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Audible alternatives...

Libby, Hoopla, Libro.fm

more info on Libro:
"We are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation."

Related to my Amazon-avoidance post that is apparently quite resonant with a couple hundred of you ...

Yesterday I wound up ordering vegetable-matter compost through them, from a place one state over that does not ship out of state from its own site. It's a family-owned organic farm business. I wanted to support them directly, but that wasn't an option.

When you can't source something locally (I know, I was appalled), and you can't get it directly from the place that does have it, the evil 'Zon is a last resort.

See also my post yesterday about bozos trying to sell me potting mix when I specifically asked for vegetable-matter compost. These are not the same thing. Don't think I'll fall for it.

As it's World Book Day allow me to present to you my Ethical Bookseller Search Tool once more...

ethicalrevolution.co.uk/amazon

It's a nifty tool in to which you can enter any book title / author / ISBN and find the book from more ethical booksellers than Amazon.

Our research has shown that more often than not the ethical bookseller option is as cheap or cheaper than Amazon! = Win / win.

Lots of info on the page as to why we should be avoiding Amazon too. @bookstodon

Ethical Revolution · Amazon Alternatives - Ethical Revolution
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Boosting this little article from one of my favorite authors who is not stuck on one ebook platform. This rodent is sad about the monopolistic situation. I would have to fork over my fistful of dollars to Bezos if I want to keep reading some of my other favorite authors, just because they can't or won't publish elsewhere. (Yes, I know the ROI for indie authors on non-#Amazon platforms is minuscule to zero at best, but.)
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Indies Who Publish Everywhere · You’re mad at Amazon, but you love your favorite authors. Now what?As an author earning most (though not all) of her royalties through sales on Amazon, I’ve been thinking about the upcoming boycott in March. I’m not advocating for or against the boycott; I’m offer…