AnnaFeatherstone, 7 months ago to Pubtips

Creatives: Would you like to better understand why writers & authors (+ musicians and artists) are being squeezed? The impact Amazon has had on the publishing industry, the chequered history of DRM, the dirt on copyright? How about 'how news got broken', 'why streaming doesn't pay' & what people in the creative industries can actually do about the current state of affairs? Highly recommend Choke Point Capitalism (by Rebecca Giblin & Cory Doctorow) as a read. Please ask your local library to get it in too so more people can have access.

#publishing #writing #author #bookstodon @bookstodon #capitalism #books #booksworthreading #bookrecommendation #corydoctorow #rebeccagiblin #Amazon #creatives

hankg, 10 months ago to LateStageCapitalism

I finally got to this @changelog episode in my podcast backlog with @pluralistic talking about his and #RebeccaGiblin book "Chokepoint Capitalism". As cynical my opinions are on the current state of our capitalist system before listening to it it's now even lower. I've had the book in my "to read" list for some time because I have wanted to read it but I make even less progress with that backlog than my podcast one. A worthy listening but it will get your blood pressure up. #capitalism #VultureCapitalism #LateStageCapitalism #MonopoliesAndCartels #BillionairesShouldNotExist #BigTechShouldNotExist changelog.com/podcast/535

pluralistic, 1 year ago to random

Hey, #Berkeley! I'm appearing again today at #BayBookFest with #WendyLiu (Abolish Silicon Valley) at 11AM at Freight and Salvage to discuss "Chokepoint Capitalism," the book #RebeccaGiblin and I wrote about #monopoly and creative #labor markets. It's free!

https://www.baybookfest.org/session/chokepoint-capitalism/