Will western publishers finally wake up to online reading now Amazon and Apple are in the webtoon game?
Imagine if an old School publishing CEO had been in charge of Apple. The iPod, iPhone and iPad...
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Wattpad Webtoon Partners With ViacomCBS Paramount+ As Online Reading Threatens Western Publishing’s Complacency
One of America’s biggest studios is planning to milk content from Wattpad Webtoon authors – many...
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The parallel publishing universe that is online reading continues its exponential rise as mainstream western publishing looks the other way
Add the 70 million readers on Pratilip, the 49 million for China Literature outside China and the...
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Naver’s newly merged Wattpad WEBTOON Studios aims to “knock down every remaining border in entertainment”
There is no easy way to make a direct comparison with an online-reading count and a regular sales...
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South Korea’s Kakao spends $950 million to acquire Tapas and Radish. Plans launches in Thailand, Taiwan, India and China as the online reading market heats up
Tapas revenue increased ten-fold in 2020. Radish revenue increased fivefold in 2020. Less than a...
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Amazon finally enters the online reading field, but Kindle Vella looks to be a half-hearted effort rushed out to be a spoiler for China Lit’s North America push
Safe to say a lucky few authors will do very well from Kindle Vella, and Amazon will make a big...
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South Korea’s Kakao plans to buy Radish for $354 million. Another wake-up call for publishers who don’t “get” online reading
Radish has over 30 original series that together have delivered over 6,500 episodes, bringing in...
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Tencent’s China Literature targets 49 million online readers outside China, with North America to supply 100,000 authors
As western consumer patterns slowly adjust to the subscription-orientated New Normal so the...
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