I am delighted to share that the special issue of the Journal of Urdu Studies (Brill) on Jamia’s Women and Beyond, put together by Margrit Pernau and me has been published. Do give it a read:
brill.com/view/journals/urds…
We're closing our three Patreon tiers (Sidekick, Protagonist, and Mentor) on the 22nd, check out our Patreon before it's too late!
For those already subscribed, make sure to downgrade to free!
ALT Dear Friends,
We're closing our three Patreon tiers (Sidekick, Protagonist, and Mentor) on the 22nd! This means that you have until then to get our exclusive benefits, which include our badges that won't be available again, a free Annotate subscription, and more!
For our Patreon supporters, we advise that you downgrade to a free Patreon subscription as soon as you get your Annotate badge: this ensures that you won't be billed next month. Don't worry, we will be sending an email reminder in the following days!
Once again, we thank you for the overwhelming support you have all shown us, which has allowed us to be able to launch soon!
Team Annotate
Happy to announce that Annotate is scheduled for release at the end of September! In the meantime, we have opened a Patreon! We wanted to be transparent as to why.
Annotate will remain free with an optional subscription for advanced customization only.
patreon.com/cw/annotate
ALT Tier 1 - The Sidekick
1€/month
Pick a username to use once Annotate launches.
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Tier 2 - The Protagonist
6€/month
Instant access to Annotate in its current state.
An exclusive 'Protagonist' profile badge.
Access to the 'testers' category on our Discord server.
One month of free Annotate subscription once Annotate launches. Test some features of the subscription with us now!*
Tier 3 - The Mentor
10€/month
Instant access to Annotate in its current state.
An exclusive 'Mentor' profile badge.
Access to the 'testers' category on our Discord server.
Access to the 'mentors' category on our Discord, which allows for direct communication with Team Annotate.
One month of free Annotate subscription once Annotate launches. Test some features of the subscription with us now!*
Your name on our 'Thank You Page'!
ALT With the subscription, customize your accent colour for lighter modes, and dark mode!
ALT Dear Friends,
Annotate is launching a Patreon page, and we wanted to be very transparent as to why we have decided to do so. Building the app has come with costs that have, so far, been paid by the team itself. However, as we grow, our costs grow proportionately. We need to cover server and infrastructure expenses, fees required to publish and keep Annotate on official app stores around the world. These fees are beyond what a team of three can tackle sustainably.
We have thus decided to offer a Patreon for those who want to support our project and help us keep it running! Every contribution to the Patreon will go directly towards keeping Annotate alive!
We've broken our Patreon into three tiers, each with perks we hope feel fair. There is one perk worth clarifying, because we want to be clear about our philosophy with Annotate.
ALT If you subscribe to our Protagonist or Mentor tier, you receive instant, early access to Annotate in its current state. However, not locking our app behind a paywall, even during the testing phase, is important to us. As such, we will still be recruiting free testers through Google Forms while the Patreon is live: a batch of fifty testers at the start of September. This way, anyone who is unable to support us through Patreon still has a free path to Annotate early testing.
Another perk for our top two tiers is a free trial of our subscription. The Annotate subscription will not lock any features behind a paywall. Annotate will be a free app, with an optional subscription which allows for advanced profile customization!
Our Patreon will run until Annotate’s launch, which is currently scheduled for the end of September.
Your support, financial or otherwise, is greatly appreciated by the team. We thank you for being part of this journey!
See you soon,
Team Annotate
I will die on the hill of 'AI is theft' & I urge all book publishers to stop using AI for editing or proof-reading. It effectively gives AI firms your manuscript for free. Knowledge you expect readers to pay for. It also effectively removes copyright control from authors +
On Panel ‘Are Translators Redundant?’, translator and author Nishat Zaidi: “Would you then ask will literature become redundant, will authors become redundant. The assumption is that translation is a secondary job, translators reproduce, authors produce and the assumption is that reproductive labor is always secondary to productive labor. I see translators as co-producers of knowledge and then AI can never take that job”.
Join us at Bhashavaad 3.0 at the India International Centre this weekend.
Why AI can’t completely replace translators?
At the inaugural panel of Bhashavaad 3.0, writers, translators, editors and scholars came together to explore a question that feels increasingly urgent: 'Are Translators Redundant?'
The conversations examined what might be gained and lost as AI becomes an increasingly visible part of the translation process. The larger consensus was that AI can’t be simply written off, and the ethical boundaries have to be decided.
Read More: indianexpress.com/article/ci…
(@IndianExpress)
#AshokaUniversity
Annotate is holding a Patreon giveaway! We are gifting 30 Protagonist Tiers. To enter, make sure to follow us, repost and reply with your favorite book and tag a friend!
We’re also holding a Mentor tier giveaway on Instagram! (@/annotateapp)
instagram.com/annotateapp
Happy to announce that Annotate is scheduled for release at the end of September! In the meantime, we have opened a Patreon! We wanted to be transparent as to why.
Annotate will remain free with an optional subscription for advanced customization only.
patreon.com/cw/annotate
ALT Tier 1 - The Sidekick
1€/month
Pick a username to use once Annotate launches.
An exclusive 'Sidekick' profile badge.
Tier 2 - The Protagonist
6€/month
Instant access to Annotate in its current state.
An exclusive 'Protagonist' profile badge.
Access to the 'testers' category on our Discord server.
One month of free Annotate subscription once Annotate launches. Test some features of the subscription with us now!*
Tier 3 - The Mentor
10€/month
Instant access to Annotate in its current state.
An exclusive 'Mentor' profile badge.
Access to the 'testers' category on our Discord server.
Access to the 'mentors' category on our Discord, which allows for direct communication with Team Annotate.
One month of free Annotate subscription once Annotate launches. Test some features of the subscription with us now!*
Your name on our 'Thank You Page'!
ALT With the subscription, customize your accent colour for lighter modes, and dark mode!
ALT Dear Friends,
Annotate is launching a Patreon page, and we wanted to be very transparent as to why we have decided to do so. Building the app has come with costs that have, so far, been paid by the team itself. However, as we grow, our costs grow proportionately. We need to cover server and infrastructure expenses, fees required to publish and keep Annotate on official app stores around the world. These fees are beyond what a team of three can tackle sustainably.
We have thus decided to offer a Patreon for those who want to support our project and help us keep it running! Every contribution to the Patreon will go directly towards keeping Annotate alive!
We've broken our Patreon into three tiers, each with perks we hope feel fair. There is one perk worth clarifying, because we want to be clear about our philosophy with Annotate.
ALT If you subscribe to our Protagonist or Mentor tier, you receive instant, early access to Annotate in its current state. However, not locking our app behind a paywall, even during the testing phase, is important to us. As such, we will still be recruiting free testers through Google Forms while the Patreon is live: a batch of fifty testers at the start of September. This way, anyone who is unable to support us through Patreon still has a free path to Annotate early testing.
Another perk for our top two tiers is a free trial of our subscription. The Annotate subscription will not lock any features behind a paywall. Annotate will be a free app, with an optional subscription which allows for advanced profile customization!
Our Patreon will run until Annotate’s launch, which is currently scheduled for the end of September.
Your support, financial or otherwise, is greatly appreciated by the team. We thank you for being part of this journey!
See you soon,
Team Annotate
Annotate is looking to expand its database as we get ready to officially launch the app! If you want to see an author or a series added by our Librarians, feel free to use this form to let them know!
forms.gle/T592tFVK8kgqsca98#booktwt