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The parallel publishing universe that is online reading continues its exponential rise as mainstream western publishing looks the other way

by Mark Williams | Aug 20, 2021 | Digital-Reading Initiatives, Global Publishing, Indonesia, North America, Social Publishing, Wattpad | 0 |

Add the 70 million readers on Pratilip, the 49 million for China Literature outside China and the...

Georgia’s publishers make 6,000 digital titles available free to help contain the coronavirus

by Mark Williams | Mar 13, 2020 | Ebooks, Georgia, Global Publishing, Social Publishing, The global book market | 1 |

Even in countries where measures have not yet been as drastic as closing shops and stores,...

Asia Foundation launches Let’s Read Project in Myanmar

by Mark Williams | Sep 5, 2019 | Cambodia, Digital-Reading Initiatives, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Myanmar, Smartphones & Tablets, Social Publishing, South Asia, The global book market | 0 |

Let’s Read is an initiative by the Asia Foundation to bring the joy of reading to children across...

IPA and Dubai Cares sign MoU to support African publishing, committing $800k over four years

by Mark Williams | May 20, 2019 | Africa, Global Publishing, Indigenous Languages, Middle East, Social Publishing, The global book market | 0 |

Dubai Cares will be no stranger to those that follow global education initiatives. Part of the...

Vietnam’s Unexploded Bombs have killed 40,000. Now 3,000 comic books will help educate kids about the dangers. But could Vietnam do more by digitising?

by Mark Williams | Dec 15, 2018 | Global Publishing, Publishing Brief, Social Publishing, The global book market, Vietnam | 0 |

A common theme in modern-day western children’s publishing is reflecting social issues and...

Strengthening Aotearoa’s literary landscape – Mātātuhi Foundation to offer writing, reading, literacy grants

by Mark Williams | Oct 7, 2018 | Aotearoa, Books & Publishing Australia, Global Publishing, New Zealand, New Zealand book market, Oceania, Publishing News, Social Publishing, The global book market | 0 |

New Zealand’s Auckland Writers Festival (AWF), intent on “strengthening Aotearoa’s literary...

World’s largest collection of Tibetan Buddhist literature is now online

by Mark Williams | Oct 5, 2018 | Global Publishing, Publishing News, Social Publishing | 0 |

Hat tip to @PaulkBiba for this – the most complete record of the words of the Buddha, plus...

7 million users in the Philippines as Wattpad’s Tencent-backed Asia plans step up a gear

by Mark Williams | May 6, 2018 | Canada, China, Film & TV, Global Publishing, Innovative Publishing, Mobile publishing, Philippines, Publishing Brief, S.E. Asia, Social Publishing, South Asia, Thailand, The global book market, Wattpad | 1 |

The Philippines has long been one of Wattpad’s strongholds, but this month comes news from Manila...

Brazil's slavery history exposed in graphic novel format

by Mark Williams | Nov 10, 2017 | Brazil, Comics, Social Publishing | 0 |

In the dark history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade few can be unaware of the “golden...

OverDrive supplies the UAE's first digital library

by Mark Williams | Nov 9, 2017 | Digital Libraries, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Middle East, Sharjah, Social Publishing | 0 |

Back in May Book Expo New York hosted an event titled Reaching the Arab World – the New...

Storymoja – a book in every hand

by Mark Williams | Nov 6, 2017 | Africa, Global Publishing, Kenya, Nigeria, Publishing Brief, Social Publishing | 0 |

Kenya’s Daily Nation weekend lifestyle section carries an interview with Abukakar Adam...

Tencent moves on Wattpad as Wattpad hits 60 million users. Could Nook be next?

by Mark Williams | Oct 19, 2017 | Africa, Audiobooks, China, Global Publishing, Innovative Publishing, Mobile publishing, Nook, North America, Social Publishing | 0 |

Back in September I ran a post here on Nook’s future, speculating on the possibility Nook...

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