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Terence Eden
@Edent@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

🆕 blog! “How long does it take to upgrade an eBook?”

The older I get, the more comfortable I become with complaining. Not merely moaning on social media, but writing a direct email to the perpetrator of some annoyance.

I'd purchased an eBook and was appalled by how crappy the accessibility was. If you don't know, modern ePub books are just HTML…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-upgrade-an-ebook/
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#a11y #accessibility #books #ebook #ebooks
Terence Eden
@Edent@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

🆕 blog! “How long does it take to upgrade an eBook?”

The older I get, the more comfortable I become with complaining. Not merely moaning on social media, but writing a direct email to the perpetrator of some annoyance.

I'd purchased an eBook and was appalled by how crappy the accessibility was. If you don't know, modern ePub books are just HTML…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/how-long-does-it-take-to-upgrade-an-ebook/
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#a11y #accessibility #books #ebook #ebooks
Matthias Kirschner
@kirschner@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I backed @pluralistic 's project to support one of my favourite authors in his no- #DRM policy for #audiobooks and #ebooks so he sees many people support him his past actions and for his future endeavours.

If you appreciate that you can read and listen great stories with #FreeSoftware, and if you want to support him writing future stories inspiring the younger generation, please support him as well:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/red-team-blues-auf-deutsche-drm-freie

(Interesting background about it: https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/21/martin-mensch/#horbuch )

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petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Kudos to the #Connecticut legislature for passing a new law on digital books and following the 2020 model legislation from #LibraryFutures.( @libraryfutures).
https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/connecticut-ebook-bill

"After the governor signs, #publishers will no longer be able to
* Prohibit #libraries from #lending #ebooks on their own terms,, including via interlibrary loan (#ILL)
* Restrict #license terms or checkout limits during the term of a license without offering agreements on “commercially reasonable terms” that align with the library mission
* Limit when libraries can buy an ebook license or how many licenses they can buy
* Prohibit libraries from making #preservation #copies
* Require libraries to violate patron confidentiality."

#Books#Privacy

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Project Gutenberg
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Project Gutenberg turns 54!

On July 4, 1971, Michael Hart had the idea of using a computer to read and enjoy literature. This innovation led to the creation of Project Gutenberg, which continues to thrive today.
via @gbnewby

You can read more about the history of Project Gutenberg in our 50th anniversary writeup:

https://www.gutenberg.org/about/background/50years.html

#Ebooks#PublicDomain