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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by cecirdr@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

My title might be a bit hyperbolic, but stuff like this worries me. I love to read and I love reading on a kindle. This has been going on for a while, but it has now reached absurd levels.

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[-] VoxAdActa@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

This was a part of the equation when I decided to pursue traditional publishing instead of going the self-publishing route. I wouldn't be competing against other authors for the attention of publishers, I'd be competing against an ocean of ghost-written get-rich-quick schemes and bots. Sometimes gatekeepers serve a real purpose.

[-] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Are you succeeding?

[-] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

One thing we're re learning is that curating content is necessary. Whether you pay a publisher by buying books they sell or crowdsorce via some website, it's near impossible to just yourself go through the firehose.

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