Ebook help

[yourlibrarian]

This article (thanks, Petzi) noted that ebooks are now outselling hardbacks on Amazon. Therefore, I hope someone reading this might have some tips for me on why Calibre does not seem to be recognizing my new iTouch (loading Stanza on it as well as podfics has also been a trial). What's probably making this difficult is that I am trying to do all

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[yourlibrarian]

It is quite alarming, less so because of our own stuff (at least for me, as I have both backups on my computer as well as everything backed up on DW) but because of the idea of all of LJ winking out from one day to the next. Sure, some content is backed up elsewhere but the majority of it isn't backed up anywhere, and if it is, there are no pointers to it anyway.

Also, DW does not yet provide (and may never provide) options to import communities there. That means all the fic challenges, seasonal communities, resource communities and so on will not be accessed there. At least the su_herald has started posting a weekly update over on DW.

This story about the takedown being due to "national security" issues is actually the second story I heard. The first was that it was due to all the file sharing going on through the site and that it was a DMCA takedown. There's certainly some of that going on in LJ groups, though I may be ignorant about just how much of it is happening. But that would be another big issue for all extranational fans of a source who depend on it to be able to keep up with their fandom.

[shapinglight]

Oh dear! I'm getting more and more alarmed reading this. And it could so easily happen.

:worries:

[yourlibrarian]

Don't worry, I think there are other things more likely to fret about :) Granted, I only heard of Blogetery when this incident happened, but it sounds like a much, much smaller site (although its user base seems to be around the same size as DW's). But LJ is a pretty huge site by comparison and it's no longer American owned. Those may be factors in terms of how managers would respond to a takedown notice that springs from only some users.

Personally, I'd be much more concerned about DW's fate as it does not have deep pockets, it has already been a target for groups attempting to shut down its content, and it's a more concentrated fan site. I think fandom wouldn't lose too many resources because not many people have been creating them over there. But I know it would be a real loss for me because it's the only place now that has all my own content (plus it's just a more usable site).

[shapinglight]

I'm afraid I've never really got the hang up DW, mainly because I've never really got the hang of LJ and am totally rubbish about changing my style etc.

I do continue to support the site, though, and have both my LJs backed up there.

[yourlibrarian]

It's always a nuisance to have to start up at a new site or to have set up new devices. I was gifted with an iTouch recently and, while I am fairly sure I will enjoy its portability and functions, it has been a real pain to set it up so that it can be useful.