Fiona L. Woods's Blog, page 199
February 28, 2022
A Panzerism
Yuk!Panzer on color coding:
Note to self: Remember, white paint does not taste like milk.
February 26, 2022
Amazon's Closure of India's Westland Books: Consternation and Confusion - Publishing Perspectives
Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishing Perspectives site. With a little digging in the posts there our inquisitive kitty boy found one about India's Westland Books.
Why? What happened?
According to the post by Porter Anderson, Amazon announced February 1 the company will close India's Westland Books publishing. Amazon gave bookstores dates in February and March to order books, but after March 31 Westland will not be fulfilling any orders. Amazon bought the 60-year-old Westland Books in 2017.
Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders what caused Amazon to close it now."
Note: This is a very, very, very long post. Bring a thermos of cocoa, three muffins, three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), and a brownie for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon and Westland Books
Why? What happened?According to the post by Porter Anderson, Amazon announced February 1 the company will close India's Westland Books publishing. Amazon gave bookstores dates in February and March to order books, but after March 31 Westland will not be fulfilling any orders. Amazon bought the 60-year-old Westland Books in 2017.
Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders what caused Amazon to close it now."
Note: This is a very, very, very long post. Bring a thermos of cocoa, three muffins, three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), and a brownie for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon and Westland Books
February 25, 2022
Obituary: Duvall Hecht, 91- Publishers Weekly
He started Books on Tape?According to a post at the Publishers Weekly site by Shannon Maughan, Duvall Hecht passed away on February 10. In 1975 he became a pioneer in the audio book field when he started Books on Tape. The company recorded books on cassette tapes and rented them to be played on cassette players in cars.
To read the full obituary tootle over to Duvall Hecht
February 24, 2022
Publishing paperback and hardcover in the Netherlands is now available!
Panzer had just started eating his dinner, when he heard clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, our brave kitty boy followed all the joyful noise to the KDP site. There he found an announcement about publishing in the Netherlands.
Another market?
According to the post, effective January 31 KDP began distribution of paperback and hardcover books in the Netherlands. You must have worldwide, EU or UK distribution selected for your books to be eligible for the program. The end of the post includes links to instructions for changing your distribution if you need to.
Panzer says, "Hmm ... Guess I better have Mom go check our books."
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of cocoa for your reading. If you plan to follow the links, you probably don't want to bring anything else to eat or drink so you can concentrate on learning what to do.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon POD in Netherlands
Another market?According to the post, effective January 31 KDP began distribution of paperback and hardcover books in the Netherlands. You must have worldwide, EU or UK distribution selected for your books to be eligible for the program. The end of the post includes links to instructions for changing your distribution if you need to.
Panzer says, "Hmm ... Guess I better have Mom go check our books."
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of cocoa for your reading. If you plan to follow the links, you probably don't want to bring anything else to eat or drink so you can concentrate on learning what to do.
To read the post tootle over to Amazon POD in Netherlands
February 23, 2022
Writing about Writing - 10 Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about markets for writing about writing.
Interesting.According to Erica Verrillo's post, these ten markets are looking for articles, essays, posts, and/or poems about writing and/or the writing experiences of writers. Some of these markets have writer location and/or gender restrictions included in the submission guidelines. All of them are paying markets, although some require a Paypal account for payment.
Panzer says, "Mom has been published in Writers Weekly. She says they're very good to work with and pay promptly.
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin for today's reading. If you plan to follow any of the links in the post, you'll have to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to paying markets
Interesting.According to Erica Verrillo's post, these ten markets are looking for articles, essays, posts, and/or poems about writing and/or the writing experiences of writers. Some of these markets have writer location and/or gender restrictions included in the submission guidelines. All of them are paying markets, although some require a Paypal account for payment.Panzer says, "Mom has been published in Writers Weekly. She says they're very good to work with and pay promptly.
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin for today's reading. If you plan to follow any of the links in the post, you'll have to decide what to bring to eat and drink.
To read the post tootle over to paying markets
February 22, 2022
Cartoon of the Day: Google Search - Mystery Fanfare
Now about that interrupted nap.Panzer was shaken from his kitty nap by laughing and chuckling coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, our adventuresome kitty boy followed all the jocularity to the Mystery Fanfare site.
There he found a cartoon about Google searches was causing all the fun for mystery writers.
To read the cartoon tootle over to Google Search ..
A New Panzerism
Panzer on cat wisdom:
Always be sure to have a second cat in your household.
That way ...
You can always ...
Blame ...
the hairball on someone else.
Note to self:Never take credit for a hairball.Even the really good ones.
Just speaking from experience.
Always be sure to have a second cat in your household.
That way ...
You can always ...
Blame ...
the hairball on someone else.
Note to self:Never take credit for a hairball.Even the really good ones.
Just speaking from experience.February 21, 2022
Did you guess?
Panzer here.
Just checking.
Just wondered if you figured out today's Presidents' Day photo? The hats are the clue.
My friend on the left is dressed as President Abraham Lincoln and my friend on the right is dressed as President George Washington.
Just checking.Just wondered if you figured out today's Presidents' Day photo? The hats are the clue.
My friend on the left is dressed as President Abraham Lincoln and my friend on the right is dressed as President George Washington.
Presidents' Day (U.S.A)
Happy Presidents' Day
From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name
February 19, 2022
Pride and Prejudice - Audiofile Audiobook Break
I'm finished for the day.If you're a Jane Austin fan, Panzer found a treat for you. Our traveling kitty boy found a site called Audiofile that is posting their audio book narration of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice for free. Twice a week the site will post new chapters.
To access, follow the link below, then scroll down until you see the the audio files. Click on each file to listen. You can also follow the outside site links there to subscribe to their podcast.
To listen to the Pride and Prejudice audio files tootle over to audio narration
