This is crazy. I own a small pub (queer romance, @riptidepublishing.bsky.social) & libraries can buy our ebooks at list (about $4.99) & they never expire. Do we make bank? LOL not even close. Are we happy anyway that our books are circulating at any volume to readers at libraries? Hell yes.

Amyreg @amyreg.bsky.social · 2d ago

If ya’ll knew the sinfully high prices these yahoo publishers charge libraries for ebooks…and eaudio is worse! and yes its true we gotta buy them again every 24 months. 💀🫠

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 8mo ago

As we all get bombarded with emails and texts about holiday sales, a reminder that there is a blackout happening from today through Monday. Pls consider at least not buying from major corporations during this time unless you think things are hunky dory.

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The Tiny Colorado Town That Became the ‘Sex Change Capital of the World’

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Come and learn

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