Hey, Smashwords authors. We have up until June 29 to enroll in the Summer / Winter Smashwords promotion.
#d2d
Also new to me, as in, I just found it and it’s beautiful and just fits the late night so well. Sometimes, the algorithm brings me gifts.
On May 10, Draft2Digital is adding charges to payouts through PayPal and check options.
- PayPal (U.S.) will charge 2.5% with a total not to exceed $1.50
- PayPal (International) will charge 2.5% with a total not to exceed $25.00
- Check (U.S.) $2.50 flat fee
- Check (International) $4.00 flat fee
There are no fees for Direct Deposit or Payoneer options.
OK, get this, Draft2Digital will accept the updated cover image for Ruinous Attraction, but they want me to change the CONTENT NOTE so that it doesn't warn for dubious consent.
Not the content itself.
The CONTENT NOTE.
Smashwords publishes dubcon. It publishes noncon. I'm not gonna point it out to this idiot, but it publishes MY noncon. D2D won't even *send* the story to Smashwords.
Thank you, Draft 2 Digital!
"D2D'S STANCE
Until we see significant reforms, especially around greater contractual protections and transparency governing use, intellectual property protections, and rights restrictions, Draft2Digital will not offer AI rights licensing opportunities."
Hey authors, do any of you publish your ebooks to library distributors WITHOUT a third party? Is this even possible?
This D2D mess had me waking up angry this morning.
To be honest, I don't even care about sales, but library distribution is something I don't want to lose.
#IndieAuthor #AuthorHelp #D2D
A summary of the bullshit survey Draft2Digital just sent out on whether we would like to sell our rights to LLMs, a link to the form, notes on how they try to trick you into saying you'd be OK with some LLM training, and advice on the browser to use to complete: https://www.tumblr.com/rhube/760006203055161344?source=share
#Draft2Digital #D2D #selfpublishing #indie #publishing #writing #writingcommunity
Did you know you can convert your DVD/Blu-ray collection to digital streaming/downloadable versions for as little as $2/disc?
And you can step up your older, lower resolution content to Blu-ray or 4KUHD for an additional fee?
And it's all legitimate. I have a digital library of 1000s of streamable/downloadable movies from over a decade of Ultraviolet & MoviesAnywhere use.
"Mobile D2D Conversion" | Fandango at Home (VUDU)
https://www.vudu.com/d2d
Just got an email that Smashwords's affiliate program is ending. Seems to me that their merger with D2D is just more enshittification. (Including the fact that they cannot merge books by the same author into the same Smashwords page if they were on D2D and Smashwords even though it's the same email account, same EIN, same everything.
The customer service I got from them including when I asked a simple books2read question has been awful!
The Satellite Direct-to-Device Revolution: Hype vs. Reality
#Agriculture #Communications #Constellations #D2D #Earth #Infrastructure #Interoperability #Investment #IoT #LEO #Maritime #Satellites #Standardization #Startups #Technology #Communications #EditorSPicks #Noteworthy #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/15/the-satellite-direct-to-device-revolution-hype-vs-reality/
Хватит ли места на рынке D2D после прихода SpaceX?
В марте 2024 года регулятор FCC согласовал нормативно-правовую базу для сервиса прямого спутникового доступа (Direct-to-Device, D2D) в США. SpaceX, использующий на правах сублизинга частоты сотового оператора T-Mobile, будут иметь вторичный приоритет. Такое правило закреплено в п. 4.4 Регламента радиосвязи ITU (non-protected/non-interference basis) — не создавать помех приоритетным сервисам, которым частоты в диапазоне были выделены ранее. Однако США стали первой страной, применившей его для D2D. Вероятно, вскоре их примеру последуют и другие страны. Использование сотовых частот даёт возможность подключить обычные устройства. Сначала это будут сообщения/сигнал SOS с координатами, потом добавится голос, а затем и передача данных на скоростях 2-4 Мбит/с. Пока D2D воспринимается как премиальный сервис (Apple iPhone и флагманы Huawei). Но приоритетным для него будут наименее развитые страны Африки и Азии, где на «границе сети» живут оставшиеся полмиллиарда абонентов, нуждающиеся в базовых услугах. И на этом рынке уже тесно и без SpaceX.
https://habr.com/ru/companies/ruvds/articles/804127/
#ruvds_статьи #spacex #d2d #илон_маск #starlink #ast_spacemobile #Link_global #iridium #qualcomm #gsma #5g #спутниковая_связь #iot #nbiot #lorawan
Wireless Broadband Connectivity Options: A Look at FWA, Satellite Broadband, and Satellite D2D Communication
#D2D #Earth #EconomicDevelopment #Financial #Infrastructure #LEO #Satellites #SpaceX #Standards #Starlink #Technology #Timeline #Communications #EditorSPicks #Noteworthy #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/04/01/wireless-broadband-connectivity-options-a-look-at-fwa-satellite-broadband-and-satellite-d2d-communication/
The Next Frontier: Direct-to-Smartphone Satellite Connectivity
#Agriculture #Communications #Constellations #D2D #Earth #FCC #Infrastructure #ITU #LEO #Maritime #SatelliteTechnology #Satellites #SmartPhones #SpaceX #Standards #Startups #Technology #UnitedStates #Communications #Downstream #EarthAndOrbit #EditorSPicks #Infrastructure #Noteworthy #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/25/the-next-frontier-direct-to-smartphone-satellite-connectivity/
I'm trying to maintain a list of instances that have all the spam bots on them. Between finding new ones, and trying to keep track of which ones have finally enabled signup approvals, it's making my head spin.
https://git.collins-corner.cc/c_atworth/collins-spamnot-blocklist
Edit: See https://collins-corner.cc/notes/9pxlr6heisbs01dv
#MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #Moderation #DocumentToDestroy #D2D
I gave this talk at the Testμ conference a couple weeks ago
Transitive Testing is a term I coined back in 2015 about how to leverage APIs to improve DOM to Database test performance, while maintaining confidence in the accuracy of results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2csh4BNZQ0&list=PLQ1TA2pya2__f9lZDhxUtcgDUEEJnZ4w5
Att utveckla ett digitalt närnätverk skulle kunna ses både som en självklar beredskap och en sagolik möjlighet att komma närmare sin omgivning. Grannsamverkan 2.0.
Om, eller snarare när högteknologisk sårbar infrastruktur slås ut, kan allas egna telefoners sändare och mottagare användas, om än med begränsad räckvidd. Vi når inte längre hela världen, men kan få tillfälle att upptäcka att det redan fanns en värld helt nära.
Cogs and Conspiracies eBook Update:
I’ve realised I put the wrong date on one of the short stories… which means the timeline was wrong and two stories need swapping in order.
I’ve uploaded the new files to Draft2Digital (should filter through to online stores) and to Bookfunnel (for those patrons who received the eBook reward and those who purchase via my website).
Draft2Digital says they’ll ‘push through the changes’ (copyright page is marked as Edition 2), so give it a few days (?), and you should be able to upload the corrected edition 2 via online stores, but Amazon usually takes a month to sort itself out…
If in doubt, you can purchase in AU$ via my website.
Patrons and attendees to my Wimmera Steampunk Festival talk – the updated edition 2 is availble via the same Bookfunnel link, now.
(That’s what happens when you format with a migraine.) #oops #indieAuthor #edition2 #steampunkBook #migraines #D2D #eBook
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