Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. Titles from Bliss Books are expected to hit stores midyear.
The 2019 Bliss Books list will be released in spring 2019. Since its inception in 1990, Anvil has published more than 2000 titles, with a wide variety of bestsellers and award winners.
WATTPAD STORIES TURNED INTO BOOKS SERIES
The series ran from 2014 - 2017, airing 250 episodes representing 76 Wattpad stories, reaching millions of viewers across the Philippines. One of Wattpad’s biggest successes in the Philippines was the hit TV5 series, Wattpad Presents.
WATTPAD STORIES TURNED INTO BOOKS TV
To date, hundreds of Wattpad stories have been turned into books, TV shows, and films in the Philippines. Millions of Filipino Wattpad users have shared more than 13 million story uploads on the platform. The Philippines is one of Wattpad’s largest markets, and home to some of its most passionate users and successful writers. “We’re thrilled to work with Anvil to bring more hit Wattpad stories to bookshelves all over the country.” “The Philippines has become one of our most successful markets because Filipino readers and writers have embraced the limitless possibilities of storytelling on Wattpad,” said Ashleigh Gardner, Deputy General Manager at Wattpad Studios, Publishing. “We think this exciting, new partnership with Wattpad will allow us to serve a large segment of the reading population and discover new voices for a new generation of readers.” “Over the years, Anvil has published a wide range of titles in diverse genres and categories in several imprints,” Andrea Pasion-Flores, general manager of Anvil said.
Bliss Books will bring some of Wattpad’s biggest stories and authors to bookshelves across the country. Targeting Filipino YA and romance fanatics who have found a home reading and writing on Wattpad, Bliss Books will publish hit titles from the platform.
MANILA - ApWattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, and Anvil Publishing, Inc., one of the leading book publishers in the Philippines, have teamed up to create Bliss Books, a groundbreaking new YA imprint for Filipino book-lovers.