International Booker Prize Doubles Purse, Changes Name - Publishers Daily

I'd do it for the right price.

Today's first stop in the Catosphere for Panzer was at the Publishers Daily site.

 

The International Booker Prize for fiction translations has a new partner. The partnership allows a larger prize.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders if kitty translators can enter their work. You know ... Translate a book from cat language to human language."

 

Note: This is a short medium length post. Bring a glass of cold lemonade to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to International Booker Prize 

Bookwire, ElevenLabs Team on AI Audiobook Production - Publishers Weekly

Daylight Saving Time is still causing me problems.

Panzer visited the Publishers Weekly site on his way home today. There he found a post about a partnership between Bookwire and ElevenLabs.

 

Ed Nawotka's post focuses on an announcement made by Bookwire explaining the partnership. The post includes a link to the announcement and to other information about ElevenLabs.

  

Panzer says, "This is definitely worth checking out."

 

Note: This is a short post. You'll only need to bring a cup of tea.

 

To read the post tootle over to ElevenLabs 

OpenAI and Amazon announce strategic partnership - Amazon News

That's a lot of money.

Panzer found this announcement on the Amazon News site.

 

According to the post, OpenAI and Amazon have formed a partnership around OpenAI's Frontier. Amazon will also invest $50 Billion over the coming months. 

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to read the post to understand what they plan to do together."

 

Note: This is a long post with all the usual disclaimers at the end.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon and OpenAI 

Spotify Adds Crooked Lane and Podium Audiobooks - Publishing Perspectives

They're getting a lot bigger too.

Today at the Publishing Perspectives site Panzer discovered Spotify just announced the company's 4th Quarter results. 

According to Porter Anderson's post, the company also announced their audiobook distribution partnership agreements with Crooked Lane and Podium Entertainment. There are also links to other information included in the post, although not all of the link destinations are on the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

Panzer says, "Spotify announced they increased their subscriber numbers too."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to Spotify

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

Draft2Digital, Baker & Taylor, and OverDrive - Indies Unlimited

Panzer is still helping Mom with her recuperating extended-family relative, so today's trip into the Catosphere was short. On a quick trip to the Indies Unlimited site our speedy kitty found a post about Draft2Digital.

I really need more sleep.

According to Melinda Clayton, Draft2Digital has announced their partnership with Baker and Taylor's 360 Axis 360 ebook distribution to libraries. Authors who use Draft2Digital will now have two platforms for library distribution: OverDrive and Baker and Taylor. The post also includes information about differences between the two platforms and a brief history of a court case between the two. The link to the court case decision includes interesting information about Baker and Taylor. The post quotes extensively from information on The Digital Reader site.

Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't think he likes Baker and Taylor's business practices."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of cocoa and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Draft2Digital

Draft2Digital Partners with bibliotheca - Indies Unlimited

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to stop in at the Indies Unlimited site. With a little digging around in the posts there, he found one about Draft2Digital and bibliotheca.

Exactly why are you changing the royalties?

According to the post by Melinda Clayton, Draft2Digital (D2D) and bibliotheca have partnered. D2D already works with Overdrive to distribute their authors' ebooks to libraries. The partnership will allow D2D to offer a better checkout experience for readers. There's also a change to the royalties for library purchases authors will want to read. The post has information about opting into or out of the new programs. There are two links included in the post. One is for information about bibliotheca and the second is for information about D2D's new library pricing page.

Panzer says, "Why do humans have to make things so complicated?"

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

To read the post tootle over to Draft2Digital

New Walmart partnership Brings Retailer Into the E-Book Game - Publishers Weekly

My tummy hurts. That was a bad ride.

Panzer hardly entered the Catosphere when the Panzermobile was buffeted around like a feather in the wind by clapping and cheering. Following all the raucous noise took our adventuresome kitty to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about Kobo.

According to the post by John Maher, Walmart has agreed to a partnership with Rakuten. Through Rakuten's Kobo the partnership will give Walmart a foothold in the ebook and audiobook market and give Rakuten's Kobo a foothold in the United States ebook and audiobook market. The ebooks, audiobooks and the Kobo ereader will be sold in 4,000 brick and mortar Walmart stores and online at walmart.com.

Panzer says, "Umm ... My ebooks are available through Kobo. Does that mean they'll be sold at walmart.com?"

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

To read the post tootle over to Walmart - Rakuten Kobo partnership

Hachette Partners with Wattpad to Produce Audiobooks - Publishers' Weekly

When Panzer was cleaning out the Panzermobile today, he found a post scrunched under the passenger seat. Spreading out the post, our fastidious kitty discovered it was from a trip he made to the Publishers' Weekly site. The post was about Hachette and Wattpad's new partnership.

Mom's feeling better.

According to the post by Calvin Reid, Hachette and Wattpad are partnering to produce audiobooks. The audiobooks will use popular Wattpad author's stories. Plans are to have 50 audiobooks available in the summer of this year. They will be available at iTunes and other sellers. No titles or authors have been announced yet.

Panzer says, "It makes this little kitty want to post some of his work at Wattpad. Maybe it will become popular with the readers there."

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

To read the post, tootle over to Hachette and Wattpad

Press Release: Bookmasters, Baker & Taylor, Printondemand-worldwide Form Partnership

Panzer was taking a leisurely trip in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at the Book Business site. Digging around he found a post with some news about Baker and Taylor.

I see somebody growing bigger.

The post is a press release about Bookmasters, Baker and Taylor, and Printondemand-worldwide (PODW). According to the press release, the three are forming a partnership.  Bookmasters and Baker and Taylor publish and distribute in the U.S. and Printondemand-worldwide does the same in the U.K. With the new partnership all three will have access to each others publishing and distribution markets for their books, ebooks and other products. The post also mentions the fact that Follett just bought Booksmasters and Baker and Taylor which Panzer told you about a few days ago.

Panzer says, "So basically, Printondemand-worldwide formed a partnership with Follett Corp.  Hmm ... I wonder if there's another buyout in the future."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g-ish post. You'll want a cup of tea and muffin for the reading session. If you plan to read Panzer's other post, add another muffin.

To read today's post, tootle over to Baker and Taylor

To read Panzer's earlier post on the Baker and Taylor buyout, tootle over to Follett