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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 29-Nov-2024 22:34:17 JST myrmepropagandist

   Anyone have any experience dumping Audible? I've already gotten rid of my amazon prime, and I'm working at getting my job to do the same (I have some supportive co-workers so I think it will work, this is the best way to do the same at you job. Find your allies then work together but not in an obvious way to get your company to stop ordering there.)

   Anyway I thought getting rid of audible today would be a nice way to feel like I'm a part of the big Amazon Black Friday strike. 1/

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 29-Nov-2024 22:34:14 JST myrmepropagandist

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     This is going to be fun.

     To me, having an audible account was total luxury, a "I can afford this now!" thing... but thinking about it, it was not really doing much more than my old ways.

     It's not like I read books right when they come out. And even then There Are Ways.

     What is missing is a way to support the people who read the books, the voice actors and authors more.

     3/3

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Friday, 29-Nov-2024 22:34:15 JST myrmepropagandist

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     When I was poor about 5 years ago I couldn't afford audible. So I used the library. I'd buy paper copies of books with living authors, or support those authors directly if they were online enough to have ways to send them money.

     As much as I hoover up books and audiobooks I know how to live without this app. I don't need to save the books I've already bought in it, I can find copies on pirate sites easily.

     And I can check many books out from the library right on my phone! Audio books too!

     2/

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     Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 (susankayequinn@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 30-Nov-2024 00:31:13 JST Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱

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     • Robert Kingett

     @WeirdWriter @futurebird

     Yep, authors get paid when libraries stock our books. I'm such a huge fan of libraries, I have a page on my website to help them navigate how to check out ebooks, audiobooks, and paperbacks: https://susankayequinn.com/1-2-3-how-to-get-sues-ebooks-audiobooks-from-your-library

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     Robert Kingett (weirdwriter@caneandable.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Nov-2024 00:31:14 JST Robert Kingett

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     @futurebird Authors and narrators make royalties off of library purchases so if you see that your local library doesn’t have a book in your audible library, ask your local library to purchase the audiobook. Narrators and authors make money from library purchases

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     Mick 🇨🇦 (mick@cosocial.ca)'s status on Saturday, 30-Nov-2024 01:14:00 JST Mick 🇨🇦

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @futurebird @pluralistic sells his through https://libro.fm.

     They don’t have the selection of Audible, but the artists and authors get a fair(er) share of the books you buy.

     And they sell some without DRM encumbrances.