery Flesh Pit RPG Special

Welcome, visitor, to Mystery Flesh Pit National Park: The RPG, the Cypher System tabletop roleplaying game rulebook from Ganza Gaming about the Permian Basin Superorganism. This bizarre natural geobio...

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22h

It's very amusing to hear Gary Neville blame White Middle Aged Racists for hanging flags.

Then Jeremy Kyle, Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Joey Barton act all offended.

Yes he was talking about you.

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Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 22h

A lot of """"creatives"""" have seemingly accepted generative AI as part of art and filmmaking and I'm hear to say you're all big stinky phonies and I hate you

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old uncle BATface @catfacejoe.bsky.social · 2d

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Lady behind me at the thing screening last night to her partner "why are they shooting at the dog?" and her partner says very firmly "have you never seen a film before? you watch and information is revealed"

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 1d

Essential reading!

If you took notice of the @ebooksos.bsky.social campaign, take notice of this.

Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 1d

We'd be interested in talking about forming a consortium to fundraise for this, and to contribute our progress so far on ebook sales. I wrote about the dangers recently here:

www.cjr.org/analysis/the...

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Sweet @sweetdotdev.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet’s goal is to make things a little less sh**ty for people in comics and we are so excited for our buds at @pranadms.bsky.social’s new magazine, which does just that. www.comicsthemagazine.com?fbclid=IwZnR...

COMICS! The Magazine - The Website | Sometimes you need to do something just because it's cool.

www.comicsthemagazine.com

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 1d

The Books Are For Everyone reading list from @haymarketbooks.org includes ten books that reflect the spectrum of urgent writing often targeted for censorship by prisons across the country.

Click on individual titles to buy the discounted DRM-free ebooks. 💜

Books Are For Everyone: A Banned Books Week Reading List

Banned Books Week—October 5th to 11th—is an annual celebration of the freedom to read, and the aspiration that books should be accessible to all. In recognition of Banned Books Week 2025, Haymarket is...

www.haymarketbooks.org

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Kiera Lesley @kieralesley.bsky.social · 18d

Fave short fiction read this week was The Water Dragons of Harney County by @bmorrisallen.com in Trollbreath. Whimsical, both modern and folkloric, and incredibly compelling

magazine.trollbreath.com/the-water-dr...

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Wm Henry Morris @wmhenrymorris.com · 2d

Also: I think SF&F publishers should extend their newfound enthusiasm for the novella and re-embrace the short novel, specifically the 50-65k words/ 180-220 pages range.

And then I think works that are 40-50k should be marketed as either a novella or a novel based on what they are.

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Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com · 2d

This Halloween, encounter the supernatural on Mount Everest with T.L. Bodine's Neverest.

Shop here: ghostorchidpress.square.site

Cover of Neverest with the caption 'Encounter the supernatural on Mount Everest'. 'Horror Season'. Background is a dark haired girl holding a glowing crystal ball.

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S. Morgan Burbank @anotherindiewriter.com · 2d

So this is my first time going wide with a preorder. And ending the first day with a total of 9 preorders (3 Amazon, 3 Ko-Fi, 2 Itch, 1 Kobo) was a pleasant surprise. And most paperback links aren't up yet.

Any chance anyone would be willing to make it an even 10?

S. Morgan Burbank @anotherindiewriter.com · 3d

My novella of trans self-discovery is now up for pre-order! You can get Guitar Concerto in C Flat Minor, Op. 12: Lucina (short name Opus) for preorder now. Release date December 12,2025. Ebook $3. Paperback $8.

Thread time.
Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb

Guitar Concerto in C Flat Minor, Op. 12: Lucina by S. Morgan Burbank

anotherindiewriter.itch.io

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Louise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social · 2d

Out today, in the autumn issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, my story of a space pilot dealing with her first clone resurrection, with a little help from the rescue ship's AI and several kinds of cheese.

The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn

www.kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn” by Louise Hughes

www.kaleidotrope.net

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 2d

When we consider the massive amount of potential reading material out there, it's no surprise speed reading gets a lot of traction.

But as an article by Anne-Laure Le Cunff over at Ness Labs explains: "It's completely bogus."

The case for slow reading

A promise of being able to speed read over 1,000 words a minute while retaining full comprehension swings around every so often. But let's take our time.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 2d

So, we have some cover reveals to catch up on this week.

First of these is @sarahjdaley.bsky.social's excellent dark fantasy crime novel, The Violently Departed, publishing on April 28th 2026.

Nuns! Investigators! Demons! Dark secrets! An unlikely friendship! A terrible murder!

A cover reveal graphic featuring the cover for The Violently Departed by Sarah J. Daley. The artwork features a human skull surrounded by red flames and red blooms.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

I massively resent that I question whether so much of what I watch is real or not.

But I also fear the people who continue to believe everything they watch.

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 2d

While I'm banging this drum, are we discussing the fact that everyone's likeness can be co-opted and used to create a video of you doing and saying pretty much anything and there is fuck all you can do about it?

It is SO fucking dangerous

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Libreture - your ebook & comic cloud library @libreture.com · 2d

Our fantastic hosting company (💜) will be upgrading our Amsterdam-based server (🇳🇱) on the 17th of October, with some downtime.

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Server Maintenance

Libreture's server will be upgraded on the 17th of October, with some downtime.

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