Bigme B7 is a color E Ink tablet with 4G LTE, a camera, and a digital pen - Liliputing

This kitty wants to know.

Here's a post Panzer found about the Bigme B7 at the liliputing site today.

 

Brad Linder's post explains all the features of the Bigme B7 and the price. The post includes links to other information about the device as well.

 

 Panzer says, "Inquiring kitties want to know: Is it a tablet? Is it a camera? Is it a phone?"

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Bigme-B7

London Book Fair Announces Three-Week Format in June - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the London Book Fair. In April Panzer told you about the London Book Fair's plans to be online only this year.

 

Three weeks is a long time for a conference.

According to the post by Porter Anderson, the London Book Fair has announced the schedule for this year's Book Fair. The post is divided into three sections. The first section is an introduction about the time table for the Fair. This section also contains an explanation of a planned break from June 11 through June 20. The second section is the schedule for the annual conferences from June 7 through June 10. The third section is the schedule of the programming for June 21 through July 1.

 

Panzer says, "There's a lot planned for those three weeks."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and five chocolate chip cookies for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

To read Panzer's previous post, tootle over to London Book Fair digital only 

London Book Fair Opts for a Digital-Only Edition in 2021 - Publishing Perspectives

 Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the London Book Fair.

 

Online-only shouldn't surprise anyone.

According to the post by Porter Anderson, the London Book Fair will be online this year. The fair will be divided into two sections in June. The first will be the week of June 7 and the second will be June 29 - July 1. There's no visitor signup information available yet, but the post contains a link to register to get information emailed to you when it's available. After the post about the London Book Fair there's a section about more online book fairs and awards programs.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the information after the registration for visitor information or you might be getting some advertising you didn't expect."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

Penguin Random House Extends Temporary E-book, Digital Audio Terms for Libraries - Publishers Weekly

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping outside. Following all the noise took our brave kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts, he found one about Penguin Random House and libraries.

According to Andrew Albanese's post, Penguin Random House (PRH) has notified libraries that because of the continued Covid-19 pandemic the company will be extending the temporary terms of the ebook and digital audio purchasing option begun in March. The option will now be available until December 31. PRH is extending it's temporary purchasing option of the 12 month term for ebooks and audio books, instead of the usual 24 month purchasing option. The cost has also been lowered to 50 percent of the 24 month purchase terms. The post includes links to other sites explaining the temporary license purchase option, PRH's announcement about giving libraries and educators the ability to read PRH books aloud online, and other information.

To really help, give the book to them free.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... With how bad library budgets are right now, it's a smart move on PRH's part to give libraries a break on costs."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea, one muffin and one brownie for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring an extra cup of tea and an extra brownie.

To read the post tootle over to Penguin Random House

Congress Looking into Anticompetitive Behavior in the Digital Library Market - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. There our speedy kitty boy found a post about the American Library Association and publisher Macmillan's embargo. Panzer has been telling you about Macmillan's two month embargo on new ebooks sales to libraries since it was announced.

Libraries can get my ebooks.

According to Andrew Albanese, the embargo has taken an unexpected turn. The American Library Association (ALA) has taken their digital book distribution problem with publisher Macmillan to the United States Congress. In a letter to an antitrust subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, the ALA explained the detrimental effects to the library systems caused by Macmillan's actions. The ALA also says Amazon Publishing refuses to sell ebooks to libraries. There are several links to other posts about the ALA's ongoing dispute with Macmillan and with Amazon included in the post.

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know libraries were fighting with Amazon too."

Note: This is a huge post. Bring a thermos of tea and half a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a gallon of tea and three dozen muffins, a sleeping bag for a nap, and a camp stove to cook your dinner on.

To read the post tootle over to digital library market

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to public library system

France's Lagardere Studios Announces a Book-to-Screen Deal With Wattpad - Publishing Perspectives

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he decided to make a quick stop at the Publishing Perspectives site. With a little digging in the posts our ambitious kitty found one about Wattpad.

Now for a well earned nap.

According to Publishing Perspectives Editor-in-Chief Porter Anderson, Wattpad Studios and France's Lagardere Studios have announced a partnership agreement. The agreement gives Lagardere Studios the first option to produce Wattpad material in French. The material will be produced for television, movies or digital. There are several links to other posts about Wattpad and partnership agreements the company has entered into included in the post.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Wattpad is really increasing their footprint across the movie and television platforms."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a half thermos of tea and half a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links included in the post, bring another thermos of tea and a dozen muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Wattpad

Ultraviolet to close down ... but it need not take your movies with it - TeleRead

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided it was time to make a quick visit to the TeleRead site. With a little digging around in the posts our inquisitive kitty found one about Ultraviolet.

No time to waste. I have to do it now.

According to Chris Meadows, the Ultraviolet site is shutting down. Ultraviolet is the site where if you bought a movie on a DVD/disc you also got the digital copy . Since the site is shutting down, you can save your digital movies from going to the movie cemetery by linking your account to one of five other services/sites. The five services/sites and other options are all listed in the post.

Panzer says, "Vudu is one of the sites listed and Mom has an account there, so I better get those accounts linked."

Note: This is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Ultraviolet