Denmark Drops Its 25-Percent Vat on Books - Publishing Perspectives

25 percent VAT on books?

Panzer's stop today was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about Denmark's book VAT.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Denmark has dropped it's 25-percent VAT on books to zero. The post examines the elimination on reading in the  country and elsewhere.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks this is a smart move."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Denmark Book VAT 

Authors Guild Urges Members to Register Titles in Anthropic Lawsuit - Publishers Weekly

This is a major lawsuit.

Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site today. Our speedy little kitty boy found a post about the Anthropic copyright lawsuit. Panzer linked to a post in June about some of Anthropic's authors' books use to train Claude.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, the Authors Guild is getting their membership involved in the class action lawsuit. The post includes links to the Authors Guild's notice to members and links to other information about the case.

 

Panzer says, "If you're thinking about joining the class action lawsuit, be sure to read all the qualification requirements to join."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and two chocolate chip cookies to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic lawsuit

To read Panzer's  previous Anthropic post tootle over to Anthropic

Diamond Bankruptcy Hearing Heats Up - Publishers Weekly

It's an interesting court case.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about Diamond Comic Distributor's bankruptcy.

According to Jim Milliot's post, the publishers and vendors are still fighting Diamond's plans to sell their products without their permission. The post explains the bankruptcy case, the company's sale and the court decisions so far. The post contains links to other information about the bankruptcy.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty would never agree to consignment sales without a lot of company investigation first."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. A small glass of lemonade will be enough for the post; but, if you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll need to decide what else to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootl3e over to Diamond Bankruptcy 

Bennett, Roanhorse Win 2025 Hugo Awards - Publishers Weekly

WorldCon was about 30 mile from us.

On the Publishers Weekly site Panzer found a news release about the Hugo Awards.

 

According to the news release, Robert Jackson Bennett won the Best Novel Award and Rebecca Roanhorse won the Best Series Award. The post has several links including one to the complete list of winners and one to the Administrators' Report.

 

Note: This is a short news release. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post. If you plan to follow the links, you'll need to decide what else to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Hugo Awards 

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on showing love:

 

I gave Mom a dead mouse today.

I left it on her pillow so she'd see it when she woke up.

 

Then ...

That really hurts*

She let What's His Name have it.

 

and ...

 

he threw it in the garbage can outside.

 

Human's just don't know the value of love gifts.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Your New Puzzle: Then what happened?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

Remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

This one is harder than usual.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Then what happened? 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Lord Edgware Dies

It's been a long week.

For all Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot fans here's a movie Panzer found on The Vault channel on Youtube.

 

Lord Edgware Dies is a 1934 black and white Hercule Poirot mystery. It's 1 hour 14 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie. 

 

Note: Below the movie screen it says the timecoding on the film can't be removed.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Hercule Poirot

Free to Listen a Grumpy Sunshine Romance: Billionaire Grump

Be right back with the movie.

Here's a billionaire romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Billionaire Grump is written by Willow Fox and Allison West. It's 5 hours 43 minutes long.

 

Have fun and enjoy the romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Grumpy Sunshine Romance 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Blood At The Bookies

See you tomorrow.

Here's a cozy mystery Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Blood At The Bookies is written by Simon Brett. It's 7 hours 33 minutes long.

 

You can enjoy this mystery while you are jogging, doing housework or errands. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Mending Hearts in Pine Haven

Let's go see what's next on the list for you.

For those of you who like small town romances Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The sweet romance Mending Hearts in Pine Haven is written by Laura Abbott. It's 4 hours 21 minute s long.

 

This romance is short enough you can enjoy it while you're gardening.

 

 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Small Town Romance Audiobook

Wilton Square Launches with Plans to Acquire Orphaned Unbound Titles - Publishers Daily

I assume the authors have the rights to their books.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Daily site. There with just a small amount of digging in the posts he found one about help for some of the now gone publisher Unbound. On August 5 Panzer told you about the demise of Unbound.

 

Ed Nawotka's post gives highlights of publisher Wilton Square's plans to publish some of Unbound's books. The post includes links to other information about the situation.

 

Panzer says, "It was an interesting business model."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Wilton Square

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Boundless

Interview: Wattpad's Aron Levitz, and the Demise of Radish - Publishing Perspectives

Radish?

Here's a post about Wattpad and Radish Panzer found at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

Porter Anderson's post is divided into two sections. The first section follows Wattpad's Aron Levitz's rise through the company to president, The second section follows Radish to it's closing at the end of this year. 

 

 Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't remember ever hearing about Radish before."

 

Note: This is an extremely long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Wattpad 

Authors v. Anthropic Copyright Piracy Lawsuit Speeds Ahead - Publishers Weekly

This year has gone by so fast.

