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Industry Notes: Sony Makes Wattpad Projects; Business Remembers Alice Mayhew

In News by Porter AndersonFebruary 5, 2020

The Sony Pictures Television deal for Wattpad has two projects in development. And a stalwart of nonfiction, Simon & Schuster’s Alice Mayhew, is remembered.

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Books to Film: Sony Pictures Television Partners With Wattpad on Original Programming

In News by Porter AndersonApril 17, 2019

Brokered by UTA’s ‘Emerging Platforms’ division, a new first-look co-production deal with Sony boosts Wattpad onto a new level of screen development.

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Industry Notes: Ucross Foundation Honors Annie Proulx, Sony Options Katarina Tonks Book

In News by Porter AndersonMay 7, 2018

The Ucross Foundation, best known for its 20,000-acre artists’ retreat ranch in Wyoming, honors Proulx. And Wattpad expands another its screen presence with a new film option from Sony Pictures Television.

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Native Ads at a Mecca for Millennials: Wattpad’s ‘Brand Stories’

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonFebruary 26, 2016

Native advertising is paying off for writers of the coveted, mobile demographic at Wattpad. Ashleigh Gardner speaks at London Book Fair’s (#LBF16) Quantum Conference (#Quantum16) in April.

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Amazon Cuts Japanese Kindle Price; Sony’s eBookstore Again on iOS

In Tech Digest by Alex MutterNovember 7, 2012

Amazon lowered the price of its Japanese Kindle Paperwhite to 100 dollars, matching the price of the recently announced Kobo Glo, while Sony’s ebookstore is again on iOS.

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Push Comes to Shove: Japan’s E-book Market in 2012

In Guest Contributors by Guest ContributorJuly 2, 2012

Until now, Japan has been the Galapagos Islands of e-books. Suddenly, with foreign companies appearing to win, the market is scrambling to catch up and adjust.

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LBF 2012: Sony Reader Store Europe Takes Shape

In Tech Digest by Roger TagholmApril 17, 2012

Sony presents its Reader devices and store, which recently went live in the UK. Sony believes in open access and promotes its open platform that supports EPUB.

Will B&N’s Nook Division Be an Acquisition Target?

In Discussion by Edward NawotkaJanuary 17, 2012

Should B&N opt to spin off Nook it could look to sell it outright or bring in a even deeper-pocketed partner, such as Google or Sony.

Steve Jobs Biographer Sells Movie Rights

In What's the Buzz by Hannah JohnsonOctober 9, 2011

Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, which will be published by Simon & Schuster on October 24 of this year, may also soon be a movie.

Need to Know: Amazon vs. Apple vs. Sony: E-reader and Tablet Wars Heat Up

In Tech Digest by Brittany HazelwoodJuly 14, 2011

Sony and Amazon dominated Thursday’s digital chatter with concurrent announcements about new tablet devices.

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