The president of Wattpad, Aron Levitz looks at the value of ’embracing a community, embracing a fandom.”
Radish Announces the ‘Difficult Decision’ To Close
Less than a decade in action, one of the key ‘online literature’ serialization platforms, Radish, is to close on December 31.
South Korea’s Webtoon Adds Aethon Adaptations
The Seoul-based Webtoon expands its relationship with Aethon Books in a deal to adapt 14 books into online serial comics.
The Lunar New Year: China’s Book Market in 2021
In China, 2021 was a ‘grim’ year for physical bookstores, and online book sales also leveled off, according to research from Beijing OpenBook.
China Bestsellers in December: ‘The Charm of History’
Avidly read history-and-humor series continued their hold on the nonfiction book consumer base in China at the end of 2021.
China Bestsellers: A Tall ‘Dune’ Appears on November’s Charts, Driven by Film
The Frank Herbert series may be finding a footing in the Chinese market, where series and relatively recent ‘classics’ are prized.
Interview: Two Lions’ Kelsey Skea on Rights, Series, and Strategies
Turning five this year, the children’s imprint Two Lions is starting to acquire and translate non-English work, even as it sells its books into other territories–and it’s experimenting with ‘a faster cadence’ in series development.
Author C.J. Daugherty on Adapting Books for the Web
Author CJ Daugherty discusses the release Night School the Web Series based on her bestselling YA novels — the first of its kind in the UK.
Earthquake Inspires New Zealand Author to Launch Own Press
Following New Zealand’s tragic Christchurch earthquake, YA author Jill Marshall was inspired to start her own publishing company, Pear Jam Books.
Experimenting With Serials for Fun and Profit
Technology has enabled established and self-published authors to experiment serial publishing — making the old form new again — and finding mixed results.
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