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Wir haben spannende Neuigkeiten! Heute starten wir mit der Föderation von Publisher-Accounts in Italien, Frankreich und Spanien – und weiten sie in Deutschland, Brasilien, Kanada & UK weiter aus.

Ab sofort kannst du noch mehr deiner Lieblingspublisher aus Bereichen wie Nachrichten, Technik und Sport über Flipboard im offenen Social Web folgen.

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🔗 Liste aller föderierten Profile: flip.it/-eErSj

I haven't seen this shitshow mentioned on Mastodon, so I am bringing it to your attention.

It seems that the #crowdfunding #publisher #Unbound has folded, leaving everyone else out of pocket – authors and pledgers alike.

The same two people who so mismanaged Unbound then set up a new publishing company, #Boundless, and "acquired" Unbound's IP, so they can continue to publish books without any obligation to pay their old company's debts. Authors and purchasers are thus left out of pocket.

I wonder what their next (perfectly legal, TYVM) venture will be called.

archive.is/RENLc

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@jasonkoebler

"This type of low quality, #AI generated content, is what we... have come to call AI slop. Librarians... have been dealing with similar problems in the publishing industry for years, and have a different name for it: vendor slurry...

Several #librarians pointed me to IRB Media, a #publisher with hundreds of books on #Hoopla, all of which are seemingly AI-generated summaries of other books."
404media.co/ai-generated-slop-

New study: "User tracking that would be unthinkable in a physical #library setting now happens routinely through #publisher #platforms."
zenodo.org/records/13886473

ZenodoNavigating Risk in Vendor Data Privacy Practices: An Analysis of Springer Nature's SpringerLinkNavigating Risk in Vendor Data Privacy Practices: An Analysis of Springer Nature's SpringerLink documents a variety of practices that undermine library privacy standards. SpringerLink provides a case study in the encroachment of the broader surveillance-based data brokering economy into academic systems. Combined with our 2023 report on Elsevier’s ScienceDirect platform, this analysis illustrates the wide range of privacy risks inherent in the business models and practices in the academic scholarship marketplace. Among other findings, the report documents risks related to the 200 named third parties that are allowed to collect information from users of the site (along with what appear to be additional unlisted companies found only in our public website analysis). While the specific privacy concerns posed by SpringerLink are different, our analysis reiterates the findings from our ScienceDirect report: that user tracking that would be unthinkable in a physical library setting now happens routinely through publisher platforms. While this analysis and recommended actions are grounded in the library context, these findings will raise pressing issues for faculty, administrators, and policymakers to consider as well. The report closes with suggested actions that libraries can take over both the short and long term to address vendor privacy risks.

This happened yesterday!
I am a #Flipboard resident expert for an amazing publisher/blogger group called #FoodDrinkLife aka #brilliantbloggers.
When I joined this group I discovered a world of knowledge that will help grow any business.
BB offers everything from tips on how to grow your Flipboard presence (that would be me) to how to write an ebook, get on Mediavine, how to write for AP. Also how to hire a VA, how to promote on Facebook.
In short you HAVE to join this group. It’s essential if you are a #blogger or #publisher.
Beyond all #business these folks are your friends and family.
Here’s a link to join and grow in a supportive environment 👉 bbflipwst--digitalproducts.thr

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#Affinity はいいぞ! :vivaldia_2:

:tony_happy: #3D#生成AI と縦書きを除いて #Adobe の DTP 御用達アプリ(#Illustrator #Photoshop #InDesign)でできることはだいたいできる
:tony_wee: その 3 アプリのファイルフォーマットは実質共通(#Illustrator #Photoshop #InDesign がそれぞれのファイルをどのアプリでも非破壊で編集保存できることを想像してほしい)
:tony_laughing: #Adobe よりも動作が軽い!(自分比だけど、他の人からもよく聞く話
:tony_santa: #Designer#Photo を購入済みだと、#Publusher のアプリの中で機能や UI を #Designer#Photo に切り替えて作業ができる(#Publisher が実質 3 アプリを統合したソフトにパワーアップする)
:tony_laughing: 縦書きや日本語のオープンタイプフォントの機能は使えない(フォントの字詰め有効化とか)けど、擬似的に縦書きを有効にする文字を回転したフォントや、日本語の文字機能を #Affinity で使えるように改変したフォントを有志の方が提供してくれている(このあとのスレッドを参照)

