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SmashedRatOnPressA reminder that <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> books are not on Amazon.com, & while we live & breathe, our books will never be on Amazon or other "big box" stores. We don't, and will never, use <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> to do anything.You can always get SROP books for free in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EPUB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPUB</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MOBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MOBI</a> format (or order the print editions if you cherish paperbacks). <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/noAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noAI</a> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/amazon-kindles-new-feature-uses-ai-to-generate-recaps-for-books-in-a-series/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/amazon-kindles-new-feature-uses-ai-to-generate-recaps-for-books-in-a-series/</a>

SmashedRatOnPressAside from being a HUGE day of protest here in the USA, today (April 19, 2025) is coincidentally my mother's 100th birthday. If she were still with us here on Planet Earth, I'm sure she'd be out on the streets, handing out blotter acid and shooting paint-balls at fascist pigs...To all of you who made it into the streets today: thank you immensely from all of us here at Rodent Central.Next stop: <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GeneralStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralStrike</a>!<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a>

SmashedRatOnPressGood morning! While you're out this weekend (1) buying nothing in support of the economic blackout and (2) heading to a nice protest march against the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/scum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scum</a> currently taking over America... Don't forget you can always get some free reading material in the form of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a>. Put a book on that burner phone you should be carrying. (Pro tip: don't take your real phone to a mass protest event!) Stay safe out there. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/</a>

SmashedRatOnPressIn case you missed the transition recently... The entire Rodent family here in Santa Banana has moved from New York Times to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guardian</a> for non-soc-media <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>... So if you have something important to share from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NYT</a>, please please do a "gift article" link and unlock that puppy so the defected masses around here can view it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> P.S.: Don't forget to pick up your free <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> on the way past our humble hovel. Meow.

SmashedRatOnPressStill looking for something to read while you commute to/from the next nation-wide 50501 protest? <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> has you covered. Our <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> are still always <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#free</a> to good homes. Hit us up, we ship 24/7/365! <a href="https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

SmashedRatOnPressWhile "47" is busy blowing up the USA, Canada is doing great! Go, Canada! 🍁🍁🍁 <a href="https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-canada-officially-cuts-ties" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-canada-officially-cuts-ties</a> If <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> wasn't so revenue neutral (by giving away free books), we would sure love to show support by paying readers in Canada to take our books. Canada is definitely a good home for books! <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a>

SmashedRatOnPress5/🧵 Our method of "fighting" against ebook environment enshittification is to give away books rather than use grifty platforms. Never will you find <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> books available from a monopolistic business. (You can buy <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> books if you want, but we don't force you to spend money to read. Free books to good homes. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drm</a>

SmashedRatOnPressToday <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> changed domain name registrars. That should be transparent, but if anyone spots something wonky with the site, just let us know. <a href="https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a>

SmashedRatOnPressIn case you haven't signed up yet, don't forget the impending General Strike! <a href="https://generalstrikeus.com/aboutus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://generalstrikeus.com/aboutus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/generalStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalStrike</a> Yes, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> will be striking when the iron is hot enough. Meanwhile, this is your reminder that the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> business model is anti-economic, "free books to good homes, always", so don't hesitate to ask. Follow the bread crumbs. Check our Red and Green catalog pages. Make sure you have enough books to last for the duration of the strike! <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a>

SmashedRatOnPressIn case you missed this nice write-up in 404 Media: <a href="https://www.404media.co/the-digital-packrat-manifesto/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/the-digital-packrat-manifesto/</a> Yeah, it's about that nonsense at <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/drm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drm</a>, etc -- and this rodent can really identify with the article's author, about hoarding. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/packrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#packrat</a> (Now, I'll also take the opportunity to remind <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> readers that our <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> are different with regard to "licensing". See our FAQ page for details.) <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a>

SmashedRatOnPressAnd to follow up... It's really not that difficult for an author to set up for selling ebooks on their own site(s). Check out <a href="https://payhip.whitehartfiction.co.uk/collection/elliott-hay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://payhip.whitehartfiction.co.uk/collection/elliott-hay</a> for a lovely example. (And buy their books!) It's also not that hard to send ebooks directly to your readers, like <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> does, with our without exchange of money.

