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
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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
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along
Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry, and the list of complaints might be rather varied. A survey of 9,000 authors conducted by Digital Book World and Writer's Digest cited lack of creative control, royalties, and editorial decision making on the list, but one other factor that still plagues authors is the seemingly random and … [Read more...] about Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along
“Wattpad Is for Writers and Readers”
As indie authors have struggled for discovery in a sea of openly published titles, more and more tools have cropped up to help authors put their content in front of relevant readers. At the same time, various platforms are offering something for readers as well, helping them uncover content with which to engage. Wattpad has made a name for itself through its mobile reading … [Read more...] about “Wattpad Is for Writers and Readers”
Smashwords, Wattpad See Increase in Use
In the past year, open reading platform and forum Wattpad saw an exponential increase in user traffic, evidenced by the more than 41 billion minutes that its members spent reading online in 2013, more than double the use of the year before. Coincidentally, in a year spent collaborating with other platforms to form new connections and new opportunities for authors, ebook … [Read more...] about Smashwords, Wattpad See Increase in Use
Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin
Story posting social media site Wattpad has garnered a tremendous following in a short amount of time for its notably unique offers for both authors and publishers. Apart from the ability for writers to post excerpts for readers to enjoy and comment on--a feedback process that Wattpad staunchly guards from trolling--the platform has worked with a number of different … [Read more...] about Wattpad Contest Winners Receive Publishing Contracts with Harlequin