Wattpad announced a new acquisition to its growing family, this time in the form of traditionally published author community Red Room. Not to be confused with the reference from Fifty Shades of Grey, Red Room served as a bridge to connect readers and authors in a space that welcomed discussion surrounding books. With this acquisition, Wattpad welcomes the Red Room readers … [Read more...] about Wattpad Acquires Traditional Author Community Red Room
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Wattpad to Continue Monetizing through Native Apps
Arguably one of the most innovative platforms for dugital reading and writing is Wattpad, whose 30 million users post content and read each others' writing on a daily basis. The platform has always operated in a free-to-use model, a fact that CEO Allen Lau has stated will always be the case. At this year's BookExpo, Good e-Reader interviewed Ashleigh Gardner about how … [Read more...] about Wattpad to Continue Monetizing through Native Apps