Panzer found an interesting post at the Publishers Weekly site today. The post is about the lawsuit against Anthropic.

 

According to Jim Milliot's post, Anthropic is appealing the judge's ruling to allow the case to become a class action lawsuit. Included in the post are links to other information about the lawsuit.

 

Panzer says, "It sounds like they might think they're going to lose the lawsuit."

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Copyright Piracy Lawsuit 

A Monday Panzerism

Really. Whatever I want.*

Panzer on the art of misdirection:

 

I do whatever I want whenever I want.

 

As long as Mom doesn't know it was me.

 

 

 

 

 

* From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Jigsaw Puzzle: What do you do with them?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

As always, remember to click the square in the lower left corner when you want to see the finished puzzle.

 

This one is a challenge. Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to What do you do with them? 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: Before Midnight

See you tomorrow.

It must be Saturday because Panzer found a classic mystery movie on the Hastings Mystery Theater channel on Youtube.

 

The murder mystery Before Midnight is a 1933 black and white movie. It's 1 hour 10 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy this crime drama.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Short Story: Private Water

The story is 100 years old.

Here's a 1920s short story Panzer found on the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on Youtube.

 

Private Water was written by A. J. Alan. It's performed for Bitesized Audio Classics by Simon Stanhope and 21 minutes long.

 

The story appeared first in the 1920s read by the author on BBC radio. 

 

To listen to the audio tootle oer to Classic 1920s Short Story 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Just Can't Fall for the Enemy

It has two voices.

Here's a small town romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The romcom Just Can't Fall for the Enemy is written by Sasha Hart. It's 5 hours 22 minutes long.

 

This audiobook is just the right length for jogging or yard work or doing errands listening.

 

Note: It is AI narrated.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Small Town Romance Audiobook 

Introducing GPT - 5 - OpenAI

Are you ready for the new update?

For those of you interested in OpenAI's GPT Panzer found the company's Youtube video about the new GPT - 5 update. It was released yesterday.

 

To watch the the announcement and demonstrations video tootle over to GPT 5 

Free to Listen Paranormal Mystery Audiobook: Moonlight & Mayhem

I looked low and I found this one.

If you like ghostly haunting in your cozy mystery, Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Moonlight and Mayhem is written by Wynn Valentine. It's 4 hours 34 minutes long.

 

This one is short enough you can listen to it while you do you yardwork.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Paranormal Mystery 

Free to Listen Mail Order Bride Audiobook: The Ordered Wife

I looked high and found this.

For the lovers of mail order bride romances Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The historical western romance The Ordered Wife is written by Shelfie Bennet. It's 5 hours 23 minutes long.

 

This is perfect listening while you're doing yardwork or errands. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Mail Order Bride 

Kobo eReaders Getting New Optional Screen Reader Feature - The eBook Reader Blog

For Europe only.

Panzer found this post about the Kobo eReader at The eBook Reader blog.

 

Nathan Groezinger's post describes the new reader accessibility features being added to the Kobo eReader. The changes will only be available in Europe. The post contains links to other sources for information about the new features.

 

Panzer says, "The post has a direct link to the help page site for complete information."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Kobo eReaders 

Call for Articles: Mystery Readers Journal: Northern California Issue (41:3) - Mystery Fanfare

A list of future issue needs is there too.

Panzer made a quick stop at the Mystery Fanfare site where he discovered the Mystery Readers Journal is still open for submissions.

 

According to the post, they're accepting articles, reviews and author essays. All must be tied into California. Submission deadline is September 1.

 

Panzer says, "There's complete information at the site."

 

To read the post tootle over to Call for Articles 

Spotify's 'Audiobooks Plus,' Tested in World Markets, Arrives in the States - Publishing Perspectives

Didn't take long to get here.

Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere today was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about Spotify's Audiobooks Plus service. .Panzer told you about the expanded service last month.

 

According to Porter Anderson's post, Spotify's Audiobooks Plus is now available in the U.S. to Premium subscribers. The post includes links to more information about Spotify's service and the audiobook market.

 

Panzer says, "It was just a few weeks ago this little kitty told you about the initial tests."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify's Audiobooks Plus

To read Panzer's last month post tootle over to Spotify Expanded Service

Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival Program

That's a great line-up of authors to be presenters.

While he was traveling around in the Catosphere today Panzer made a quick stop at the Bloody Scotland site. With no digging at all in the posts he discovered the program for the festival.

 

The program lists all the presenters, the title of the presentation, whether or not the presentation is in-person or online and how much tickets cost.

 

To read the program tootle over to Bloody Scotland 

Boundless Shutters After Failing to Rescue Unbound - Publishers Daily

It's a big mess.

Today at the Publishers Daily Panzer found a post about Boundless going out of business.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Boundless' CEO announced the business' liquidation. Creditors will not receive any payments.

