eBook community Wattpad has confirmed that an optimized version of its popular mobile application will be available on the Apple iPad when it becomes available later this year. “No doubt Apple has created a game changer for ebooks,” said Ivan Yuen, CTO of Wattpad. “An iPad optimized version of Wattpad will be … [Read more...]
Wattpad eBook authors get sales help
January 28, 2010
eBook community site Wattpad has announced a new tie-up with publishing site LuLu.com to provide Wattpad writers with a Wattpad branded marketplace on Lulu.com to print, sell and promote their works. The two firms say the 'Wattpad Marketplace', which is powered by Lulu's Publishing Partner Program, will help authors … [Read more...]
eBook community publishing service secures funding
January 12, 2010
Wattpad, the eBook self-publishing community, has today announced it has secured funding from a consortium of private investors. Often compared with Google's YouTube service, Wattpad allows anyone to write and publish eBooks. In October it was announced that one user had secured a print a print deal after her book was … [Read more...]
Mobile deal extends Wattpad audience by 110m
November 25, 2009
eBook self-publishing community Wattpad will soon become available to Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel's 110 million subscriber base. "India has always been one of the most important countries for Wattpad’s ebook service,” said Allen Lau, CEO and Co-founder of Wattpad. “Our launch on Bharti Airtel, the … [Read more...]
The Ebook 2.0 Era Has Arrived
November 3, 2009
Introduction In the early part of the last century when TV was first introduced, the format of early TV programs were borrowed directly from their radio predecessor. “Actors” were hired to fill the screen by reading from a visible script. It was only later when people realized there was more to this new medium … [Read more...]
