In Europe's Translation Market English Dominates, Japanese Grows, AI Disrupts - Publishers Weekly

No mention of translating feline in European markets.

Today in his travels in the Catosphere Panzer found a post on the Publishers Weekly site about European translation markets.

 

The post contains extensive information about the popularity of translations from English and Japanese material. The last section concentrates on using AI for translations. Included in the post are several links to other information.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty would like to know which genre translations are the most popular."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Europe's Translation Markets 

Storytel Adds English Audiobook Sales to Streaming Platform - Publishers Weekly

That's an interesting announcement.

Panzer's next stop was at the Publishers Weekly site. There with no digging at all in the posts he found one about Storytel.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Storytel is adding individual English language audiobooks for sale on the streaming platform. The post includes links, one of which goes to the Storytel site and the announcement.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Does this mean no translations needed?"

 

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 Storytel 

Spotify Tests Audiobooks in Middle Eastern, African Markets - Publishers Weekly

Saving my energy for tomorrow.

On his way home from the Catosphere Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging in the posts at all our cute little kitty boy found a one about Spotify.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Spotify's expansion in the Middle East and African markets is testing the company's subscription tiers. The expansion begins with English only audiobooks.

 

Panzer says, "It's an interesting business decision."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea to drink. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify 

Spotify Launches Audiobook Sales in Canada - Publishers Weekly

Sorry I missed it when it first posted.

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts, our illustrious kitty boy found one about Spotify.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, Spotify is now selling audiobooks in Canada. Spotify has 350,000 audiobooks available in English and French there.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders if they need a kitty translator."

 

Note: This is a short post. You don't need to bring anything to eat or drink for this post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify

Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival - Wale's First International Crime Literature Festival

Today, Panzer went to the Gwyl Crime Cymru festival site. Our traveling kitty boy discovered because of Covid 19 this year's festival will be online again.

 

We enjoyed it last year.

The festival consists of two events per evening for a total of twelve. Two of the twelve will be in Welsh and the others in English.  The events cover a wide spectrum of subjects including historical crime, plotting, characters, setting, and more. The festival will be held April 27-29 and May 2-4. Tickets are free, but you must "buy" them in order to attend.

 

Panzer says, "Mom already got our tickets."

 

Note: If you click on the Programme and Tickets button on the top bar, it will take you to the ticket ordering page. If you missed last year's festival, the events are on YouTube to watch.

 

To read the post tootle over to Gwyl Crime Cymru festival

To watch last year's festival on YouTube tootle over to 2021 Crime Festival  

Free Audible Audiobooks During Covid-19 Outbreak

They can read a story to me.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard clapping and cheering outside the Panzermobile. It's been a while since he's heard anything happy so he decided to follow the jocularity. Our inquisitive kitty boy discovered it was at the Audible site.

Audible is making some children's, young adult and classic audio books available for free. The audio stories will be free as long as schools are closed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The audios are available in six languages, including English, French, German, Italian and two more. There's no signup needed. Just find an audio book you like, click on it and click to listen. So, if you're looking for entertainment for your children or yourself (if you like the classics), here's your chance.

To listen to the Audible audio books tootle over to Free Audible

Amazon Literary Prize Finalists To Be Considered for Prime Video - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer was washing the windows of the Panzermobile, when he found a wadded up post stuck in the door frame. Flattening it out our fastidious kitty boy discovered it was a post about Amazon's Prime Video and the UK Kindle Storyteller Prize from the Publishing Perspectives site.

It's very confusing.

According to Porter Anderson, Amazon has added a bonus for the finalists in the UK Kindle Storyteller competition for self-published in English authors and Amazon's other five global (other languages than English) literary prize group competitions. In addition to the Kindle Storyteller winner (and the other winners in the global group) all finalists will also be considered for an audiovisual production contract with Amazon Studios and an additional advance payment. The post brings out some of the confusing points in the competition's rules and terms. Since parts of the terms are stringent and limiting, the post stresses it's important to read everything before making a decision.

Panzer says, "Here's your chance for an audiovisual deal."

Note: This is a h-u-g-e post. Bring a thermos of tea and four muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

Publishers call on Man Booker prize to drop American authors - The Guardian

Panzer had barely entered the Catosphere when he heard booing and hissing coming into the Panzermobile. Following all the hullabaloo took our inquiring kitty to The Guardian site. With no digging at all he found the source of all the bad vibrations in the Catosphere were about the Man Booker prize.

I'm not sure what to think about that.

According to the post by Sian Cain, in 2014 the rules for the Man Booker prize were changed. Thirty publishers have signed a letter asking Man Booker "prize organizers to reverse the change." The letter signers believe American authors will dominate the competition and the prize. The Man Booker Foundation disputes the rules were changed to favor American authors; instead, stressing the new rules allow "authors of any nationality, regardless of geography, to enter the prize providing they are writing in English and published in the U.K."

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders if an American kitty author's book can enter the competition if Amazon publishes his book in English in the U.K.?"

Note: This is a long-medium post. Being a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Man Booker Prize

Community Book Exchange in UK Phone Booth Shut Down by Telecom

I could put shelves in here.

Panzer went to visit his friends at GalleyCAT today.

Our big kitty explorer couldn't believe what he read in a post by Dianna Dilworth. According to Ms. Dilworth, the people living in the English town of Banbury found an old unused phone booth there. They decided to find a use for it. They added some shelves and turned it into a nice dry place for a book exchange.

But as usually happens when people try to do good things for themselves and their neighbors, big corporations come along and say, "Not so fast!" That's exactly what happened in Banbury. BT (the British Telecom company) came around and told the citizens to remove the books and tear down the shelves, because somebody might get hurt.

Panzer says, "BT is right. One of you humans might drop a paperback on your foot. You humans aren't as agile or as fast as us cats."

To read the post and see what you can do to help Banbury, tootle over to Community Book Exchange in UK Phone Booth Shut Down by Telecom | GalleyCat