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1. Frieren · 1790939091 · focus · HN ↗

   For me, the easy one is books. I love books, both for their content and as physical objects.

   I love my pdf folder with a million papers, documents, etc. Sorted and easy available. But mentally it does not compare with my library.

   In a trip I will bring my tablet to read books. It is practical and if a book does not click I have many more. At home I prefer the physical thing.

   None of them comes, at least directly, from algorithms. I add books to my list of purchases when they get mention on YouTube, another books, news, or even here.

   Many years ago I used Amazon book store suggestions because they were extremely good. But that was the time before enshitification when they were trying to give you the book the you will like the most not the one that will give them more profit.

   1. Galanwe · 1790939479 · focus · HN ↗

      I love books as well, but I find it hard to keep my physical library growth comparable to my physical books.

      The majority of the books and authors I follow are now on Patreon, and there is just no easy way to get a hard copy, or even a digital copy for that matter. I read book 11 on Patreon while Amazon is publishing book 8...

      Now that is good for authors I guess, they have a better, more stable revenue source. But I don't own books anymore, can't read them offline, which is very annoying.

      1. crtasm · 1790969173 · focus · HN ↗

         What form does a book take on patreon if there's no file to download - is it just one huge text post?

         1. Galanwe · 1790974613 · focus · HN ↗

            No, usually authors publish 1 chapter every <schedule>. Some publish 1 chapter per week day, some 1 chapter per week.

            Once there are enough chapters for a full book, authors usually publish them on Amazon, and remove them from Patreon because of the exclusivity clause.

            There is usually a 2/3 book lead on Patreon vs Amazon.

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