Interactive AI Features in E-books, Audiobooks Drive Debate - Publishers Weekly

Finished for today.

Here's a post Panzer found at the Publishers Weekly site.

 

Ed Nawolka's post gives a comparison of Amazon's Ask this Book AI feature and Elevenlabs' VoiceChat AI feature. The post includes links to more information about both features.

 

To read the post tootle over to Digital InteraBoth pubction Features 

Free to Listen Romcom Audiobook: How I Met Your Brother

Looking for more stuff.

Here's today's Romcom audiobook Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

How I Met Your Brother was written by Janette Rallison. It's 6 hours 43 minutes long.

 

Note: It does have ads.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Romcom Audiobook

Free to Listen Paranormal Mystery Audiobook: High Noon

Off to look for something else for you.

For those of you who like a little spooky stuff in your mystery Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The paranormal mystery High Noon was written by S.E. Biglow. It's 5 hours 15 minutes long.

 

Note: There are ads.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Paranormal Mystery 

Mystery Readers Journal Call for Submissions

Better hurry.

Panzer stopped at the Mystery Fanfare site today. With no digging at all he found a post they are open for submissions for the next issue of the Mystery Readers Journal..

 

The editor is accepting author essays, reviews and articles. The guidelines are on the site.The deadline is February 15. 

  

To read the post tootle over to Mystery Readers 

Sage Agrees to Send New Email to Authors Conterning Anthropic Deal - Publishers Weekly Daily

It's not easy to keep track of what's happening.

Stopping at the Publishers Weekly site, Panzer discovered a post about the Anthropic settlement.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, textbook publisher Sage has agreed to send an email to it's authors to explain an error made in an earlier email about Anthropic settlement funds distribution.

 

Panzer says, "Glad somebody noticed that error."

 

Note:This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic Deal 

Welcome to the Public Domain in 2026 - Internet Archive Blog

There's a lot of fun stuff to listen to, look at, and read.

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Internet Archive Blog. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about the public domain release on January 1.

 

Sterling Dudley's post lists many of the 1930 materials that lose copyright protection and go into the public domain in the U.S. 

 

 Panzer says, "There are links to movies, music, books, and more."

 

Note: This is a long post. You decide what to bring to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Public Domain 2026 

Killer Nashville Magazine January Issue Online

Remember, more will be uploaded this month.

At the Killer Nashville Magazine site Panzer found the January issue has been uploaded.

 

He found the first of the month's section contains an author interview with Lauren Myracle, a writer's craft article, a flash fiction, and a poem.

 

To read this issue tootle over to Killer Nashville 

Trilogy Launches AI-Powered Manuscript Assessment Tool - Publishers Weekly

AI is everywhere you look.

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There with no digging at all our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about a new AI tool for publishers and agents.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, there's a new AI tool to read publishers' and agents' slush pile manuscripts. Included in the post are links to the Trilogy software company's and the new AI tool's sites.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Sounds like no more first readers."

 

Note:This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Manuscript Assessment Tool 

A Panzerism

 Sorry this is a late. It's been a busy day.

 

***** 

 

Panzer on rules to live by:

 

Both cats and humans should observe this rule:

When someone talks to you in a soft, sweet voice ... 

 

Trust me. I'm right.

RUN!

 

They're about to shove you in a cat carrier

 

or

 

an old folks' home.

 

 

 

 

 * From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Puzzle - Come on. I know Mom went this way.

Hint

Here's your new jigsaw puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site remember you can see the finished puzzle by clicking the square in the lower left corner.

 

Have fun with this one. It's a challenge.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Jigsaw Puzzle