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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...

Wattpad authors have earned over $1 million in the past 2 years from Wattpad Paid Stories

by Mark Williams | Apr 26, 2021 | Global Publishing, Wattpad | 0 |

Authors who want to make quick money are better off with regular self-publishing options, but of...

Wattpad Brand Originals launched as 45% of Wattpad’s Gen Z users say they do not watch traditional TV. Publishers, keep up

by Mark Williams | Mar 24, 2021 | Digital subscription, Digital-Reading Initiatives, Global Publishing, Wattpad | 0 |

For Millennials and Gen Zers … subscription isn’t the New Normal. It’s just normal. Baby-Boomers,...

Naver’s $600 million buy-out of Wattpad should be a wake-up call for western publishers who still don’t “get” online reading

by Mark Williams | Jan 21, 2021 | Global Publishing, Wattpad | 0 |

Underestimate the significance of this deal at your peril. This is another seismic shift that will...

Wattpad, “the world’s leading platform for writers”, plans second Canada HQ in Halifax

by Mark Williams | Dec 14, 2019 | Canada, Global Publishing, Mobile publishing, The global book market, Wattpad | 0 |

With its headquarters in Toronto and offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai,...

Publish Global, the StreetLib-TNPS B2B newsletter for self-publishers, is hitting inboxes this weekend

by Mark Williams | Oct 27, 2019 | Africa, Aggregators, Algeria, Amazon, Audible, Audiobooks, Awards, Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, ebook subscription services, Europe, Global Publishing, Mexico, Middle East, podcasting, Print, Self-Publishing, The global book market, Wattpad | 0 |

The first issue of the new B2B newsletter for self-publishers, Publish Global – serious...

Wattpad’s Latin America partnership is a reminder of the global digital reading phenomenon beyond the ebook, that goes untracked by Nielsen and BookStat, and ignored by most publishers

by Mark Williams | Sep 29, 2019 | Brazil, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, Latin America, South America, The global book market, Wattpad | 0 |

This past week Wattpad announced a partnership with Brazil’s Wise Entertainment, described by...

80 million invisible booklovers redux. Wattpad partners with global streaming service Viu to develop Wattpad stories as Viu original content

by Mark Williams | Aug 21, 2019 | Film & TV, Global Publishing, Smartphones & Tablets, The global book market, Wattpad | 0 |

Operating in 17 markets – Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Philippines,...

Wattpad’s 80 million users are part of the invisible and untapped global digital-first readership many publishers are oblivious to

by Mark Williams | Aug 20, 2019 | Global Publishing, Mobile publishing, Smartphones & Tablets, The global book market, Wattpad | 0 |

Several industry reports carry the Wattpad press release announcing the Toronto-based company has...

Wattpad authors and readers blaze the diversity trail together with #MuslimRomance, #MuslimLoveStory, #IslamicLoveStory, #DiverseLit, #FreeTheLGBT and #Girlpower

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

While other publishers talk a lot about diversity and equality, and have taken steps to make it...

A reminder that Wattpad is not just about teen romance

by Mark Williams | Oct 15, 2018 | Film & TV, Publishing News, Self-Publishing, Wattpad | 0 |

Debut novelist Sam Marsden is the latest author to grab the attention of the moving pictures folk,...

As Netflix prepares to stream one Wattpad novel, another is snapped up by Hulu, while a third is at casting

by Mark Williams | May 10, 2018 | Film & TV, Global Publishing, Publishing News, Self-Publishing, The global book market, Wattpad | 32 |

On Friday Netflix will commence streaming a contemporary teen romance that is, according to...

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Wattpad authors have earned over $1 million in the past 2 years from Wattpad Paid Stories

Wattpad Brand Originals launched as 45% of Wattpad’s Gen Z users say they do not watch traditional TV. Publishers, keep up

Naver’s $600 million buy-out of Wattpad should be a wake-up call for western publishers who still don’t “get” online reading

Wattpad, “the world’s leading platform for writers”, plans second Canada HQ in Halifax

Wattpad’s Latin America partnership is a reminder of the global digital reading phenomenon beyond the ebook, that goes untracked by Nielsen and BookStat, and ignored by most publishers

80 million invisible booklovers redux. Wattpad partners with global streaming service Viu to develop Wattpad stories as Viu original content

Wattpad’s 80 million users are part of the invisible and untapped global digital-first readership many publishers are oblivious to

Wattpad authors and readers blaze the diversity trail together with #MuslimRomance, #MuslimLoveStory, #IslamicLoveStory, #DiverseLit, #FreeTheLGBT and #Girlpower

A reminder that Wattpad is not just about teen romance

As Netflix prepares to stream one Wattpad novel, another is snapped up by Hulu, while a third is at casting

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