Two Webtoon digital comics series are being produced and released free of charge in Dot Inc’s ‘Dot Pad’ technology for sight-impaired readers.
Frankfurt: Guest of Honor Italy Reports Book Industry Slowdown
Days before opening its guest of honor week at Frankfurt, Italy’s publishers’ point to a €100 million loss in public funds under the Meloni government.
The Fast, Exuberant Rise of Comics in Italy
The story of comics and related categories in the Italian market is a recent and volatile one, an ‘explosion.’
KOCCA’s Frankfurt Stand: Seven K-Comics Companies
The collective stand from South Korea’s KOCCA will present seven K-comics companies at Frankfurter Buchmesse this month. Sponsored.
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.
France’s Prix Albertine Jeunesse Honors Children’s Book Translations
The reader’s choice Prix Albertine Jeunesse is selected by students, this year in more than 700 classes in accredited bilingual programs.
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.
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.
From Asia to Latin America: Independent Comics Publishers in Frankfurt
A Frankfurt Book Fair panel on independent comics publishers highlighted the innovative ways publishers get their books to readers.
Frankfurt: German Comic Book Scene Grows in Partnerships
At the Frankfurt Book Fair’s comics center, German publishers see growing interest from readers and are expanding into manga and manwha.