Washington Post Revises a Year's Worth of Best-Seller Lists, Assures Us the Problem Will Not Recur- The Digital Reader

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by crying and screaming outside. Following all the noise took our brave kitty boy to The Digital Reader site. There with a little digging he found a post about the Washington Post's bestseller lists.

Believe me. This is not good.

According to The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, the Washington Post discovered a problem with their bestseller lists. The company's software was supposed to combine data from BookScan and Amazon to determine their bestseller lists. Turns out the software's computations and, therefore, their book placements and rankings were wrong. The Washington Post has redone all the bestseller lists from May 2018 forward and posted them on their website. There are links included in the post to the Washington Post site.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty thinks there are some unhappy former number one bestselling authors out there."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a half thermos of tea and two muffins.

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Novelist who wrote about 'How to Murder Your Husband' charged with murdering her husband - The Washington Post

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a trip to The Washington Post site. With no digging at all he discovered a post about romance author Nancy Crampton Brophy.

According to the post by Meagan Flynn, indie romance author Nancy Crampton Brophy has been arrested for murdering her husband Daniel Brophy. Police say she shot her husband at the culinary school where he worked. Police haven't released a motive or any information about why they believe she is the murderer since there were no witnesses to the crime. It is known, however, that in 2011 the author did post online about 'How to Murder Your Husband' and get away with it.

It's not a secret if you tell the world.

Panzer says, "Always be careful what you post online ... Because once it's online, it's there forever."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a big cup of tea, a muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection.

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Trump wants to go after Amazon - Business Insider

Panzer was shaken out of his cat bed by all the booing and hissing coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile our brave pilot headed into the Catosphere to find out what all the noise was about. Following the hullabaloo took him to the Business Insider site where he discovered a post about Amazon and President Trump's threat to attack the company.

According to the post by Bob Bryan who quotes from an Axios post,  President Trump is unhappy with Amazon and because of that is threatening repercussions for the company. He says Amazon is responsible for problems in the business real estate marketplace because small companies are closing. He also blames the company for problems with the U.S. Postal Service. The post does point out that President Trump has a long-standing antagonism toward Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Mr. Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post newspaper which has published articles unflattering of President Trump.

Now, back to the important stuff.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Maybe Amazon is responsible for that flat tire Mom got on the way to work today too."

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

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Amazon's first Washington-area bookstore opens March 13 - The Washington Post

Panzer had hardly entered the Catosphere today when the Panzermobile was buffeted by oohing and aahing. Following all the noise took our brave kitty boy pilot to The Washington Post site. There he found a post about Amazon's newest bookstore.

According to the post by Abha Bhattarai, Amazon just opened there newest bookstore in Washington, D.C. Barnes and Noble closed their Washington, D.C. bookstore in 2011 and, now, Amazon is located in the same building that housed the Barnes and Noble store. Amazon's bookstore has 10,000 square feet of space, so it's not nearly as large as a Barnes and Noble store. The store has over 5,000 books and electronic devices to choose from. The bookstore has the same purchasing setup as their other stores. Amazon Prime members get a discount while non-members pay full price.

Did Amazon really do that?

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Leased space in the same building, huh? This little kitty thinks Amazon just gave a paw swipe in the face to Barnes and Noble."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post including photos. Bring two cups of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

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Jeff Bezos has advice for the news business: 'Ask people to pay. They will pay' - CNBC

Panzer was doing his weekly cleaning in the Panzermobile today when he found a wadded up post between the seats. Spreading it out flat on the floor, our fastidious kitty discovered it was a post from the CNBC site about Jeff Bezos. (In case you don't know who Jeff Bezos is, he's the founder of Amazon.)

Not what you want. What they want.

According to Matt Rosoff's post, Jeff Bezos gave a presentation at the Future of Newspapers conference. Mr. Bezos was at the conference because he bought The Washington Post newspaper in 2013 and turned it profitable by 2016. At the conference he gave his views on how newspapers need to adjust to the current reading public climate. One of his main points dealt with the fact he treats the newspaper like Amazon. In both instances, he always puts the customer/reader first. He also says, don't worry about the advertisers. In the end they don't pay the bills, the reader does. The post contains several other points of interest in creating a profitable newspaper.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Always put the reader first? ... That's the same thing this little kitty does with his books."

Note: This is a huge post. Bring a thermos of tea and six muffins for today's reading selection.

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Amazon's latest weapon in the e-commerce wars: Its own air force - The Washington Post

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he almost got side-swiped by a Boeing 767 jet. Following the big bully took our brave kitty boy to The Washington Post site. There he discovered the plane belongs to Amazon.

I am not a happy kitty.

A post at the site by Sarah Halzack explains it was Amazon One doing a test flight. Amazon has leased 40 planes as part of their delivery service to use between warehouses. They also own 4,000 truck trailers as part of the same delivery service. It turns out, Amazon has already been using 11 of the planes they leased before this official announcement, but this is the first plane to have the Amazon logo. The other planes will get the logos in the near future. There's a photo of the jet with the post so you can see the logo placement. The post also explains about the planes' uses in the delivery chain.

Panzer says, "Amazon better have good insurance ... That plane almost hit my Panzermobile."

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

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"Harry Potter" is back - and so is the bookstore hoopla we haven't seen since 2007 - The Washington Post

Panzer's evening nap was interrupted by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile and following all the racket took our kitty boy to The Washington Post site. With no digging at all he found a post about Harry Potter.

I'm already asleep by midnight.

According to a post by Susan Halzack, tomorrow (Saturday) night bookstores around the U.S. will be partying like it's 2007. That's the last time there was a Harry Potter party here in bookstores. There will be midnight Harry Potter parties with costume contests, games ... and ... the launch of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book. The post explains it's not really a book, but a copy of the script for the new Harry Potter play put into a book format.

Panzer says, "I can't go. Mom doesn't let me go out that late at night."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of tea and three muffins for your reading.

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