This summertime Rights Roundup highlights titles from Finland, the United States, Quebec, South Korea, and a 1947 classic from Norway.
South Korea-Owned Webtoon Launches Its Nasdaq IPO
Comics platform Webtoon, with US headquarters in Los Angeles, rings the bell at the Nasdaq, raising US$315 valuation on its opening day.
South Korea’s Webtoon in Partnership With Thales’ ‘InFlyt Experience’
Naver’s Seoul-based Webtoon sees its new partnership with Thales’ onboard in-flight business as a way to introduce its work to more in the US market.
Taipei Book Exhibition 2024: Professional Programming
Again this year, Taipei International Book Exhibition both produces programming and hosts more from Frankfurt, for publishing pros.
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.
Mozambique, South Korea, Canada: PublisHer Names Board Members
PublisHer has announced that Lisa Lyons Johnston, Sandra Tamele, and Beatrice Yong-in Lin have joined its board with the new year.
Canada’s Wattpad Updates Its Paid Program: ‘Originals’
Wattpad opens a program it says will do away with ‘a difficult choice for authors’ and offers ways writers can earn money on the platform.
Rights Roundup: Warming Up for Frankfurt Book Fair
Titles in this Frankfurt-bound Rights Roundup include work originally published in New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, the United States, France, and Norway.
Penguin Random House’s International Inklore: ‘Pop-Comics’
The new Random House Worlds ‘pop-comics’ imprint Inklore is acquiring manga, manhwa, manhua, and more for a 2024 launch.
Seoul International Book Fair Welcomes Guest of Honor Sharjah
Seoul International Book Fair opens with a 180-person delegation from Guest of Honor Sharjah and a visit from first lady Kim Keon-hee.