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June 12, 2022
Audiobook, Kissing Under the Fireworks, on YouTube
Enjoy!Today, Panzer found the complete audiobook of the clean romance Kissing Under the Fireworks on YouTube. The book's author Christina Herrera posted the audiobook to her channel on YouTube. The audiobook is narrated by Meg Trast.You can listen to the entire book for free.
To listen to the audiobook on YouTube tootle over to Audiobook
June 10, 2022
Pets: A Crime Writer’s Best Friend by V. M. Burns - Writers Who Kill
Today, when Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he decided to make a stop at the Writers Who Kill site. With a little digging in the site's posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about writers pet friends.
The post by V.M. Burns begins with a discussion of the animals on cozy mystery book covers. Of course you'll discover a lot of the covers have cats and/or dogs on them. V.M. Burns' post concentrates on the fact a lot of mystery books include dogs, just as some of her series do. The post includes two links to information she quotes in her post.
Well ... Maybe I do a little.
Panzer says, "Her author bio says she's a member of Dog Writers of America and a dog(s) owner. But ... This little kitty doesn't hold that against her."
Note: This is either a long-short length post or a short-medium length post. You decide which. Either way, bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Pets: A Crime Writer’s Best Friend
The post by V.M. Burns begins with a discussion of the animals on cozy mystery book covers. Of course you'll discover a lot of the covers have cats and/or dogs on them. V.M. Burns' post concentrates on the fact a lot of mystery books include dogs, just as some of her series do. The post includes two links to information she quotes in her post.
Well ... Maybe I do a little.Panzer says, "Her author bio says she's a member of Dog Writers of America and a dog(s) owner. But ... This little kitty doesn't hold that against her."
Note: This is either a long-short length post or a short-medium length post. You decide which. Either way, bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Pets: A Crime Writer’s Best Friend
June 9, 2022
Cartoon of the Day: Cats & Dogs - Mystery Fanfare
My question exactly.Coming home in the Catosphere, Panzer heard laughing and chuckling outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise, took our inquisitive kitty boy to the Mystery Fanfare site. There he found a cartoon was causing all the jocularity. So ... To brighten your day ...
Tootle over to Mystery Fanfare Cartoon of the Day
2022 Thriller Awards - International Thriller Writers
Now back home before Nap Time. Panzer made a quick trip to the International Thriller Writers (ITW) site today. There he discovered the 2022 Thriller Writer Awards winners have been announced.
The winners and the nominees in each of the seven categories are listed at the site. To read the post tootle over to Thriller Awards
June 8, 2022
Audiobook Growth Continues - Publishers Weekly
Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was shaken by clapping and cheering outside. Following all the jocularity, took our adventuresome kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about audio books.
MeWoW!
According to Shannon Maughan's post, in 2021 the Audio Publishers Association (APA) estimates audiobook sales to be $1.6 billion. That amount is based on APA's membership reported sales figures. This is a 25 percent increase over 2020.
Panzer says, "$1.6 billion!"
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Audio book
MeWoW!According to Shannon Maughan's post, in 2021 the Audio Publishers Association (APA) estimates audiobook sales to be $1.6 billion. That amount is based on APA's membership reported sales figures. This is a 25 percent increase over 2020.
Panzer says, "$1.6 billion!"
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Audio book
June 7, 2022
Amazon shares rise 5% in initial surge after first stock split in more than two decades - GeekWire
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the GeekWire site. There with just a tiny bit of digging in the posts, our inquisitive kitty boy found one about Amazon's stock split on Monday. Panzer told you about the stock split in a post in May.
According to the post by Todd Bishop, Amazon's expected 20 - 1 stock split happened on Monday. The stock split was authorized by vote at the annual shareholders meeting. After Monday's split the price per share increased 5 percent to $129 per share. The post includes links to other information about the split.
Nobody touches my cat kibble.
Panzer says, "Well ... Now you know how much cat kibble you'd have to give up to save the money to buy a share of Amazon stock."
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for today's reading. If you plan to follow one or all of the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink on your reading adventure.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon sharesTo read Panzer's original post about the stock split tootle over to Amazon shareholders
According to the post by Todd Bishop, Amazon's expected 20 - 1 stock split happened on Monday. The stock split was authorized by vote at the annual shareholders meeting. After Monday's split the price per share increased 5 percent to $129 per share. The post includes links to other information about the split.