 

Panzer says, "You'll have to read the post yourself to understand what happened."

 

Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Boundless Publishing 

A Mondday Panzerism

Panzer on retribution:

 

Push the cat? I don't think so.*

There I was snoozing on a warm keyboard when What's His Name told me to, "Get down!"

 

He pushed me off the desk!

 

I was shocked, shocked I tell you!

 

I wonder if he'll be shocked, when he finds what I put in his running shoes. 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

New Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What?

Our Sunday jigsaw puzzle is a day late because we were at BookMarCon Friday through Sunday. We learned a lot and had fun doing it.

 

******* 

 

Hint

Here's your Sunday puzzle. 

 

As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

Enjoy!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to  What?

 

Free to Watch Classic Mystery Movie: The Shadow Laughs

I am so tired.

For those of you who only show up for the movie Panzer found this one on the PizzaFlix channel on Youtube.

 

The Shadow Laughs is a 1933 black and white mystery movie. It's 1 hour 3 minutes long.

 

Make some popcorn or a pizza, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Urban Fantasy Audiobook: Storm Forged

Next to find is a movie.

Panzer found this urban fantasy on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Storm Forged is written by Lindsay Buroker. It's 10 hours14 minutes long.

 

The audiobook is long enough you'll probably want to listen to it over two days. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Urban Fantasy 

Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: Just Right

Let's see what else I can find.

Here's a sweet romance Panzer found on the Say With Jay channel on Youtube.

 

Just Right is written by Jessie Gussman. It's narrated by Jay Dyess and 7 hours 54 minutes long.

 

Enjoy this clean romance. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Sweet Romance

Free to Listen Classic Mystery:The Aluminium Dagger

Back tomorrow.

For those of you who like classic mystery Panzer found this one on the Bitesized Classic Audio channel on Youtube.

 

The Edwardian murder mystery The Aluminium Dagger was written by R. Austin Freeman. It's read by Simon Stanhope and 1 hour 1 minute long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the mystery.

 

To listen to the audio tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery 

 

 

Free to Listen RomCom Audiobook: Fall Back Plan

Maybe I can find something else in here.

Panzer found this romance on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The sweet romance Fall Back Plan is written by Melanie Jacobson. It's narrated by Lorana Hoopes and 8 hours 2 minutes long.

 

It's long enough you might want to divide your listening time over two days.

 

To listen to the romance tootle over to RomCom 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Filed Under: Murder

Off to look for today's romance next.

It must be Friday because Panzer was our looking for mystery audiobooks for you. He found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The dark humor mystery Filed Under: Murder is written by Wynn Valentine. It's 2 hours 25 minutes long. 

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the mystery.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery 

SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Deposity Library. What Does That Mean? - Close All Tabs

There's nothing to say about it.

Panzer  found this post on KQED's Close All Tabs site. The post is about the Internet Archive (IA). If you've been reading the posts here for a while, you know Panzer has been following the copyright infringement court case against the Internet Archive (IA) since it began. IA was claiming they were a library and then making scanned copies of books and letting people "borrow" the copies. This was done without authors or publishers permission. The court case has gone on for years. The IA lost the court case against them and last year decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court.

 

 Morgan Sung's post reports a California senator has designated the Internet Archive to be a Federal Depository Library.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to read the post."

 

Note: This is a long, long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.  

 

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive 

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Internet Archive Copyright Case Ends 

European Publishers Say the EU is Giving In to AI - Publishers Daily

I'm getting a headache from all the AI chaos.

Panzer found this news release at the Publishers Daily site.

 

According to the release, organizations representing millions of European creatives have complained to the European Commission about the European Union AI Act. The post includes a link to more information about the organizations complaints.

 

Panzer says, "You need to read the release and follow the link to get the full information about the complaints."

 

Note: This is a shortish post. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read. If , plan to follow the link and read more information about the complaints you'll need to bring more to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Act 

65 Calls for Submissions in August 2025 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

A market for everybody's work.

Panzer's first stop today was at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found Erica Verrillo's monthly list of writing markets.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes 65 markets open for submissions in August. There are markets accepting submissions in fiction and nonfiction.

 

Panzer says, "You know the drill humans: Read the guidelines before you submit anything."

 

Note: With 65 markets this is a humongous list. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the list tootle over to 65 Calls for Submissions

 

Contract Controversy (and Change) at Must Read Magazines - Writer Beware (R)

Always read the contract before you sign it.

If you're a writer, you'll want to read this.

 ******* 

 

At the Writer Beware (R) site Panzer found this post about the controversy surrounding the contracts for short stories being accepted for publication by the new owners of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

 

In the post Victoria Strauss explains author complaints about the owner group's new contracts and the lack of negotiation on disputed contract clauses. Professional writers groups are also involved in the negotiations to change the contracts as well. The post includes links to more information about the sale.

