A Sudden Reversal: Leipzig Book Fair Is Cancelled - Publishing Perspectives

Today as Panzer entered the Catosphere he heard crying and the gnashing of teeth. Following all the angst, took our brave kitty boy to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany was causing all the upset.

 

I'm tired of it. Are you?

According to Porter Anderson's post, the Leipzig Book Fair is cancelled. The Book Fair was scheduled to run from March 17 to 20. Information about the cancellation lists exhibitors' staff shortages due to the pandemic as the major cause. This is the third time the Fair has been cancelled.

Panzer says, "That Covid-19 thingy is still causing problems."

 

Note: This is a h-u-g-e post with several links to other information. Bring a thermos of cocoa and at least six muffins for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Leipzig Book Fair

2022 Publishing Predictions - Indies Take Center Stage – Smashwords Blog

Panzer took a trip to the Smashwords Blog today. There he found a post by Mark Coker about publishing for the coming year.

 

Google narrated audio books?

Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, is out with his annual publishing predictions. After the introduction the post is divided into two sections. The first is The State of the Indie Nation. In this section he addresses the Covid-19 pandemic, it's effect on humanity and how indie authors have helped and can continue to help humanity. The second section is Mark Coker's 2022 Publishing Predictions. This section is divided into twelve subsections.These cover the public's book reading habits, online buying habits, print on demand acceptance, audio books, and eight more predictions. There are some links to illustrate his predictions included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "This is a really interesting post."

 

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a thermos of tea, four muffins and three chocolate chip cookies for today's trip into the future.

 

To read the post tootle over to   2022 Publishing Predictions

Amazon Publishing's Eoin Purcell: 'Surprise Books' and Other Pandemic Effects - Publishing Perspectives

Today Panzer made a stop at the Publishing Perspective site. There with a little digging in the posts he found one about Amazon Publishing.

 

The post by Porter Anderson is a long interview with Amazon Publishing's Eoin Purcell. The post is divided into five sections. Each section discusses a separate part of publishing. The first section addresses how authors have adapted to the pandemic. The second section addresses the intensity of readers and listeners during the pandemic. The third section addresses  publishing books for global and local readers. The fourth section addresses giving book translators credit. The fifth and final section addresses the cultural nuances necessary in books. The post includes information about Amazon Publishing's markets in the U.K. and Germany. There are several links included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "There's a lot of interesting information in the post."

 

I can sleep anywhere.

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a thermos of tea and six muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you will need to decided what refreshments and sleeping accommodations you will need to bring with you.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon's Eoin Purcell

 

New books will be hard to come by for the rest of the year - Quartz

Today's trip into the Catosphere took our traveling kitty pilot to the Quartz site. There with no digging at all he found a post about the publishing supply chain.

Did you read yesterday?

According to the post by Hope Corrigan, publishers are telling consumers and booksellers there will be problems with book printing and book deliveries from now through the end of the year. This is due to the supply chain issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Panzer told you about the supply chain problems yesterday, so this information shouldn't come as a surprise.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty thinks you better start buying your Christmas present books now."

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

To read the post tootle over to supply chain delays

To read yesterday's post tootle over to supply chain problems

Amazon to host another COVID-19 vaccine clinic at its Seattle HQ campus on Sunday - GeekWire

 Here's news about another Amazon pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic Panzer found over at the GeekWire site. If you live in the Seattle Washington area, this is a chance to get your vaccination this coming Sunday, January 31.

 

According to Kurt Schlosser, Amazon will again host the pop-up vaccination clinic in the company headquarters with Virginia Mason volunteers. The post includes a link to the Washington state eligibility site and a link to the Virginia Mason's wait list.

 

Don't wait! Only 2,000.

Panzer says, "There are only 2,000 slots open, so you better hurry."

 

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon pop-up clinic

Photos: Inside Amazon's pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in its Seattle headquarters - GeekWire

 This doesn't have anything to do with publishing, but Panzer thought you might be interested in what Amazon is doing in Seattle, Washington, to help with the COVID-19 pandemic vaccinations.

 

Vaccinated yet?

According to GeekWire's Taylor Soper, Amazon made a portion of the company's indoor headquarters available for people to receive COVID-19 vaccinations from Virginia Mason volunteers. Amazon says they plan to hold more pop-up vaccination sites in the future.

 

Note: This is a very long post with several photos taken inside the pop-up vaccination site.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Seattle

Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves - Wired

Doing some cleaning there wasn't time for this weekend, Panzer discovered a wadded up post stuffed under the pilot's seat cushion. Flattening it out our fastidious kitty discovered it was a post from the Wired site about libraries and ebooks.

 

According to Aarlan Marshall's post, publishers are concerned about the large number of library patrons checking out ebooks. Library ebook check outs are up 52 percent during the  Covid-19 lockdown over the same time period last year. Libraries have switched from buying physical books from publishers to licensing ebooks from them. Publishers are worried about this new trend because they don't earn as much money from the ebook licensing as they do from physical book sales. Publishers have long harbored the fear library patrons won't buy authors' physical books since they can get them for free from libraries.

 

Buy them at Amazon?

Panzer says, "Libraries' buildings are closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. There's no reason for them to buy physical books. Nobody can get into the libraries to check them out. Bookstores are closed, so there's no place for readers to buy physical books. Readers have to get library ebooks."

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a thermos of cocoa, three muffins, three brownies and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to libraries' virtual shelves

Changes Loom as Public Libraries Begin to Reopen - Publishers Weekly

As Panzer was napping, he was rudely shaken from his kitty bed by clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Dragging his poor little kitty self into the Panzermobile, he headed out. Following all the hullabaloo took him to the Publishers Weekly site. There with no digging at all he found a post about libraries reopening was causing all the noise.

According to the post by Andrew Albanese, libraries will be reopening soon. A survey done by the American Library Association (ALA) found that 37 percent of the libraries that responded planned to begin "phase reopening" in June or July. Reopening won't be as it was before Covid-19. It means libraries will need to be rearranged to provide social distancing and staff will need masks and gloves. During the pandemic library users took advantage of digital book checkout, but now a lot of users want to go back to libraries for hands-on books (paperbacks and hardbacks). This post contains several links to information about libraries, the lockdowns, digital books, budgets, and other information.

Now ... About that nap.

Panzer says, "MeWoW! Libraries are going to open again!"

Note: This is a huge post. Bring a thermos of tea and six muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a gallon of tea and gallon of water and two dozen muffins, plus your lunch.

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