![]() ![]() In late November, the Webtoon Unscrolled imprint was announced, with a mandate to publish print editions of hit Webtoon mobile webcomics for both YA and adult readers. Todd continues to publish her own works under Frayed Pages, as well as that of new romance writers that she selects. ![]() The co-branded imprint’s first title, After: The Graphic Novel, a graphic adaptation of the prose series, was released in spring 2022. In early November, Anna Todd-one of Wattpad’s first breakout stars, whose After series was eventually published by Simon & Schuster and who then formed the multimedia company Frayed Pages-agreed to team with Wattpad Books to launch Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books. (Gardner is now senior v-p of global publishing, overseeing all of Wattpad Webtoon’s publishing programs.)Īfter the dust from the Naver acquisition began to settle in the second half of 2021, the newly formed Wattpad Webtoon Book Group started to pick up speed. When Covid hit, Wattpad’s authors, all drawn from its online world, easily adapted to promoting titles via virtual events, said McFadden, who is now executive director of the Wattpad Webtoon Book Group. Then in spring 2021, Wattpad was acquired for $600 million by Naver, South Korea’s leading internet platform, whose holdings include the online comics platform Webtoon.ĭespite the pandemic, Wattpad released 15 young adult titles in 2020, including its most successful book to that point, The QB Bad Boy and Me by Tay Marley, which is now set to become a movie starring Noah Beck. Before it could celebrate its first anniversary, however, the pandemic upended plans for the Wattpad Books rollout. In that first year, Wattpad Books was able to release six young adult titles with a small staff led by Ashleigh Gardner, who was then deputy general manager of Wattpad Studios and Publishing, and Deanna McFadden, then publishing director for Wattpad Studios. A lot has happened since Wattpad announced in January 2019 that it was starting a publishing division to produce print books based on the stories on its online platform. ![]() With almost one billion uploads to Wattpad, we don’t want you to lose track of a good story! Learn more about reading on Wattpad. If you see a story you are interested in, we recommend adding it to your account, either to your library, archive, or a reading list. If you’re having trouble finding a certain story, check out our article Searching for a story. fanfic, if you don't want a fanfic story). You can even exclude tags to keep from seeing stories you aren’t interested in: to exclude a tag, add a minus symbol before the word (e.g. You can search multiple tags in one search. Here you can search for stories and writers you might have already heard of using titles and usernames, you can browse through topics, or you can focus your search using tags: Just place a '#' sign in front of the keywords and it will bring up a list of stories with that tag. If you want to dig deeper into Wattpad’s huge collection of stories, all you need to do is head to the search bar. Check out our Paid Stories FAQ for more information. Paid Stories also don’t count towards your offline library slots, so you can have as many of them offline as you like. All Paid Stories have free preview chapters so you can decide if you want to spend coins on it. The Paid Stories program is a way for writers to earn money for their work and for readers to support writers for creating stories they love. Paid Stories are ad-free, original stories handpicked by Wattpad’s editorial experts. The Creators Program is designed to allow our most engaged writers to take advantage of perks, special opportunities, and hands-on support. The homepage also features stories by Wattpad Creators and stories from our Paid Stories program. To find out how to block tags and include mature stories, read Adjusting your content preferences. Wattpadders 17 and over can include or exclude Mature stories, and all Wattpadders can block tags to exclude certain types of stories from appearing as recommendations in your Home feed. You can limit what types of stories you see on your homepage. As a result, if you start reading different types of stories and more often, the stories that are recommended to you will change. The homepage recommendations will change based on your reading habits. Your Wattpad homepage features recommended stories by a variety of Wattpadders and curated stories based on events or trends. Ready to start reading? There are two easy ways to find stories on Wattpad, through your homepage or through the search bar. ![]()
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