Hackers' Pub

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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Author Steaphan Kay @steaphan@indieauthors.social

3/11/2026, 11:23:09 AM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.art/@aimeecozza/116205883164813460

This is great for #authors looking for human-made art for their book covers. It's a big challenge commissioning artists for book covers where (most) authors are on a tight budget. These budget constraints often lead authors to "go low" when contracting. A lot (but certainly not all) low-bidders are scammers using AI. I have even been presented premium-priced bids from so-called artists pushing AI-gen book covers and book illustrations.

Also, I love the "licensable" column, because my publishing co requires all rights.

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