#silvertabby

Do you read paperbacks, eBooks or hardbound books?

Right now my hardbound edition is in the works. Does it seem backwards ◀️ to have the paperback come out first?

For decades, publishers would first produce hardbound editions because that’s how it was always done. There was an incentive, too: Hardbacks generate more income & publishers could more quickly recover the author’s “advance” ✍️ + money spent on printing, marketing, shipping & distribution.

Paperbacks would be released a year later & give books a second life as a cheaper & more portable option. EBooks are even more portable. Despite the notion that printed books are dead, Pew Research revealed 37% of readers only read printed books; 28% read print+digital; & 27% read no books at all. (1% didn’t know!)

Hardbound books feel more substantial. I’m a collector of hardback books & felt #BloggingOnInstagram wouldn’t be real until it came out with a hard cover & dustjacket.

Doing the sequence backward has been a blessing. Shortly after my book went into production Instagram announced platform changes that drove me bonkers. There is no way a book on a technology-topic ⌨️ can be completely current unless it exists only as an eBook. By doing the hardback second, I have an opportunity to insert an extra chapter—The Afterword.

In the Afterword, I address some of the developments that happened since publishing. And even though things will keep changing, I feel better being able to mention some of them. Also, I misspelled someone’s name & this edition has given me a chance to fix it. If you opt for the hardbound edition, you’ll read about some of the changes.

Would you like to have a personal assistant? ‍♀️ Sometimes I feel like I need one. Thanks to @soniabublaitis, ‍ I met @rodjonesartist @thoughtrowpodcast who is helping me reach more people.

Thank you again for inspiring me to write my book. And happy birthday @queenhorsfall

PHOTOS: Hunter & Grey #caturdayeveryday #happycaturday #catinabox #catsinboxes #silvertabby #mainecoonkitty #mainecoonlove #firsttimeauthor #bookstagram #ndp (at Seattle, Washington)
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Happy #Caturday!  Or is it? Several friends have had their accounts hacked or cloned.

HACKING is when someone takes over an account. Users with 10K+ followers are attractive targets because they give hackers leverage to ask for a ransom.

Hackers also use the follower list to contact friends & asks them for money or to click a link. Those with large followings may not be well acquainted with their followers, so their peeps can’t tell. Generally, DON’T CLICK LINKS. It can cause your account to become compromised.

IF YOU’VE BEEN HACKED:

Watch this video by photographer @jaredquackenbush: bit.ly.3Jwkzy0

CLONING is when an imposter copies an account. They steal the bio photo, copy the bio & some recent posts, & create a similar username. They send friend requests to existing friends, & some don’t notice the extra punctuation or spelling & accept the request.

IF YOU’VE BEEN CLONED:

—Change your password & update your profile picture & mention in your bio

—Share on your feed & IG story the details of the imposter 

—Ask friends to report (“impersonating someone you know”) & block

—Have 1 person continue to follow the imposter to keep an eye on what’s happening️‍️

⚠️HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF?

—Change your password

—Set up 2-factor authentication.  (We verify ourselves, usually through a text code)

—Occasionally post a picture of yourself on your IG.  WHY? Because one of the steps to retrieve a hacked account is to shoot a selfie video. If there are no selfies on your feed, how can IG be sure it’s really you? If IG can’t tell, IG may shut down the account.

—Don’t use 3rd-party apps. Hackers can use them to find a back door into your account⛔

—Periodically change your password & DON’T use the same password on multiple sites

—Download your data “just in case” by going to Settings~Security~Download~ DataRequest~Download. It’ll deliver to your email address. 

Have you or someone you know been hacked or cloned⁉️ What happened? 

#StaySafe out there! 
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PHOTOS: Hunter & Grey make an appearance! #mainecoons #mainecoonlovers #greytabby #silvertabby #sillycats Hunter watches #TheLastKingdom
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