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Been reading the physical edition of "Mastodon for Dummies" and it's really good! The authors have got into the spirit of Mastodon and the Fediverse, and it comes through in the text's gentle humour.

Well done to @workingwriter and @chrisminnick for their hard work! 👏

It should be out now in most countries, you can order it from any bookshop with the following info:

"Mastodon for Dummies"
by Chris Minnick & Michael McCallister
ISBN: 978-1-394-19336-3

#Mastodon #Books

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick
Are the translations following ?

Yingtai

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@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick One thing that worries me is that I've seen a photo of a page from Mastodon for Dummies which said something like "please donate to your instance, because although mastodon.social as the mother instance supports the other instances, it's not enough". Which is of course the right advice, but I don't think it's true that mastodon.social passes money on to other instances. I hope that doesn't give new instance admins the wrong expectations.

FinchHaven

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick

Shoutout and mad props to the authors who *finally* give Neal Stephenson due credit for coining the term "metaverse" as both a plot concept and an actual locale in Stephenson's 2000 book "Snow Crash"

cc @workingwriter and @chrisminnick

Bravo!

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Monique

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick I am really curious about this book, and hope to find a digital copy or audio book of it some day, would be great.

Anders von Hadern

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick @snoopsmaus Vllt mal reinlesen?

ɳeaƌЯeporʈ :vivaldi_blue:

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick
Available in paperpack as well as for Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Mastodon-Dummies-Chris-Minnick/dp/139419336X/

Michael McCallister

@feditips @chrisminnick Thanks so much!

Nicholas-ITSulu

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick

Some people made fun of this. I am happy it is of high quality!

I am sure this will lead to more people becoming aware of an familiar with #Mastodon

FediTips has moved!

@workingwriter @chrisminnick

p.s. Just to add, there are a few errors in the text, but that's sort of inevitable when you write the first edition of a book. They've packed lots of useful info into a physical form that many people find more user-friendly than a screen, and I think that's the first time it's been done for the Fedi.

The authors have noted mistakes on the book's website and will have corrections in any future editions.

Also: I bought the book myself, this wasn't a review copy 😁

Kitt

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick I need to check this out, thanks!

kaitlin

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick does it have copious amounts of foxes

KBSez ✅

@feditips @workingwriter @chrisminnick

Great thread in support of local book shops. I’ve pledged that I will not buy any books from Amazon and only from local shops and if I order from B&N I pick it up on my local to support the employees!