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Amazon is buying books, scanning them for AI training data, and destroyi...

https://youtube.com/shorts/hPb6NcTwCds?is=_VE9SONvqBkvLwUR

#AmazonSucks #DELETEamazonAcctNOW

Amazon is shoving ai down our throats on phone searches, but I found a simple workaround. Begin your search with "no ai search." Then the item you're looking for. As long as Amazon continues to be a sometimes necessary evil, we have to push back.

#AiClimateVillain #ClimateCrisis #NoAI #AmazonSucks #DataCentersKill

Yet another reason for me to be disgusted with Amazon. Why am I not surprised?
https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/
#books #authors #writers #Amazon #DataPrivacy #AI #SurveillanceEconomy #DataScraping #CopyrightInfringement #PreserveCulture #AntiAmazon #AmazonSucks

@Sheril
And if you don't have independent book shops in your area, you still have other options:

Online, Thriftbooks and Powell's Books are good. You might also check libraries in your general area; most of them sell books at very low prices to raise funds. I've made some great finds at library book sales! For used books, Biblio.com, BetterWorldBooks.com, and Biblio.co.uk are independent book marketplaces that serve independent book shops - NOT Amazon.

As for ebooks, you can borrow MANY ebooks for free from the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/texts

I'm always amazed that Barnes & Noble (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/nook-books/_/N-8qa) are still in business, but they do have a lot of books available for sale in EPUB format.

Kobo (https://www.kobo.com/) is another large ebook seller. They're based in Canada, but are owned by a Japanese company. They also manufacture their own line of independent ebook readers that are compatible with other formats.

Baen (https://www.baen.com/) specializes mostly in science fiction ebooks (and physical books). They also have a free library of ebooks. I've made some good finds there.

I haven't used epubBooks (https://www.epubbooks.com/) much, but they do seem to have a goodly number of free ebooks. I suspect that many of them are also available via Project Gutenberg, but that's just a guess.

The same applies to Snewd (https://snewd.com/) and FadedPage (https://www.fadedpage.com/index.php). FadedPage has some free ebooks that Project Gutenberg doesn't, apparently due to differences between Canadian and American copyright law.

Project Gutenberg is a treasure trove of free classics available in many formats; most of them are older books, but you can make some surprising finds. https://www.gutenberg.org/

Project Gutenberg Australia (https://gutenberg.net.au/) has some free books that aren't available on Project Gutenberg, since Australia has different copyright laws from the USA.

Standard eBooks (https://standardebooks.org/) hosts free public domain ebooks, many of which are sourced from Project Gutenberg. However, these books have been intensively cleaned up and are generally superior to their Project Gutenberg sources.

And if you're willing to fly the Jolly Roger, you can find virtually ANY ebook on Anna's Archive; look them up on Wikipedia to find their currently-functioning mirrors, as they're frequently attacked by various governments. It's still far more moral to use them than to give money to Jeff Bezos! He's put a lot of great used book shops out of business, treats his workers worse than animals, and is killing off the planet.

Happy reading! 🤓📖

#Books #Ebooks #FreeEbooks #AmazonSucks #AmazonAlternatives #QuasitBookRecs

Ooopsies! #BlueOrigin rocket explosion damages #NewGlenn launchpad in Florida

Everyone working in the area was “accounted for and safe" after the New Glenn explosion, according to Jeff Bezos.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer
Published May 29, 2026

https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/blue-origin-rocket-explosion-damages-new-glenn-launchpad-in-florida/1896121

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations
#RocketPollution #Grounded #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

BOOM! 💥 #BlueOrigin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
By

Updated on: May 29, 2026

"A powerful New Glenn rocket owned by #JeffBezos' Blue Origin exploded in a spectacular fireball Thursday, sending billowing clouds of fire, smoke and flaming debris into the night sky in a tremendous conflagration visible for miles around.

"The explosion occurred around 9 p.m. EDT as engineers were counting down to a brief test firing of the New Glenn's seven methane-fueled BE-4 first stage engines at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin was gearing up for a June launch to put a batch of Amazon #Leo internet #satellites into orbit.

"As the engines appeared to begin firing, something clearly went wrong at the base of the rocket. The 188-foot-tall first stage became enveloped in a rapidly growing fire and moments later, the 86-foot-tall upper stage could be seen tilting and starting to fall as the first stage apparently began collapsing.

"Then the vehicle suddenly exploded as its load of #methane fuel and liquid oxygen ignited in a roiling fireball."

Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-launchpad-florida/

#LowEarthOrbit #Megaconstellations #RocketPollution #AmazonSucks #TechBrosInSpace #SendTechBrosToMars

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockethub/minocqua

Let’s kill Amazon together.

#minocquabrewingcompany
#minacquamarketplace #Amazonsucks

Want free Atlas Games stuff because Amazon sucks?

https://atlas-games.com/news/post?s=2026-01-21-free-games-accessories-at-amazons-expense

#TTRPG #BoardGames #AtlasGames #AmazonSucks #CapitalismRuinsEverything

ENOUGH! I just cancelled #Amazon. One phone call from the orange one, Bezos rolls over and now won’t disclose #tariffs in pricing? #AmazonSucks

@taketwo @heroiclauncher Yup. Kenne ich. Ich benutze den schon seit einem guten Jahr oder so. Lutris ist auch recht gut - wenn auch nicht so hübsch.

#boycott #boycottUS #UnplugTrump #GOG #AmazonSucks #BoycottAmerica

Oh yay it's ditch kindle day.

Actually I am pretty pissed off as a consumer about this because I bought a scribe instead of a Remarkable because it was cheaper AND I COULD COPY MY PDFs AND PAPERS EASILY.

#KindleSucks #AmazonSucks #DRMsucks

We were talking about this last night, and it increasingly seems that our kids will inherit a significantly more hostile tech world.

Not many people probably used this feature, but it was a nod to keeping your old Kindle as long as possible, or not being constantly online.

https://mastodon.social/@verge/114003620736638892

#enshittification, #amazonsucks

Öffnet Internet

KI generierter Beitrag über ein Buch auf Amazon: "Das Büchlein ist mit vielen Bildern und reich bebildert"

Schließt Internet wieder

Warum tun sie uns das an?

#KünstlicheIntelligenz #Amazon #AmazonSucks

@AndrewShields @StillIRise1963

worldcat.org lets you find books at libraries; sometimes your local library will have it!

Some public library systems offer interlibrary loan, where they can borrow a book (or get a copy of an article) from another library for you. (Academic libraries do this as a rule.)

Worldcat also links to a few online booksellers, including Better World Books, VitalSource, AbeBooks, and Am*z*n.

#books #booksellers #Amazon #AmazonSucks #BoycottAmazon #libraries #PublicLibraries #WorldCat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqUB6y7svw8

#Union: New #Film Looks at Worker Organisers Who Organised First #AmazonWarehouse

#AmazonSUCKS

I ran out of print copies of SONOFAWITCH! (thank you!) but they are back in stock. Use the coupon code BANNED to get a dollar off either ebook or paperback direct from the WWP store. (Because Amazon banned our ads and suppressed the book in their search algorithm.)
#SmallPress #HalloweenReads #HalloweenBooks #AmazonSucks #CozyFantasy #FantasyBooks

https://www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p134/SonofaWitch%21.html

#AmazonSucks #Engrish #tech

I can't say that I've ever any concerns about the following when buying a switch, least of all whether the switch will make my pictures blurry...

Also, the switch advert does nothing to allay these new-found concerns... I think I will pass on this model....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8sZwaK5_xg

dear oh dear

#MorePerfectUnion

Why #SiliconValley are backing #DonaldTrump

#Election2024 #USAShitShow #MillionairesAndBillionaires #CorporateAmerica #DonCheetoMussolini

#CryotCunts #TechBroCunts #RightWing #FarRight #GREED #Capitalism #Tech #Banking #DOJ #Ticketmaster #IRS
#GigWorkersRightsNOW #AI #AmazonSUCKS #EmployeeProtections #fossilfuels
#KathrynWyldeFUCKYOU

33 minutes on the phone with Amazon only to have the agent say he will take care of the problem and then transfer me to a random associate who just hung up.

33 minute recorded phone call.

I called back, provided my order number and the agent immediately hung up.

Is this for real?

Fuck you Amazon and FUCK YOU JEFF BEZOS!!!

#marimoko #amazon #bullshit #amazonsucks #wtf #shittycustomerservice #fuckyou

@HamonWry
Absolutely! When I shop online, I usually start with Amazon for a baseline product/price, since they lamentably have the biggest selection and often (but not always!) the lowest prices. I then do a search with Amazon excluded (-amazon) to find the lowest price. I'm willing to pay up to 10% more to buy from a preferred supplier (Canadian owned & operated). I only buy from Amazon if it's a lot cheaper than anywhere else or if they're the only source. #AmazonSucks #FuckBezos