Survey Results Detail Publishers' Failure to Register Authors' Copyright - Authors Guild

That would make me really mad.

At the Authors' Guild site Panzer found a post about Anthropic settlement problems.

 

The Authors Guild conducted a survey among members about copyright registration by authors' publishers. A significant number of respondents reported their copyrights hadn't been registered. This meant the authors weren't able to collect from the Anthropic settlement.

 

Panzer says, "That's not what you'd expect from a publisher."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade.

 

To read the post tootle over to Authors Guild Survey Results 

Some Listeners Prefer AI Narration for Multi-Voice Audiobooks - Publishers Daily

The work I do for you.

Panzer's stop at the Publisher's Daily site gave him some interesting information about AI narration.

 

The post there has quotes and information from two different surveys of listeners' opinions about AI narration of audiobooks.

 

Panzer says, "Since I have Kitty Conjunctiv-something-or-other wrong with my eye, it's a good thing Publishers Daily has AI narration on this post and I have GPS auto-pilot in the Panzermobile."

 

Note:This is a long post. Bring a glass of iced tea and a bowl of chocolate ice cream to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to AI Narration 

New Report Weighs Pros and Cons of AI - Publishers Daily

Interesting.

Panzer's last stop today was at the Publishers Daily. With a little digging he found a post about a survey conducted in the U.S. and Canada..

  

The survey addressed the pros and cons of AI use in the publishing industry and libraries and the individuals involved in both. The post includes a link to the survey report.

 

Panzer says, "There's still a lot of unknowns in AI."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea, a brownie, and two chocolate chip cookies to snack on. If you follow the link to read the report, you'll need to decide what to take with you to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Pros and Cons of AI 

Pew Survey Finds Readers Still Prefer Print Books - Publishers Daily

 Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Daily site where he found some interesting results from a Pew Research Group survey..

 

That prediction was wrong.

According to Jim Milliot, the survey shows print books are still the preferred reading format in the U.S. Included in the post is a link to the survey results.

 

Panzer says, "So ... Ebooks are not taking over the world."

 

Note: This is a long-short post. Bring a cup of tea to drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to Pew Survey 

Consumer Use of Audiobooks Continues to Rise - Publishers Weekly

Panzer made a quick stop at the Publishers Weekly site today. There our speedy little kitty boy found a post about audiobooks.

According to Ed Nawotka at Publishers Weekly, audiobook use is up. A recent survey by Edison Research and Triton Media shows 50 percent of all Americans have listened to an audiobook in the past year. Where does all this listening happen? Most of it is in their cars. It's reported that 74 percent listen in their cars. Newer vehicles come with a built-in entertainment center which includes the ability to listen to your audiobook as you go to work. There is a link included in the post to the original press release about the uptick in audiobook listening.

Mom says I have an amazing voice.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... I know audiobooks are the bright-shiny new thing right now. So ... I've been practicing for doing my own audio book. What's His Name told Mom I'll be ready in about a century ... whatever that is."

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

To read the post tootle over to audiobooks

BookBaby Announces 2017 Self-Publishing Survey - The Largest Study of Indie Book Marketing and Promotion - Press Release

Let them know about your experiences.

Panzer's trip today took him to the Book Business site. There our inquisitive kitty found a press release about self-publisher BookBaby.

According to the press release, BookBaby and it's 15 partners are conducting a survey of self-publishing/indie authors. The survey will focus on what the authors do for promotion and marketing of their books/ebooks as well as the self-publishing industry in general now and in the future. The press release states more than one million authors have been invited to participate. There's a link included in the press release for the survey.

Panzer says, "Mom and I are indie authors, so we took the survey. When you finish it, there are offers from BookBaby's partners."

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

To read the post, tootle over to  BookBaby.

2016 Smashwords Survey Reveals Insights - Smashwords

 Panzer had barely made it into  the Catosphere when he heard clapping and laughing. Following all the raucous noise, our kitty boy found himself at the Smashwords blog. It didn't take any digging at all to find the post that made everyone so happy.

In the post Smashwords founder Mark Coker discussed the results of the annual Smashwords survey. The survey showed that once again romance fiction is the top seller, boxed sets are also big sellers, and pre-orders are a major driver for bestsellers. Several other findings from the survey are also discussed.

 Also included in the post was Mr. Coker's slide show presentation of the survey results at the April 14 RT Booklovers Convention which is included below. If you would rather read the post, the link is after the slide show.

Here's the slide show:

2016 Smashwords Survey - How to sell more books from Smashwords, Inc.

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You'll need a cup of tea and two muffins for your reading today.

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Smashwords: 2015 Smashwords Survey Reveals Insights to Help Au...

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard a bunch of ooohing and aaahing. Our brave kitty pilot followed the sound to the Smashword blog. There he discovered Smashwords founder Mark Coker had posted the results of the 2015 Smashwords Survey.

Interesting.

In the post Mr. Coker discusses the results of the sales figures from all the ebook platforms Smashwords distributes to and the conclusions that can be drawn from them. There's a Slide Share presentation included to demonstrate the results. Below the slide show is a compilation of ten things learned from the survey. They include the fact pre-order books are more successful than non pre-order, series that use a free ebook as a lead-in are more successful, free is still a good avenue to readers, longer books sell better than shorter ones, and five more useful facts for authors are included from the sales data.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... I wish I knew all this before I published Cat Wisdom for humans. I would have done some things differently."

Note: You'll need two cups of tea and two muffins to read the post and view the slides.

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