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June 11, 2023
Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: My To Be Read Books
HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the jigsaw puzzle tootle over to My To Be Read Books
June 10, 2023
Free Mystery Podcast: The Classic Tales Podcast - The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
No movie today. Sorry.Panzer couldn't find a mystery movie today for you. Instead for your listening, he found The Classic Tales Podcast.The podcast episode The Adventure of the Cheap Flat is part of Agatha Christie's Poirot Investigates. It's narrated by B. J. Harrison and is 36 minutes long including the intro.
As always the episode is free for your listening.
To listen to the podcast tootle over to Poirot Investigates
Your Free Sunday Romance Audiobook: Billionaire Grump
What will I find next?For those of you who like romance audiobooks, Panzer found one on YouTube for you.
The audiobook Billionaire Grump by Willow Fox and Allison West is narrated by Skye Alley. It's 5 hours 43 minutes long.
As always it's free for your listening.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romance Audiobook
Free Mystery Podcast: Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast: Lawenda Gets Married
There's more to come.Today Panzer is taking you to the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.
The podcast episode Lwenda Gets Married written by Francella Belton and narrated by Jessica Williams. The episode is 13 minutes long including the intro.
As always the episode is free for your listening.
To listen to the podcast tootle over to MysteryRat's Maze
June 9, 2023
Writing Conferences and Workshops July to December 2023 - The Blood-Red Pencil
Some are close to where we live.Today, Panzer went to The Blood-Red Pencil site where he found a post about writers' conferences and workshops.
Diana Hurwitz's post lists conferences and workshops in the U.S. and Canada.
To read the post tootle over to Conferences and Workshops
June 8, 2023
Court to Hear Bids by Amazon, Publishers to Dismiss Revived Price Fixing Case - Publishers Weekly
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging at all in the posts he found one about Amazon and price fixing.
Let's see what happens this time.
According to Andrew Albanese's post, Amazon and the Big 5 publishers are being accused in court of ebook price fixing. This is a case which was dismissed in September of last year and has now been refiled. The case accuses Amazon and the Big 5 of working together and keeping the price of ebooks high. The case was dismissed last year for lack of evidence. Amazon's attorneys say the case hasn't changed and should be dismissed again. Panzer says, "This little kitty is confused. Did they not listen the first time?" Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for your reading snack. To read the post tootle over to Amazon and Big 5
Let's see what happens this time.According to Andrew Albanese's post, Amazon and the Big 5 publishers are being accused in court of ebook price fixing. This is a case which was dismissed in September of last year and has now been refiled. The case accuses Amazon and the Big 5 of working together and keeping the price of ebooks high. The case was dismissed last year for lack of evidence. Amazon's attorneys say the case hasn't changed and should be dismissed again. Panzer says, "This little kitty is confused. Did they not listen the first time?" Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for your reading snack. To read the post tootle over to Amazon and Big 5
June 7, 2023
APA Report: US Sees Double-Digit Audiobook Sales Growth for 11th Year - Publishing Perspectives
As Panzer was traveling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the noise, took our brave kitty boy to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about U.S. audiobook sales was causing all the joy.
We listen to an audiobook every week.
According to Porter Anderson's post, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) says audiobook revenue was up 10 percent in 2022. This is the 11th year in a row revenue has increased. The post includes breakdowns for audiobook listeners and genres. The post also includes links to other information about audiobooks.
Panzer says, "I keep telling Mom we need to do an audiobook."
Note: This is a very, very long post and has a lot links. You'll need to decide what to bring for your snacks while you read.
To read the post tootle over to Audiobook Sales
We listen to an audiobook every week.According to Porter Anderson's post, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) says audiobook revenue was up 10 percent in 2022. This is the 11th year in a row revenue has increased. The post includes breakdowns for audiobook listeners and genres. The post also includes links to other information about audiobooks.
Panzer says, "I keep telling Mom we need to do an audiobook."
Note: This is a very, very long post and has a lot links. You'll need to decide what to bring for your snacks while you read.
To read the post tootle over to Audiobook Sales
Block From the Beginning - The Rap Sheet
Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at The Rap Sheet site. With a little digging in the posts he found one about mystery author Lawrence Block
I like reading a writer's early stories.
The post by J. Kingston Pierce is a book review of The Naked and the Dead a collection of stories by Lawrence Block edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle. These are stories from Mr. Block's early writing career.
Panzer says, "Lawrence Block is one of this little kitty's favorite mystery writers."
Note:This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Block From the Beginning
I like reading a writer's early stories.The post by J. Kingston Pierce is a book review of The Naked and the Dead a collection of stories by Lawrence Block edited by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle. These are stories from Mr. Block's early writing career.
Panzer says, "Lawrence Block is one of this little kitty's favorite mystery writers."
Note:This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Block From the Beginning
June 6, 2023
KDP Raises Printing Costs - KDP
All costs are rising.Panzer heard KDP is raising printing costs for authors' print on demand (POD) books. To see how much the new pricing will impact his books, our speedy kitty boy made a trip to the KDP site. There he found a chart which shows the current printing cost and the changes effective June 20.
You can use the link below to see if you'll need to make changes to your books' pricing before June 20.
To read the chart tootle over to KDP New Printing Costs
Media Murder for Monday - In Reference to Murder
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the In Reference to Murder site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about murder mysteries.
Definitely interesting.
BV Lawson's post has the latest news about mystery movies, television and streaming series and podcasts. Each entry includes a description, the author, actors, and narrators.
Panzer says, "This little kitty never heard about some of the podcasts."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Media Murder
Definitely interesting.BV Lawson's post has the latest news about mystery movies, television and streaming series and podcasts. Each entry includes a description, the author, actors, and narrators.
Panzer says, "This little kitty never heard about some of the podcasts."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and two chocolate chip cookies for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Media Murder
