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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Finished <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow. Well narrated by Wil Wheaton. I enjoyed this book quite a lot. Look forward to other Martin Hench books. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Rachel E. S. Loesche<p>If I record myself reading a copyrighted book and share the recording with some friends (for free), is that copyright infringement?</p><p>If so, can I claim fair use by, idk, dressing up in a funny outfit or something and turning the reading into a performance art piece, which I then record and share?</p><p>Is it copyright infringement to extract the audio from said recording of such a performance art piece and share that? There must be a legal way to do this...</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FairUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairUse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyright</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HiveMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HiveMind</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FileSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FileSharing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Adria Bailton<p>Am I going to be a little bit obnoxious this week? Probably. But the audiobook for my novelette, Arcing, releases on Friday! I'm so excited. I'm giving away Spotify codes every night this week!</p><p>Entry and rules: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRxU9ERHkiFkHkCepoW-UpZUmvPn15FqR9Rnpy2tGQEhtuYQ/viewform?usp=header" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI</span><span class="invisible">pQLSfRxU9ERHkiFkHkCepoW-UpZUmvPn15FqR9Rnpy2tGQEhtuYQ/viewform?usp=header</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/audiobookgiveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobookgiveaway</span></a></p>
Sarah Matthews<p>Here’s my review of Anything is Possible, 2017, by Elizabeth Strout, a touching and poignant book of linked short stories about the rural community Lucy Barton, one of Strout’s favourite characters, grew up in <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Storygraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storygraph</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span><br><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/84f84725-802c-4a11-a431-93aa131bd7ec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/</span><span class="invisible">84f84725-802c-4a11-a431-93aa131bd7ec</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>How to enable DRM free downloads for your Book Funnel audiobooks, for authors. <a href="https://authors.bookfunnel.com/help/how-does-bookfunnel-deliver-audiobooks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">authors.bookfunnel.com/help/ho</span><span class="invisible">w-does-bookfunnel-deliver-audiobooks/</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>YAY! Spoken Word is now live on the indie beat radio! <a href="https://theindiebeat.fm/spoken-word/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">theindiebeat.fm/spoken-word/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/InternetRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetRadio</span></a></p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Finished <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor. Well, I didn't really enjoy this book all that much until I got to the end. The story has two parallel stories in it. One is about a disabled woman and her trials and adventures, and the other is about robots after the end of humanity and their trials and adventures. Ultimately, I did enjoy the end. Which if you know the story is a whole level of irony, I guess. But I won't spoil it here. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>Interesting choice by authors to release their audiobooks as podcasts, but still keeping it up on audiobook stores. Nice! This is just one example. You can listen for free or buy the audiobook. <a href="https://theauthorheist.carrd.co/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">theauthorheist.carrd.co/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Audible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audible</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBooks</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Free</span></a></p>
Aram Sinnreich<p>I can't believe I waited so long to start using Libro.fm. It's a fantastic <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> store that allows you to allocate retail sales to your local bookseller. Just as easy to use as Audible, even has <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/carplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carplay</span></a> integration.</p>
skua<p>With <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> running amok and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audible</span></a>'s owner <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a> failing to impress in resisting Trump, I'm looking for an alternative, nonUSA <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a> source.</p><p>Anyone done background research into: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storytel</span></a> (Sweden)? <br>Or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kobo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kobo</span></a> (Canada with Japanese parent company)?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohannesLarcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohannesLarcher</span></a>, CEO of Storytel?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ratuken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ratuken</span></a> (Kobo's owner)?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibroFm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibroFm</span></a> is AIUI unfortunately currently a US company.<br>I note too that Storytel currently has a US company listed on its EN webpage "Storytel Audiobooks USA LLC".</p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Finished <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> novella wrapped in a fantasy quest. Enjoyed it. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a></p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Did not finish <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> The Quantum Magician by Derek Kunsken. I could tell in the first few chapters this book wasn't hooking me. It's basically a con-man space heist type of story. The universe isn't well described and I found the characters uninteresting. ⭐ ⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Finished <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> A Conventional Boy by Charles Stross. A Laundry Files novel. I'm a Laundry Files fan already so what can I say, I enjoyed this story and the couple of Bob Howard short stories at the end were a nice surprise. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Socialism for All ☭ S4A<p>Against "Left" Despair | Strange and Monstrous (1918) by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Lenin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lenin</span></a>. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Marxist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxist</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a> + Discussion. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ussr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ussr</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StSXzprIFaI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=StSXzprIFa</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p>
skua<p>Looking to replace <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audible</span></a> (Amazon USA) as my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a> supplier.</p><p>Was planning on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibroFm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibroFm</span></a> (Seattle, Washington USA)</p><p>Now wanting a company based somewhere ... outside the USA.</p><p>Looking at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AudiobooksDotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AudiobooksDotCom</span></a> as it is owned by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StorytelAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StorytelAB</span></a> (Stockholm, Sweden EU).</p><p>Anyone using this one or have another?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstadon</span></a></p>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Finished <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> The Ferryman by Justin Cronin. The book was ok but I wasn't that impressed with it. Derivative ideas, dressed up decently. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Paul Convery<p>Not very far into The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J Evans, but already the similarities between the rise of far right groups and ideologies in Germany (even pre WW1) that lead to the Nazis coming to power to what is happening in the US and various other countries is shockingly stark.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
David Brent 📚<p>About half way through The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty. It's a swashbuckling tale of a 13th Century Arabian pirate, complete with magic, sea monsters, demons, betrayal, etc. It works well in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> format and I am enjoying it so far even though the transitions in the story are sometimes clunky. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FridayReads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayReads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adventure</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
livingmenExciting news! My audiobook <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/livingmen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>livingmen</a> is coming soon! First, get a taste with an exclusive teaser— the foreword- read aloud by the author, Oban A. Don't miss it!<br><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/196q32X2Zyi01F16aAPYtc?si=Y1QwGqifRTSrzK9ERDdq7g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/196q32X2Zyi01F16aAPYtc?si=Y1QwGqifRTSrzK9ERDdq7g</a><br><br>Zap me with the comment <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/livingenglish" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>livingenglish</a> if you want the audio book <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/livingmen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>livingmen</a> in English.<br><br><a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/book" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>book</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/audiobook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>audiobook</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/podcast" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>podcast</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/author" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>author</a>
Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Finished <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> Apostles of Mercy by Lindsay Ellis, book 3 in the Noumena trilogy (or series? Not sure if there will be more but I hope so). As were the previous books, this is good <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a>. It's an alternate history of first &amp; second contact with highly advanced, very dangerous aliens. Naturally, the humans can't decide how to deal legally with these aliens, and the second alien species considers humans enough of a threat to try to wipe them out entirely. Highly recommend the series. <br>⭐ ⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>