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My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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My ebooks and audiobooks (from FSGxMCD, Tor Books, Head of Zeus, McSweeneys, Beacon, Verso and others) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."
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Upcoming appearances:
* #Toronto: Jailbreaking Canada (OCAD U), Nov 27
https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/jailbreaking-canada
* #SanDiego: Enshittification at the Mission Hills Branch Library, Dec 1
https://libraryfoundationsd.org/events/doctorow
* #Seattle: Neuroscience, AI and Society (University of Washington), Dec 4
https://compneuro.washington.edu/news-and-events/neuroscience-ai-and-society/
* Virtual: Poetic Technologies with Brian Eno (David Graeber Institute), Dec 8
https://davidgraeber.institute/poetic-technologies-with-cory-doctorow-and-brian-eno/
* #Madison, CT: Enshittification at RJ Julia, Dec 8
https://rjjulia.com/event/2025-12-08/cory-doctorow-enshittification
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Upcoming appearances (cont'd):
* #Hamburg: Chaos Communications Congress, Dec 27-30
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/infos/index.html
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Recent appearances:
* Enshittification Nation (The Lever)
https://www.levernews.com/enshittification-nation/
* Enshittification with Oh God What Now
https://castbox.fm/episode/Why-Tech-Sucks-%E2%80%93%C2%A0Cory-Doctorow-on-Enshittification-and-how-to-fix-it-id4634015-id876127534
* Enshittification with The Lede (New Lines Magazine)
https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/why-the-internet-got-bad-and-how-to-fix-it/
* Today in Focus (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/nov/24/enshittification-how-we-got-the-internet-no-one-asked-for-podcast
* Enshittification with Vass Bednar (Vancouver Public Library)
https://www.crowdcast.io/c/0wzs9iu1q225
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I'm on a tour with my new book, the international bestseller *Enshittification*!
Catch me next in #Toronto (THURSDAY!), #SanDiego and #Seattle!
Full schedule with dates and links at:
https://pluralistic.net/tour
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