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  1. Greetings, #BookLovers

    Have you ever read any #book that’s a slice of life?
    I’m writing slice of life books filled with pepper, jumbies, great exaggerations, truths.

    #slice_of_life #booktopia #bookstodon

  2. #IngramSpark distributes me through #Amazon, #BarnesAndNoble #Waterstones and #Booktopia.

    Books by D. Harrigon:

    Somebody Keeps Callin' - A woman wakes next to a headless corpse and says, "Oh, no. Not again."

    Cruel Provocations - Lesbian witch fights capitalism in steampunk southern France.

    Desolation: The Overdue Library and Keep Your Imgainary Friends close - Hetch didn't mean to destroy the world. She was just curious.

    Desolation book three on #Kickstarter soon.

    #FediBookShop #books

  3. I just finished Alan Moore's "The Great When". Nominally an urban magic novel, it lulls you by appearing to follow the typical storyline for such works, but all the time you get the feeling that something is slightly off ... but unable to put your finger on it. Then, in the last gasps of the book, it turns around and stabs you between the eyes [and, most annoyingly, leaves Chekov's gun on the mantlepiece!].
    This is the first book in a new series by the author of "Watchmen" and "V-for Vendetta".
    The language is rich, and I found myself pausing many times to think about and enjoy his phrasing. The main characters are engaging but not necessarily likeable. I would much rather sit down for a beer with some of the peripherals...
    Definitely worth reading and thinking about.
    #booktopia
    [edited spelling mistake]

  4. Arrgh! For the second time I made the mistake of buying an eText (published by O’Reilly) from #Booktopia and finding it almost impossible to read. There is a distinction between eTexts and eBooks in Booktopia that isn’t made clear, but obviously affects how you can read them.

    The only working option I found was to read it in a desktop browser tab from booktopia.vitalsource.com, which is ugly and difficult. The link for the iOS reader fails with a message that it is not available in my region. I think Booktopia used to have an iOS app but doesn’t any longer.

    Has anybody worked out a solution (other than don’t buy these things)?

    UPDATE: I have loaded the vitalsource reader into Safari on iPad, which is an improvement.

  5. Good news for Booktopia!

    And maybe now they'll deliver the book I ordered from them almost two months ago? 🤞

    ‘Well-placed for growth’: Booktopia has been saved by an online electronics store – which plans to invest millions | theconversation.com/well-place

    #booktopia #digiDirect #australia

  6. I literally could not even wait the whole weekend. I've decided I'm putting THIS book on #Booktopia which is a #scifi with #gay elements telling the story of two #robots in love.

    Please consider subscribing if you're into this. It'll be my debut words words novel so I really appreciate anyone peeping it. Link: aimeecozza.com/booktopia

    #Author #Writing #IndieAuthor

  7. And there goes Booktopia. Where do we go for physical books now, if we want to avoid Amazon?

    Didn't realise they were also Anguish and Robbery... Dymocks is still around, right?

    Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses
    perthnow.com.au/business/econo #books #booktopia #AngusAndRobertson #Dymocks

  8. And there goes Booktopia. Where do we go for physical books now, if we want to avoid Amazon?

    Didn't realise they were also Anguish and Robbery... Dymocks is still around, right?

    Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses
    perthnow.com.au/business/econo #books #booktopia #AngusAndRobertson #Dymocks

  9. And there goes Booktopia. Where do we go for physical books now, if we want to avoid Amazon?

    Didn't realise they were also Anguish and Robbery... Dymocks is still around, right?

    Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses
    perthnow.com.au/business/econo #books #booktopia #AngusAndRobertson #Dymocks

  10. And there goes Booktopia. Where do we go for physical books now, if we want to avoid Amazon?

    Didn't realise they were also Anguish and Robbery... Dymocks is still around, right?

    Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses
    perthnow.com.au/business/econo #books #booktopia #AngusAndRobertson #Dymocks

  11. And there goes Booktopia. Where do we go for physical books now, if we want to avoid Amazon?

    Didn't realise they were also Anguish and Robbery... Dymocks is still around, right?

    Struggling online bookseller Booktopia collapses
    perthnow.com.au/business/econo #books #booktopia #AngusAndRobertson #Dymocks