Wattpad is one of the largest fan-fiction websites on the internet with over 40 million users and 80 million stories. Indie authors know the value of cover art, its normally the first thing readers see and first impressions really matter. This has prompted the Canadian company to release a brand new app called Covers by Wattpad.Covers by Wattpad allows authors to upload … [Read more...] about Wattpad Releases New eBook Cover App
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WattPad Sensation Anna Todd Gets Movie Deal from Paramount
After by Anna Todd has had over one billion reads on WattPad, this has attracted attention from Paramount Pictures and they decided to make a film out of it.Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot will produce through their Offspring Entertainment banner. Their credits include the Step Up series to 17 Again, Bedtime Stories, Hairspray, Rock Of Ages and The Last Song. This will be … [Read more...] about WattPad Sensation Anna Todd Gets Movie Deal from Paramount
Wattpad and International Festival of Authors Team Up for Online Book Festival
Wattpad, the world’s largest community of readers and writers, has partnered with the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) to launch the event’s first Online Festival. The Online Festival will run from October 1 through October 22, before the official kickoff of the IFOA in Toronto, which runs October 23 to November 2, 2014.As part of the Online Festival, Wattpad will … [Read more...] about Wattpad and International Festival of Authors Team Up for Online Book Festival
Wattpad Announces Creative Commons Agreement
Copyright is a hotly contested issue facing both authors and the publishing industry, as rights holders work to strike a balance between safeguarding content and sharing it across a variety of platforms to reach as many readers as possible. In the era of digital publishing, ebook piracy, and open sharing authoring platforms, some industry response has been to tighten the reins … [Read more...] about Wattpad Announces Creative Commons Agreement
Wattpad Acquires Traditional Author Community Red Room
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
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
New Startup Blookist Streamlines the Blog-to-Book Concept
Blogging is an interesting concept, one that draws millions of writers around the globe. From the generic "things I'm thinking right now" style of simply writing for the joy of it, to the very profitable and thematic blogs that reach a vast audience, the tool itself is as straightforward as it is genius. One company, Blookist, is looking for an easier way to let blog authors … [Read more...] about New Startup Blookist Streamlines the Blog-to-Book Concept
The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries
Technology and art are blending in two exciting new contests, hosted by Booktrack with sponsorship from Wattpad, Writer's Digest, and Indaba Music. Booktrack, a music overlay platform that engages readers by allowing creators to add ambiance-style music of their choosing over the text so that music plays as they read, is holding two contests around Hugh Howey's work, Half Way … [Read more...] about The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries
Wattpad Continues to Build Reader-Writer Engagement
Wattpad's founder Allen Lau spoke on a panel at yesterday's IDPF event in connection with BookExpo America, speaking to some exciting news and the ways that the site builds engagement between readers and writers. Wattpad's Head of Content, Publishing Ashleigh Gardner spoke to Good e-Reader about Wattpad and their exciting news."I think that a lot of things that are at the … [Read more...] about Wattpad Continues to Build Reader-Writer Engagement
WattPad Expands Exterior Publishing Ambitions
WattPad has started to transcend their own digital publishing platform and has started to distribute their books through numerous exterior sources. The Canadian based company took two of their most popular titles in early May and made them available through Amazon, Kobo and iBooks. Today, WattPad is taking one of their most popular Series and distributing them in print and … [Read more...] about WattPad Expands Exterior Publishing Ambitions
Wattpad Gets into the Digital Publishing Game
Wattpad has popularized the notion of serialized digital books on their website. Millions of readers and writers use the free service to hone their writing skills and develop a loyal following. The serialized approach is the most dominant on the platform with readers giving their feedback after every chapter. Wattpad is now getting into the publishing game with two of their … [Read more...] about Wattpad Gets into the Digital Publishing Game
Wattpad Announces Two Writing Contests for Its Authors
Reading and writing platform Wattpad has become a haven for authors and reading audiences alike due to the availability of great, fun content and the supportive nature of the platform. Several authors have found their Wattpad content requested by major publishing houses, and the site even launched a crowdsourcing program to help fund the publishing process for a select number … [Read more...] about Wattpad Announces Two Writing Contests for Its Authors
Towerbabel and the Launch of Social Writing
For the past several years, social reading has been an undercurrent of the possibilities of digital publishing and ebooks. A number of companies have been launched since as early as 2010 to encourage readers with tools that make it easy to share in the discussion of a book across their social networks--and even with strangers--within the digital pages of a book. Companies like … [Read more...] about Towerbabel and the Launch of Social Writing
New Update to Wattpad’s iOS, Android Apps Makes Stories Portable
Wattpad, the global story sharing site that has a user following of more than 20 million readers and titles available in over fifty languages, announced today that it has released a major update to its immensely popular iOS and Android apps. The app, which enables readers to browse and consume stories on the go, originally required internet access for reading, but the new … [Read more...] about New Update to Wattpad’s iOS, Android Apps Makes Stories Portable