r/books • • Nov 22 '17 Heartwarming

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality!! We need to stop them from allowing ISPs to charge us extra fees to access ebooks, games or anything else!

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181.4k Upvotes

r/books • • Jul 29 '20

spoilers in comments It's July 29, 2020, the day George R.R. Martin said we could imprison him if Winds Of Winter wasn't done

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109.4k Upvotes

r/books • • Mar 13 '19

Amazon removes books promoting autism cures and vaccine misinformation

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nbcnews.com
81.5k Upvotes

r/books • • Mar 26 '20

‘Reading Rainbow’ Host LeVar Burton Wants to Read to Families for Free, Neil Gaiman Offers Entire Catalog

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movieweb.com
72.0k Upvotes

r/books • • Oct 12 '18

Incarcerated Pennsylvanians now have to pay $150 to read. We should all be outraged.

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washingtonpost.com
68.7k Upvotes

r/books • • Sep 10 '17

Stephen King briefly talks about the controversial orgy scene in the 'IT' novel. 'It’s fascinating to me that there has been so much comment about that single sex scene and so little about the multiple child murders. That must mean something, but I’m not sure what.' Spoiler

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67.5k Upvotes

r/books • • Aug 21 '20

In 2018 Jessica Johnson wrote an Orwell prize-winning short story about an algorithm that decides school grades according to social class. This year as a result of the pandemic her A-level English was downgraded by a similar algorithm and she was not accepted for English at St. Andrews University.

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66.4k Upvotes

r/books • • Jul 20 '17

Kids get a $2 discount if they read a book aloud to their barber while getting their haircut in Michigan

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npr.org
63.7k Upvotes

r/books • • Mar 24 '23

Illinois House passes bill prohibiting book bans

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wgem.com
63.1k Upvotes

r/books • • Mar 06 '19

Textbook costs have risen nearly 1000% since the 70's

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vox.com
61.8k Upvotes

r/books • • Oct 19 '17

The FCC is expected to announce a vote to gut net neutrality rules the day before Thanksgiving. Only a big burst of phone calls to Congress can stop them from allowing ISPs to charge us extra fees to access sites, apps, games, and ebooks.

61.7k Upvotes

Hey everyone, the chairman of the FCC, is very likely to announce a vote to gut neutrality, possibly as soon as Nov. 22nd. Once a vote is called, it will become much, much harder to stop ISPs from charging us extra fees to access sites like reddit, and controlling what we see and do online by throttling and blocking sites, apps, games, and streaming services. ISPs shouldn't be able to favor their own e-readers or online book services over others. the Internet is a massive public library. We cant allow the FCC to give Comcast control over it.

But there’s still hope. The most effective way to can stop this is by driving as many calls as possible to our Senators and Representatives, now through Nov. 22nd.

We're getting word that there are lawmakers who are sympathetic to our cause and considering taking action to slow the FCC down, but they won’t act unless they get more phone calls from constituents. Also, if your think your Rep's opposed to net neutrality, its all the more reason to call them. Those Reps need to hear your voice more than anyone.

Please, head over to https://www.battleforthenet.com , and give your Senators and Reps a call telling them to stop the FCC from slashing Title II net neutrality protections. The time to act is now.

To reach the call in line directly by phone, call 202-930-8550.

When you get through to your Rep's office, introduce yourself, be polite, and say:

I support "Title Two" net neutrality rules and I urge you to oppose the FCC's plan to repeal them. Specifically, I'd like you to contact the FCC Chairman and demand he abandon his current plan.

We also have ready-made banners, modals, and graphics of various sizes here: https://www.battleforthenet.com/#join

Thanks.


r/books • • Mar 02 '19

Elementary school principal reads books on Facebook to ensure her students have a bedtime story

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washingtonpost.com
61.6k Upvotes

r/books • • Feb 07 '19

McDonald’s Happy Meals Now Come With Roald Dahl Books Instead of Toys in New Zealand

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mentalfloss.com
60.7k Upvotes

r/books • • Apr 01 '20

Internet Archive defends offering books free during the coronavirus shutdown: "Right now, today, there are 650 million books that tax-paying citizens have paid to access that are sitting on shelves in closed libraries, inaccessible to them."

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59.2k Upvotes

r/books • • Sep 08 '19

Stephen King: ‘I have outlived most of my critics. It gives me great pleasure’

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theguardian.com
58.7k Upvotes

r/books • • Jan 07 '21

Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley’s Book

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nytimes.com
58.0k Upvotes

r/books • • Sep 30 '20

I hate when the back of a book is devoid of a synopsis and is replaced with critical acclaim

53.4k Upvotes

Just something that I find quite annoying when looking for a new book, especially when trying to pick up a classic. I don't mind if there's a few reviews or even an opening paragraph that talks about the novels success but please give me some idea of what its actually about.

An example: To Kill a Mockingbird. I've been trying to catch up on some classics and this book was not taught in my high school and surprisingly, I know very little about its plot. It's back cover and Goodreads synopsis is nothing but praise and I don't to ruin it by reading the Wikipedia plot.

Does this bother anyone else?


r/books • • Jan 26 '20

Actually, more people visit their library than attend the NFL, NHL, NBA, Nascar, or the movie theater COMBINED.

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53.3k Upvotes

r/books • • Aug 09 '17

LeVar Burton is being sued by "WNED" for saying "You don't have to take my word for it" On his podcast. Let's help him out!

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52.7k Upvotes

r/books • • May 23 '22

Refugee children in London will be given a book each month until they turn five, thanks to a new project from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

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theguardian.com
52.4k Upvotes

r/books • • Mar 10 '18

Banning literature in prisons perpetuates a system that ignores inmate humanity

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usatoday.com
51.8k Upvotes

r/books • • Nov 29 '20

Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know It’s Struggling: “Buy books from people who want to sell books, not colonize the moon."

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nytimes.com
50.9k Upvotes

r/books • • Jan 04 '21

'The Great Gatsby' Enters The Public Domain, And The People Want A Muppets Version

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huffpost.com
50.4k Upvotes

r/books • • Jul 16 '20

"Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary Trump sells 950,000 on first day, setting a record for publisher Simon & Schuster

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50.1k Upvotes