How Developing Markets Fuel Wattpad’s Explosive Growth Markets often overlooked by Western publishers — like the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Saudia Arabia, Romania — are proving powerhouses for Wattpad says CEO Allen Lau.

Does Europe Value Publishing and Privacy More Than America? The ongoing DOJ lawsuit against Apple and scandal at the NSA have underscored the divide between the US and Europe when it comes to the book business, privacy and information.

More News from PP: Survey Shows Amazon Leads Japan in Ebook Sales, Apple Already Second A new survey shows that Amazon's Kindle is leading Japan's market for ebook sales, with Apple second, followed by Kinokuniya's Kinoppy, Sony's Reader Store and Kobo. A Small Example of How Korea’s Efforts to Promote Its Literature Pays Off A publishing grant from South Korea's Literature Translation Institute will help UK's b small publishing promote the children's book, Creative Hand Art.

From the Archives: China’s Emerging English-language Book Market Peter Gordon of Hong Kong’s Chameleon Press and Jo Lusby of Penguin China talk discuss the developing English-language market for books in China.