hiii i’m wondering if anyone has some suggestions on becoming an avid reader again, i grew up loving reading SO MUCH and this app has also helped me really get back into it. the problem is honestly just my phone. i can’t stop doomscrolling and i want to replace it with reading. i’m sure others have gone through this as well so i’m hoping to find others to relate to also😩🙏

Was reading the page of my CR where it warns about copyright and it says something about not being authorized to use the book for AI training. It's my first time seeing it, have you seen it before in more recent books?? 🧐 Also using books to train AI is crazy, leave the books alone please. 😔

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hey everybody, i was glancing through past founder announcements recently and saw one that caused some worry in me, link here

i’ll copy here the specific section of the post that concerned me, so you don’t have to click through and read the full announcement if you don’t want to: “We will start a new program, community-voted Member of the Month (exact language TBD). Each month starting in the Fall, the entire PB community can nominate a user they believe embodies PB values. The user with the most nominations will be awarded a badge and the ability to create a Quest.”

i’d love to hear what other people here think about this feature. personally, i’m concerned that it could turn into a popularity contest/a value system based on who is the most active on PB and which usernames are recognized by the most people. i really hope that there will be something in place to prevent that sort of result, because a popularity contest doesn’t feel like the PB spirit i know. i just don’t believe that voting for a member-of-the-month will be the community-building exercise that it is intended to be.

I'm participating in HRCYED (Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do) and for that I need a book with : something frozen and blood on the cover. It can be snow, ice cream, ice cube, .... blood can be a smear, a drop, etc...

I have 2 contenders but I didn't like the starts and my 3rd option is too expensive for my budget. Can you help? Thank you!

yes I know the qwest is either frozen or blood, but I'm trying to combine both prompts each months

Inspired by @Lixxie222's earlier post: What was the last book you bought, and why did you buy it?*

*(for example - a pretty cover, the plot sounded cool, it was recommended, you loved it and wanted your own copy, you were treating yourself, etc etc.)

The last book I bought was The Names by Florence Knapp because it was a 5 star book that I couldn't stop thinking about and I wanted my own copy. I was at a bookstore where I had store credit so I figured why not (and I was able to get a used copy too so it was a bit cheaper!)