Nobody touches my cat kibble.Panzer says, "Well ... Now you know how much cat kibble you'd have to give up to save the money to buy a share of Amazon stock."
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for today's reading. If you plan to follow one or all of the links in the post, you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink on your reading adventure.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon sharesTo read Panzer's original post about the stock split tootle over to Amazon shareholders
June 6, 2022
A Panzerism
Panzer on the Kitty Toy Hall of Fame:
Save your money. Read the list.*
1. Wadded up ball of paper2. Paper bag (Tied for 2nd place)2. Cardboard box (Tied for 2nd place)3. Shadows on the wall4. Grape5. Fly
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
Save your money. Read the list.*1. Wadded up ball of paper2. Paper bag (Tied for 2nd place)2. Cardboard box (Tied for 2nd place)3. Shadows on the wall4. Grape5. Fly
* From Cat Wisdom for humans
June 3, 2022
Bad Contract Alert: Stary (aka Dreame) - Writer Beware
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Writer Beware site. With just a little digging he found a post about the Dreame app (and others like it).
Who can write that much that fast?
According to Victoria Strauss' post, Stary's app Dreame allows readers to read serialized stories. Authors sign contracts which bind them to produce huge amounts of written work over a short period of time for these serials. The post includes several links one of which is to the contract she discusses.
Panzer says, "Always read a contract before you sign it."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you decided what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to bad contract
Who can write that much that fast?According to Victoria Strauss' post, Stary's app Dreame allows readers to read serialized stories. Authors sign contracts which bind them to produce huge amounts of written work over a short period of time for these serials. The post includes several links one of which is to the contract she discusses.
Panzer says, "Always read a contract before you sign it."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you decided what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to bad contract
June 2, 2022
Amazon to pull Kindle out of China, other businesses to remain - Reuters.com
Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Reuters.com site. There our speedy little kitty boy found a post about Amazon and China.
Interesting.According to the post by Brenda Goh, Amazon is stopping Kindle ereader sales to China retailers. Although customers can still download their purchased ebooks, the Kindle e-bookstore will close June 6, 2023. Kindle sales and the e-bookstore are Amazon's only business removals in China. All the company's other business endeavors will remain. There are links included in the post to other information about Amazon's work and sales history in China.
Panzer says, "This little kitty isn't surprised."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon China Kindle Bookstore
Interesting.According to the post by Brenda Goh, Amazon is stopping Kindle ereader sales to China retailers. Although customers can still download their purchased ebooks, the Kindle e-bookstore will close June 6, 2023. Kindle sales and the e-bookstore are Amazon's only business removals in China. All the company's other business endeavors will remain. There are links included in the post to other information about Amazon's work and sales history in China.Panzer says, "This little kitty isn't surprised."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon China Kindle Bookstore
June 1, 2022
41 Glorious Writing Conferences in June 2022 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Today, Panzer took the Panzermobile to Erica Verrillo's Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about writing conferences available in June.
We always have fun at conferences.
According to the post, there are forty-one writing conferences in June. The list in the post includes conferences for fiction, nonfiction and poetry writers. They're located all across the U.S. There are some genre specific conferences, such as children's authors and illustrators. Some of the conferences are in person, some online and some a hybrid combination of both. Some have restrictions on who can enroll and/or attend, so be sure to read the registration rules before you attempt to signup.
Panzer says, "Some of the conferences are already filled to capacity and are closed to registration."
Note: With so many conferences highlighted, this is a long post. Bring a big cup of tea and one and a half muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow any of the links to get more information for the conferences, you'll have to decide what else to bring to eat or drink.
To read the post tootle over to writing conferences
We always have fun at conferences.According to the post, there are forty-one writing conferences in June. The list in the post includes conferences for fiction, nonfiction and poetry writers. They're located all across the U.S. There are some genre specific conferences, such as children's authors and illustrators. Some of the conferences are in person, some online and some a hybrid combination of both. Some have restrictions on who can enroll and/or attend, so be sure to read the registration rules before you attempt to signup.
Panzer says, "Some of the conferences are already filled to capacity and are closed to registration."
Note: With so many conferences highlighted, this is a long post. Bring a big cup of tea and one and a half muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow any of the links to get more information for the conferences, you'll have to decide what else to bring to eat or drink.
To read the post tootle over to writing conferences
