Hachette to bring in new royalty statement system in 2018 - The Bookseller

Is it really that bad?

Today when Panzer was cleaning out the Panzermobile our fastidious kitty happened to look under the passenger seat and found a post from last week at The Bookseller site. The post is about Hachette's plans for a new royalty reporting statement system.

According to the post by Katherine Cowdrey, Hachette CEO Tim Hely Hutchinson sent his annual letter to all the company's authors. In the letter Mr. Hely Hutchinson says the company will begin issuing new author royalty statements. He says the new statements will be "better, clearer and more detailed." The post also details the declines in Hachette's book and ebook sales and the possible effect Brexit may have on book sales.

Panzer says, "Mr. Hely Hutchinson's letter doesn't paint a very good picture of ebook and book sales."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Hachette

Ruth Rendell's 'remarkable legacy' remembered - The Bookseller

A loss to us all.

Panzer visited The Bookseller site today. Our big kitty boy wanted to read the details of Ruth Rendell's memorial service.

According to a post by Katherine Cowdrey, the service was held on October 29. It was attended by 200 family members, friends, actors, and politicians. Ms. Rendell wrote over 50 novels under her own name and her pen name Barbara Vine. Even so, she still managed to have time to be active in politics and social issues.

Panzer says, "Her mystery stories had characters that almost seemed so alive they had a life off the page. That's why they transferred to TV so well."

Note: You'll need two cups of tea and a tissue to read the post.

To read the post, tootle over to Ruth Rendell