Wattpad Experiments with In-Story Advertising and Giving Writers a Payout
Wattpad announces Wattpad Futures, which pays writers when readers watch video ads inserted between chapters.
Wattpad announces Wattpad Futures, which pays writers when readers watch video ads inserted between chapters.
Amazon announces Singles Classics: “a way to make iconic articles, stories, and essays from well-known authors available in digital form.”
Audible debuted Channels, a subscription service of audio programs that’s free to people already paying for Audible membership.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” sometimes feels like an apt description for the experience of indie authors with audiobooks.
Imagine what it would be like if Audible bought HarperCollins. That’s kind of like what just happened in Sweden.
The UK’s Bookseller announced a weekly ebook ranking, but any attempt to track sales data is limited to what data trade publishers will share.
Authors or publishers interested in video might turn their attention to Amazon, which has launched a YouTube-like service.
In Berlin, the twelfth annual Publishers’ Forum program included the release of the Global Ebook Report from Forum director Rüdiger Wischenbart.
Bucking the trend, one indie author has sold close to 60,000 audiobooks to date.
Audio is considered a major growth area for publishing, but is the opportunity mainly for traditional publishers?