(#112628367318587492) The best non-fiction book I've read in 2023 was an academic (and expensive-ish) volume I decided to purchase after spending some time with it, going through it's pages, making sure it was as focused on the topics I was interested as I hoped it to be. If I had no prior access to it, I would have not risked buying it. Of course, to "go through it before buying" I had to go through a library copy, and there is only one library you can hope to find a book like that: @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org's Open Library. Unfortunately, while it keeps generating sales like the one I just told you about, libraries, and Internet Archive's Open Library in particular, are under attack - by publishers! That is why I signed this petition, and I urge you to do the same: @paulasimoes I have also decided today is a fine day to make a donation to the Internet Archive, an endeavor that deserves all my love ❤️