Country for PR: China
Contributor: PR Newswire Asia (China)
Saturday, March 16 2019 - 00:12
AsiaNet
Webnovel Shares New Trends In Online Publishing at London Book Fair
LONDON, March 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Webnovel, the global e-publishing arm of China Literature (0772.HK), China's 
leading online literature and IP incubator company, brought its original and 
translated publications to the London Book Fair ("the Fair"). The company also 
organized a speech by Liu Yuren, Content Director of Webnovel, where he talked 
about new trends in the field of online publishing. What's more, Webnovel 
launched its branded cartoon during the Fair and received enthusiastic feedback 
from many fans.

Poto - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20190315/2404692-1-a
(London Book Fair)

Webnovel organized a discussion at the London Book Fair to exchange ideas with 
more overseas publishers, content developers and readers about new trends and 
online publishing business models. Yuren Liu, Content Director of Webnovel, 
talked about how micro-transactions and an in-game-purchase model can be 
utilized in the online publishing industry, and Webnovel's strategy to push 
ahead with such models.

Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20190315/2404692-1-b
(Yuren Liu's speech at London Book Fair)

In addition, the company also brought to the Fair the Pocket Reader - an e-book 
reader that China Literature developed that can easily fit in a pocket. The 
product features a voice feature, enabling readers to listen to the books. It 
can also support SIM cards and is equipped with an E-Ink display.

Founded in 2017 as an overseas portal of China Literature, Webnovel offers a 
comprehensive platform for online literature. It has gathered more than 16,000 
international authors and more than 200 individual translators and groups, who 
have published over 23,000 original novels, 300 translated novels and some 
translated Chinese and Korean webtoons. Recent trending publications on 
Webnovel include Reborn: Evolving from Nothing, Library of Heaven's Path, The 
King's Avatar, and more.

Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20190315/2404692-1-c
(Webnovel's homepage)

Webnovel has developed a unique business model and ecosystem where authors, 
platforms and readers can work together to reshape the online publishing 
industry. Webnovel offers support from story creation to publishing with 
professional writing advice from the company's editorial team. Also, its 
excellent royalty payment and Contracted Works Guarantee systems ensure 
authors' earnings. What's more, authors on the platform also have the chance to 
commercialize their works. They can bring their characters and stories beyond 
the page, developing their works into movies, TV series, cartoons, and video 
games. 

Video - https://cdn4.prnasia.com/002071/mnr/201903/webnovel/video.mp4
(Webnovel: a fictional stories hub)

Webnovel offers users an interesting and diversified interactive community 
service, where they can follow updates from the author, post comments, and 
learn about the culture behind a work. They can also share their reading and 
writing experiences in various online communities.

About Webnovel

Webnovel, a global fictional stories hub, was launched in 2017 as the overseas 
portal of China Literature, which is China's leading online literature and IP 
incubator. With a comprehensive platform, both on a website and in an app, it 
is committed to the global dissemination of web novels, bringing more value to 
authors worldwide and delivering high-quality web novels and an excellent 
reading experience to global readers. Download the Webnovel app on Android and 
iOS.

About China Literature

China Literature (0772.HK) was founded in March, 2015. A leading authorized 
digital reading platform and literature intellectual property (IP) incubator, 
China Literature has a renowned collection of content brands of Chinese digital 
reading including QQ Reading and qidian.com. The company has reserved more than 
10 million digital works, hosts 7.3 million writers, and covers more than 200 
content categories. With hundreds of millions of users in China, China 
Literature has become a leader in the market in terms of quality and quantity 
of content, influence of authors, and value of IP. The Company's shares were 
listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 8, 2017.

SOURCE China Literature
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