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Inventaire is a free open source platform for cataloguing and sharing physical books, with its own database of titles based on Wikidata.

You can follow at:

➡️ @inventaire (in English and French)

The Inventaire site is at https://inventaire.io

It's a good platform for any group or individual who wants to run their own library.

#Inventaire #Books #Book #Authors #Reading #Library #Libraries #BookSharing #WikiData #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Français #Francais

Kiwix is a free open source app for offline viewing and searching of Wikipedia, Gutenberg, StackExchange etc. It lets you use and distribute physical copies of websites entirely offline.

You can follow at:

➡️ @kiwix

The app is available for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone/iPad from https://www.kiwix.org

#Kiwix #Wikipedia #ProjectGutenberg #OffTheGrid #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Android #iOS #Linux #Mac #Windows #Activism #Books #Academic #Apps #SelfHosting

Libreture promotes DRM-free ebooks, has a directory of DRM-free bookshops, and provides an online ecosystem (storage, reading lists etc) specifically designed for DRM-free ebooks. You can follow them at:

➡️ @libreture

Their site is at https://www.libreture.com

(DRM-free means that you can keep the book you buy forever, and use it on any device you choose, even if the bookshop closes down.)

#Libreture #eBooks #Books #eBook #Book #eComics #Comics #DigitalComics #Reading #DRM #DRMfree #eReaders

Lilith Saintcrow is a prolific novelist and long-time Fediverse user. You can follow her at:

➡️ @lilithsaintcrow

She also has a website and blog at https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com

Her books often include fantasy, sci-fi and otherworldly elements.

#LilithSaintcrow #LiliSaintcrow #LiliStCrow #Books #Book #Novel #Author #Authors #Novels #ShortStories #Novelists #Writing #SciFi #Fantasy #AlternateHistory #Paranormal #Fiction

Robert Kingett is a writer of fiction and non-fiction, and campaigner for accessibility. You can follow at:

➡️ @weirdwriter

His website is at https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com

#RobertKingett #Writing #Books #Author #Authors #Editor #Writer #Activism #Accessibility #A11y #Disability #Disabilities #Disabled

BookWyrm is a new open federated alternative to Goodreads, and part of the Fediverse:

➡️ @bookwyrm

You can post about books you're reading, and interact with others on BookWyrm, Mastodon etc.

The platform is still a work in progress:

https://docs.joinbookwyrm.com

The flagship instance is at:

https://bookwyrm.social/

Development git is here:

https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm

#BookWyrm #BookWorm #Fediverse #Books #Comics #Authors #ActivityPub #Book #Reading #Readers #Goodreads #Literature #OpenSource

Translate Science is a new initiative to promote translation of scientific articles, books, papers etc. You can follow at:

➡️ @TranslateScience

The project's website is at https://translatescience.org

The project's account is on Fediscience, a Mastodon instance for scientists: https://fediscience.org

#TranslateScience #Science #Translation #Academic #Writing #Books #NGOs #Scientific #Sciences #Translators #Translations #Scientists #OpenScience #Academics #Academia

Matthew Bogart is a cartoonist and creator of the "Incredible Doom" webcomic and graphic novel set in the 1990s. You can follow him at:

➡️ @matthewbogart@mastodon.social

and also at

➡️ @matthewbogart@mastodon.art

Bogart has websites at https://www.matthewbogart.net and https://www.incredibledoom.com

#MatthewBogart #Art #Artist #Artists #Illustration #Cartoons #Cartoonist #Cartoonists #Comics #WebComic #WebComics #ComicBook #GraphicNovel #GraphicNovels #Books #1990s #IncredibleDoom

Samuel Pepys was an important public official in 17th Century London, who helped to run the English navy and reported to the King. He also kept a secret diary where he was surprisingly honest about his personal life between 1660 - 1669.

You can follow the diary in real time (currently 1668) at:

➡️ @samuelpepys

The maintainer's website is at https://www.pepysdiary.com

#SamuelPepys #History #Books #London #England #EnglishHistory #17thCentury #1600s #Diary #Diaries #LiveTooting #RoyalNavy

Spearhafoc is a comic book creator currently focusing on pulp interpretations of classic characters from history and literature. You can follow at:

➡️ @Spearhafoc

Spearhafoc's website is at https://spearhafoc.tumblr.com/post/175757223644/my-links-and-info

#Spearhafoc #Art #MastoArt #Artist #Comics #ComicBook #WebComic #WebComics #GraphicNovel #GraphicNovels #Books #Illustration #Pulp

Libreture promotes DRM-free eBooks and digital comics by providing services like online storage, reading lists, a DRM-free bookshop directory and more.

You can follow at:

➡️ @libreture

Official site is at https://libreture.com

DRM-free means you get to keep books you buy, even if the bookshop closes down.

DRM books disappear forever when stores close down (for example: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a27021744/microsoft-ebook-store-shutdown/).

#eBooks #Books #DigitalBooks #eComics #Comics #DigitalComics #Reading #DRMfree #eReaders

Inventaire is a free open source platform for cataloguing and sharing physical books, with its own database of titles built upon Wikidata.

You can follow the project at:

@inventaire

The website is at https://inventaire.io

#Inventaire #Books #Authors #Reading #Libraries #Sharing #BookSharing #WikiData #FLOSS #FOSS #Libre

Readlebee is a planned free open source alternative to Amazon's Goodreads, and is currently under development:

@Readlebee

Developers can contribute to Readlebee at:
https://gitlab.com/Alamantus/Readlebee

Non-developers can contribute to Readlebee by adding to the Inventaire open database of books (which Readlebee uses):
https://wiki.inventaire.io/wiki/How-to-contribute

#ReadleBee #Goodreads #Books #Book #Alternatives #FLOSS #FOSS