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1. Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻 (thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 11:59:05 UTC Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻

   Using the freedom-hating platform #Goodreads, I have learned that I have read more #books 📚 in the first five days of 2024 than I did during all of 2023. Admittedly, that's only two (yes, 2) books so far this year, but it's a good start to my #ReadingChallenge target of twelve.

   The problem is that I have so many books on my reading list, it's difficult to know what to read next. And if any of my favoured authors releases a new book in a series I'm following, everything else gets dropped.

   • Gomiboy75 🇵🇸 (gomiboy75@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 12:50:58 UTC Gomiboy75 🇵🇸

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     @thelovebug if you didn't know there exists a solid Fediverse alternative to Goodreads

     https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading/

   • Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻 (thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:03:09 UTC Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻

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     • Gomiboy75 🇵🇸

     Hey @gomiboy75, thanks for the reply! Yes, I was aware of it - in fact, I already have an account there - but I ran out of space on my original post, and couldn't be bothered to write a follow-up! 😁

     In honesty, I had forgotten the name of it until I asked the friend who introduced me to it originally. I've just got to get used to keeping it up to date.

     I'm @thelovebug@bookwyrm.social there 👍

   • Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:07:07 UTC Fitheach

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     @thelovebug
     Yeah, but, are talking The Little Prince or War & Peace? 😃

   • Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻 (thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:07:07 UTC Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻

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     • Fitheach

     @fitheach I applaud your astuteness.

     The first book was a full-length novel, of which I read the last 80% this year.

     The second book took about 10 minutes to read 😁

   • Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:17:58 UTC Fitheach

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     @thelovebug
     Ten minutes is usually how long it takes me to read the précis on Wikipedia. That's usually enough for me to talk authoritatively about the book. 😃

   • Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻 (thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:17:58 UTC Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻

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     • Fitheach
     • Yannick (FrenchguyCH)

     @fitheach It was a book co-authored by @frenchguych which had been on my reading list for a couple of months. Definitely worth the read.

     The Stew that Stirred Trouble https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMM6GGNJ

   • Yannick (FrenchguyCH) (frenchguych@ubuntu.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:24:37 UTC Yannick (FrenchguyCH)

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     • Fitheach

     @thelovebug @fitheach oh sir you are too good ! It was fun getting into writing. And painful getting into self publishing 😂 but, I might do it again anyway.

   • Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻 (thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 13:38:41 UTC Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻

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     • Fitheach
     • Yannick (FrenchguyCH)

     @frenchguych
     It probably only earns you CHF0.00003 per sale, but you're welcome 😁

     @fitheach

   • Yannick (FrenchguyCH) (frenchguych@ubuntu.social)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 14:27:13 UTC Yannick (FrenchguyCH)

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     • Fitheach

     @thelovebug @fitheach From what I understand, we get 30% or the retail price per sale, and 0.003 € per page read with the Kindle subscription thingy.

     Most sells happened during the period where the book was free (go figure ^^).

     The book was published at the beginning of November, was free for 5 days, and since then, we made a grand total of 0.80 € !

     I think I'll keep my day job for now ^^

   • Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻 (thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 06-Jan-2024 14:27:13 UTC Dave M7TLB 🐞🇺🇦🌻

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     • Fitheach
     • Yannick (FrenchguyCH)

     @frenchguych
     Keep the world cruise on ice for now.

     @fitheach