[-] books@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Sweet thanks for posting this!

[-] books@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago
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Nowadays I'm practically using plexamp far more often than I watch my own video content on Plex. I started using Plex for music about 6 months ago and plexamp has been such a powerhouse of a music app in ways I never expected. I really appreciate the specific DJs they give you with sonic analysis. I've realized it's also made me enjoy buying CDs again, which are especially cheap these days!

[-] books@beehaw.org 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The way Reddit has handled this has been so disappointing. Aaron Swartz been rolling over but man look what Reddit has become. I believe now more than ever that any site that revolves around a community should be in the hands of said community and not corporations or else this eventually happens. Corporations need to produce profit to survive but when we're talking spaces for open discussion that more often than not works against the very community that makes up the content.

[-] books@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I just started using Bookwyrm. Not the best app ever but it's federated and relatively new, so I'm giving it time. My wife uses Goodreads with her friends but I don't want to support Amazon any more than I already do.

[-] books@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Hah I've never heard of someone being a seasonal reader, I like your reason for it!

[-] books@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

This sounds just lovely

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Myself personally I get most of my reading done on my 45 minute commute to work on the bus/train. I also enjoy reading in the mornings on weekends and occasionally in the evening on weekdays.

Another thing I like to do with my wife on the weekend is pick up some lunch and coffee and then read at the park.

Generally carrying my ereader around constantly means that idle moments in public end up getting used to advance in the book I’m reading, instead of purposelessly checking my phone or using social media. I think I read a post on here in another thread where someone else has had the same experience.

What about y'all? Any rituals? Do you play music?

[-] books@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Reddit is not the community to try something like that with.

[-] books@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

What happened to the first one?

[-] books@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Nice, yeah I hear Kobo is a pretty great alternative to Amazon and seems to be popular nowadays. If my Kindle broke it's probably the first brand I'd check out.

[-] books@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

What are overdrive books?

[-] books@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Interesting, I live in the Bay Area and had never heard of this.

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I'm just re-discovering the 2015 Kindle paper white I bought years ago and had stopped using...because overall I had started reading less. I'm using it with a new appreciation for how great of a form factor it is for my hands + a pop socket. Carry it with me everywhere, tucks into my jacket pocket or backpack when I'm heading to work.

I'm not the biggest fan of Amazon, but I load it with Calibre so where possible I try to get my ebooks from elsewhere.

Anyway Im wondering what you all are reading on and why. What're the latest advances in ereader technology since 2015? Am I missing out on something?

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