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.
AI Rights for Authors: ‘Created by Humans’ Launches
The Created by Humans platform opens for authors’ registration of their copyrighted works in a proprietary AI Rights framework.
Asimov, Adler, and AI Rights: ‘Created by Humans’
Trip Adler, the former CEO of Scribd, turns to publishing and artificial intelligence with a new AI rights platform: Created by Humans.
The Netherlands’ Renew the Book: Three Winners
The fifth iteration of Amsterdam’s Renew the Book honors three start-ups related to publishing, primarily in digital contexts.
The Netherlands’ 2021 ‘Renew the Book’ Winner: A Reading App
With its promise of making books easier to read on phones and tablets, the Immer app wins this year’s €50,000 Renew the Book prize.
The Netherlands’ ‘Renew the Book’ Names Its 2021 Longlist
The ‘Renew the Book’ Innovation Award is intended to support Dutch startups and organizations that promote reading.
The Netherlands’ ‘Renew the Book’ Program Opens for Submissions
Aimed at supporting Dutch startups and organizations that promote reading, ‘Renew the Book’ Innovation Award is now accepting submissions for the 2021 prize.
Frankfurt Names Its Domestic Wildcard Winner; Forgoes an International Winner
Because the pandemic makes travel uncertain, Frankfurter Buchmesse names only a German Wildcard winner this year: Munich’s &Töchter Verlag.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Sixth Annual Free-Stand Competition
Two free stands at Frankfurt are available again this year—one for a winner from Germany and one for an international recipient.