Wattpad Gets into the Digital Publishing Game

This post by Michael Kozlowski originally appeared on goodereader on 5/2/14.

Wattpad has popularized the notion of serialized digital books on their website. Millions of readers and writers use the free service to hone their writing skills and develop a loyal following. The serialized approach is the most dominant on the platform with readers giving their feedback after every chapter. Wattpad is now getting into the publishing game with two of their most seminal stories.

Wattpad is using Amazon Createspace to make physical versions of the books available. This will give people the ability to buy printed versions of the books and allow the authors to do book signings. Wattpad is also distributing the books digitally with Amazon, iBooks and Kobo.

 

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Also see: Wattpad Raises $46M From OMERS Ventures And Others To Grow Its Social Publishing Network, from TechCrunch.