 

Panzer says, "To this little kitty it looks like the new owners' contracts take all rights from the writers."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Must Read Magazines

36 Writing Contests in August 2025 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Not just for the U.S. writers.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about August writing contests.

 

Erica Verrillo's post lists 36 free to enter contests. Included in the list are contests for fiction and nonfiction. Some have August 1 submission deadlines.

 

Panzer says, "Some have entry restrictions so be sure to read the submission guidelines."

 

Note: This is a long length post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to August Writing Contests

A Monday Panzerism

Panzer on home decorating:

 

Oooh! Bright colors.

 

I leap with amazing skill. Fast as a cheetah I grab the curtains.

 

Zoom! I'm off again.

 

Boom! That evil couch cushion never stood a chance against this puma.

 

One more shredded throw pillow to go.

 

My living room remodel is almost finished.

My annotated Kitty Bible says "Idle paws are the devil's playground." 

 

Well ...

 

I don't need to worry about that. 

 

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

New Jigsaw Puzzle: Turn off the light. I can't sleep with it on.

Hint

Here's your Sunday puzzle.

 

As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

Have fun with this one.

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Turn off the light. I can't sleep with it on. 

Free to Watch Classic Detective Movie:The Greene Murder Case

There better be some pizza left when I wake up

Here's a classic murder mystery movie Panzer found on the Reel Old Movies channel on Youtube.

 

The Greene Murder Case is a black and while 1929 detective Philo Vance mystery. The movie is 1 hour 6 minutes long.

 

Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn or a pizza and enjoy the movie.

 

To watch the movie tootle over to Classic Murder Mystery Movie 

Free to Listen Western Romance Audiobook: A Brave Bride for the Lawman

Let's see what else is out here.

Here's a mail order bride with a twist romance Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The historical western romance A Brave Bride for the Lawman is written by Martha Gillcrest. It's 2 hours 44 minutes long.

 

Find a comfy place to relax and enjoy this clean romance.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Historical Romance Audiobook 

Free to Listen Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Murder at Maplewood Market

See you tomorrow.

Here's a cozy mystery Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

Murder at Maplewood Market is written by Catherine Waltan. It's 1 hour 54 minutes long.

 

Find a comfortable place to relax and see if you can solve this whodunit before the end.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cozy Mystery Audiobook 

Free to Listen Golden Age Mystery Audiobook: The Piccadilly Murder

Enjoy. Sounds like a good one to me.

If you're a fan of the old time murder mysteries, Panzer found this one on the Classic Detective Audiobooks channel on Youtube.

 

The locked room mystery The Piccadilly Murder was written by Anthony Berkeley. It's narrated by David Timson and 9 hours 16 minutes long.

 

This one is long enough you'll need to plan two days listening time for it. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Golden Age Mystery 

Free to Listen RomCom Audiobook: The Fix

We all need to laugh now and then.

For a little laughter with your romance Panzer found this on the author''s channel on Youtube.

 

The small town romance The Fix is written by Sylvie Stewart. It's narrated by Alice Wander and 6 hours 3 minutes long.

 

You can enjoy this romance while jogging, doing yardwork or errands.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to RomCom Audiobook

Trump's Comments Undermine AI Action Plan, Threaten Copyright - Publishers Daily

I don't even want to think about it.

Panzer found this post on the Publishers Daily site.

 

Ed Nawotka's post is an examination of Donald Trump's comments, both written and spoken, about AI and a Senate Bill on the subject as well. Links are included to other information on the subject.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to read the post, because this little kitty isn't going to try to explain it to you."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Trump and AI  

33 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in August - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Something for everyone on this list.

Today Panzer stopped in at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our curious kitty boy found a post about upcoming conferences and workshops for writers.

 

Erica Verrillo's list includes conferences and workshops on publishing, photography, storytelling, fiction, novels, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of these are online and some are in person.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to hurry. Some have August 1 registration deadlines. "

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences and Workshops

Bullet Points: Channel Surfing Edition - The Rap Sheet

Don't touch that pizza until I get mine.

With some digging at The Rap Sheet site Panzer found this post about past and upcoming small screen mysteries.

 

J. Kingston Pierce includes links to information about all the shows he discusses in the post.

 

Panzer says, "You might want to order some pizza if you're going to binge watch the first one he discusses."

 

Note: You decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Bullet Points 

Call for Articles: Mystery Readers Journal: Northern California Mysteries (41:3)

This one has very specific guidelines.

The Mystery Readers Journal announced they're accepting submissions of author essays, reviews, and articles. Submission deadline is September 1.

 

Panzer says, "Do I have to say it again? Read all the rules before you submit."

 

To read the post tootle over to  Mystery Readers Journal.