SmashedRatOnPressTomorrow, February 28, as you go about your business of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> against the burgeoning American Oligarchy by buying nothing, don't forget that if your retail therapy addiction still really need to express itself by acquiring any <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsfw</a> or other <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> has you covered. Our ebooks are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/billionaireFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaireFree</a> and always <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#free</a> to good homes! Just follow the breadcrumbs. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EconomicStrike2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EconomicStrike2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/BuyNothingFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuyNothingFriday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/generalStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#generalStrike</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/blackout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackout</a>

SmashedRatOnPressPSA: During the projected economic blackout on February 28, 2025... <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> will still be entirely free, as always. Just follow the breadcrumbs. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boycott</a> <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?hps=1&q=economic+blackout+2025&atb=v425-1&ia=web" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://duckduckgo.com/?hps=1&q=economic+blackout+2025&atb=v425-1&ia=web</a>

SmashedRatOnPressCurrently winding down the long-standing <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> presence on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a>. Today the SROP representative over there (Mantissa Etherbright) unfollowed more than half of the accounts we followed. We haven't posted there since mid-January. We'll be deleting all old Insta posts and trying to find some of the people we'd want to follow on non-Meta platforms in the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a>... Sad that we won't be able to find them all, but oh, well. Can't keep supporting <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a>... 🤮🤮🤮

SmashedRatOnPress<a href="https://bookish.community/@canongatebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@canongatebooks</a> Welcome to the Fediverse, Canongate Books. <a href="https://canongate.co.uk/about/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://canongate.co.uk/about/</a> (And happy 50+th to you. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> has also been "fiercely independent" for 49 years. We'll be marking our golden jubilee next year in 2026... Well, if there is a next year.) <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/booksdoton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#booksdoton</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a>

SmashedRatOnPress<a href="https://mastodon.social/@verge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@verge</a> Hopefully this terrible escalation of Kindle <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#enshittification</a> will tip the scales to other platforms. (For the record <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> has never published on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kindle</a>, so we don't have a stake here.)This finally kills off all thoughts of 'Zon ebook purchases by the rodent. The saddest part: some of my favorite authors don't publish elsewhere because of Kindle Unlimited.Hey <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authors</a>, consider publishing widely on other platforms, please, or I'll never read your book. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a>

SmashedRatOnPressYeah, definitely not gonna watch the Superbowl today. 🤮 (Well the rodent family here never watches it, but I usually don't advertise aversion to US football.) Instead I'll read one of the lovely <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsfw</a> ebooks that anyone can get (for free) by following the breadcrumbs. <a href="https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/catalog-red.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/catalog-red.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a>

SmashedRatOnPressAre you overwhelmed by the insanity currently happening in the USA? If you need a little break from the nooz (especially the mainstream bloviating), here's today's "escapist novel of the day" from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a>. Copies of the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebook</a> free to good homes, as always. Just follow the bread crumbs. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13638701-slave-girls-of-noachis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13638701-slave-girls-of-noachis</a> (Contains maps and a couple of illustrations!) <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsfw</a>

SmashedRatOnPressIf you live outside the Unhinged States of America (USA), feel free to hit up the rodent for <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#free</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebooks</a> from <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a>... Hopefully we can make sure copies of books are outside the borders, just in case the gestapo shows up in Santa Banana... Always free to good homes. <a href="https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://smashed-rat-on-press.com/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsfw</a>

SmashedRatOnPress<a href="https://glammr.us/@jessamyn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jessamyn</a> <a href="https://retro.social/@ifixcoinops" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ifixcoinops</a> LOL, yes that would be wonderful for libraries. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SROP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SROP</a> has special (i.e., <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#free</a>) library pricing. Check with our customer service rep.

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