しかもいまなら #Affinity の 3 つのアプリを #macOS #iOS :apple_inc: Windows :windows: のすべての環境でしかもサブスクではなく買い切りでずっと使えるユニバーサルライセンスがブラックフライデーセールで通常の半額の 7,900 円で買える。

しかも、そもそも #AffinityDesigner には Anatolli Babii という人がつくったシンプルアイコンイラストみたいなデータがアプリ内蔵のアセットとして始めから収録されてて、このアイコンデザインを別のサイト(例えば下記)とかで買うと、普通に一万円を超えてくる。

iconfinder.com/families/simply

セール前から、「アイコンデータ個別に買うより、ただでさえ #Affinity Designer (単体)を購入したほうが安い」という良くわからない状態だったのに、今のセール期間なら「有料のアイコンアセットが安く買える上に、3デバイスで3アプリをずっと使えるライセンスがついてくる」という価格設定のバグみたいな事が起きている

IconfinderSimply Flat by Anatolii Babii on Iconfinder.comIconfinder is the leading search engine and market place for vector icons in SVG, PNG and AI format.

📢 Große Neuigkeiten!

Flipboard erweitert heute die Föderation in Deutschland und der Schweiz und bringt 44 neue Publisher sowie über 600 thematisch kuratierte Magazine ins Fediverse.

Hier ist eine Liste der neuen Publisher, denen du jetzt folgen kannst:

11FREUNDE, @11FREUNDE
90min, @90min_DE
Berliner Morgenpost, @morgenpost
Brigitte, @Brigitte_DE
Capital Magazin, @CapitalMagazin
Chefkoch, @chefkochde
CHIP, @CHIP_online
CN Traveller Germany, @cntravellerde
Cosmopolitan DE, @CosmopolitanDE
Der Feinschmecker, @FEINSCHMECKERDE
EATCLUB, @EATCLUB2021
Eatsmarter, @EATSMARTER
ELLE Germany, @ELLE_de
Esquire Germany, @EsquireGermany
Euronews, @euronewsde
FinanceForward, @FinanceForward
Frankfurter Rundschau, @FR_de
Freundin, @freundin_de
Gala, @GalaDigital
GaultMillau, @GaultMillauCH
GEO, @GEO_de
Goal Deutschland, @goaldeutschland
Golem, @Golemde
Good News DE, @GoodNewsDE
Harper's BAZAAR Germany, @HarpersBAZAARde
LECKER, @Lecker_de
MERIAN, @MerianOfficial
Monopol Magazin, @monopol_online
Moviepilot, @moviepilot
Musikexpress, @MUSIKEXPRESSde
Myself, @myselfde
Noble & Style, @NOBLE_STYLE_DE
NZZ, @NZZ_Ch
NZZ Bellevue, @NZZBellevue
PrimeSports, @PrimeSports
Reisereporter, @reisereporter
RND, @RNDAudience
Rolling Stone DE, @rollingstoneDE
Sportbuzzer, @SBAudience
SPOX, @SPOXcom
Stern Digital, @Stern_Digital
taz, @taz_de
Utopia, @utopiade
Watson.de, @watson_de

Mehr dazu in unserer Ankündigung: flip.it/n9fLpA

Eine vollständige Liste der föderierten Accounts, denen du folgen kannst, findest du im Flipboard-Directory: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u

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So I guess what should happen here is not that some game maker (or just a random guy like me) makes a visual novel of a public domain text, but rather that a publisher should make their books into visual novels. Either books they've already translated/published, or even new translations of classical literature. Since they are public domain, no publishing house has any monopoly on them and can stop any publisher who wants from making a new translation or a visual novel.