Showing posts with label US. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

UK and Australia:Spotify Opens 'Audiobooks in Premium' - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer was shaken from his afternoon nap by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, our brave kitty boy followed all the commotion to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about Spotify and audiobooks.

Panzer says, This will be interesting to watch.
This will be interesting to watch.
According to Porter Anderson's post, Spotify has announced the opening of the company's 'Audiobooks in Premium' feature in the UK and Australia. Spotify Premium holders there will now have 15 hours of audiobook reading time each month. Spotify plans to have the feature available in the US later this year.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders what Audible will do about this."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Spotify Premium

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

US Book Industry: Associations Form Health Insurance Coalition - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site today. With a little digging in the posts there our inquisitive kitty boy found one about a health insurance partnership for writers, publishers and others in the industry.

It's not perfect, but at least its a start.
According to the post by Porter Anderson, 11 groups of writers, publishers, graphic artists, and others in the book industry have formed an insurance partnership/coalition with LIG Solutions. The new coalition is named the Book Industry Health Insurance Partnership. The partnership will provide insurance information in all 50 states for the members in the groups and help determine which insurance fits the members needs. The partnership can't negotiate lower rates for members, so rates won't be lower for group members. The post includes a list of all 11 member groups who are eligible to participate. The post also has a link to a FAQ about the new partnership.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Mom used to be a health insurance agent. She's had a lot of different jobs to support her writing habit."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring two cups of tea and five muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring another cup of tea and two brownies and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits).

To read the post tootle over to US book groups health insurance

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