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Allen Lau Leaves Wattpad’s Top Spot; Jeanne Lam Remains in Place

In News by Porter AndersonMay 10, 2022Leave a Comment

The co-founder and CEO of Wattpad hands off to Jeanne Lam in a ‘final curtain call’ he says is not ‘The End.’

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2021 Watty Awards: An Asexual Romance Takes the Top Prize

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 7, 2021

Winners in the 2021 Watty Awards include stories inducted into the Paid Stories program that allows writers to earn money for their work.

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Wattpad-Webtoon’s Book Group Opens Graphic Novel Imprint

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 18, 2021

The merged Canadian and Korean platforms are expected to generate 12 graphic novels per year in the Webtoon Unscrolled imprint.

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The Merged Wattpad Webtoon Studios Names First Projects

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 28, 2021

The two platforms brought together by South Korea’s Naver have begun early development on a trio of properties.

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South Korea-Based Webtoon Announces a DC Comics Partnership

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 10, 2021

Webtoon, the platform for user-generated comics content has a partnership to offer new webcomics based on the DC Comics universe.

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China Bestsellers: June’s List Welcomes Neil Gaiman

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonAugust 2, 2021

The star of the danmei wuxia television series ‘Word of Honor’ has catapulted a volume of Neil Gaiman stories onto the Chinese bestseller lists.

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Canada and Korea: Aron Levitz Leads the Newly Merged Wattpad Webtoon Studios

In News by Porter AndersonJune 24, 2021

As president of the combined Wattpad Webtoon Studios division, Levitz says the hurdle now is getting more content to more screens faster.

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South Korea’s Naver Completes Its Acquisition of Canada’s Wattpad

In News by Porter AndersonMay 11, 2021

Naver’s US$600 million acquisition of Wattpad is completed as potential competition arrives from Amazon’s new Kindle Vella and Seoul’s Kakao.

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Canada’s Wattpad Has First Film Project With Netflix

In News by Porter AndersonApril 15, 2021

A day after Amazon announces its Kindle Vella serialization platform, the 90-million-user Wattpad arrives with its first serial-based film deal with Netflix.

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Amazon Announces Its Wattpad-Style ‘Kindle Vella’ Platform

In News by Porter AndersonApril 14, 2021

Opening a new route to self-publishing, Amazon’s Kindle Vella capitalizes on the popularity of online serialized storytelling.

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