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Lau Sees Wattpad and Naver as a Perfect Match
As international, multiplatform entertainment companies offering different publishing formats to readers and writers, "Naver and Wattpad are perfectly aligned," said Wattpad's CEO and cofounder Allen Lau following the announcement that the Korean internet company has agreed to buy Wattpad.
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South Korea's Naver to Acquire Wattpad for $600 Million
Naver, Korea's leading internet platform, is acquiring Canadian social writing and reading platform Wattpad for more than $600 million.
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Book Deals: Week of December 9, 2019
Big deals this week include two six-figure acquisitions for debuts and a shift to a new publisher for bestseller and Big Stone Gap series author Adriana Trigiani.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of December 10, 2018
This week's hot books include an Italian novel about the downfall of Lehman Brothers that has won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of November 12, 2018
This week's hot international books include an Australian backlist novel that has gained new sales after a film adaptation, and a Finnish title about a woman seeking inspiration from historical figures.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of October 29, 2018
This week's hot books include an Italian novel that sold in over 10 territories during the Frankfurt season, and a Finnish title on the meaning of life that sold to Harper in the U.S.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of October 15, 2018
This week's hot international books include a Norwegian thriller set in the North Pole, and an 800-page novel about Mussolini.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, September 24, 2018
This week's hot properties include a novel about Venezuela that sold to a new HarperCollins imprint and a Finnish parody of adult coloring books.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of September 10, 2018
This week's hot books include a Catalan novel recently sold in France and Germany, and a nonfiction title by the former Dutch foreign minister.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of August 20, 2018
This week's hot books include an Australian debut novel which just sold in Italy, and a French memoir by a Rohingya refugee.
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