Альберт Венгер вложил в Wattpad 3,5 млн долларов

Other services that take a similar approach include Scribd, which began as a simple web-hosting service for documents but has expanded to try to appeal to writers and publishers. And much like other web services that rely on “user-generated content” — including YouTube — both Scribd and Wattpad have been criticized in the past for hosting copyrighted content that has been uploaded by users who don’t own the rights (Wattpad now has a system in place that allows authors and rightsholders to have content removed from the service). Co-founder Allan Lau says Wattpad’s main goal is simply to make it as easy as possible for writers of all kinds to find and connect with readers.

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Венчурный капиталист Альберт Венгер вложил в Wattpad 3,5 млн долларов. Wattpad — это upload-сервис, на который пользователи загружают произведения. Свои. Или не свои. Не своих много. Теперь у канадского стартапа, наверное, будут деньги судиться с литагентами Пелевина )) Пелевин — просто к слову пришлось, но и его тексты там есть.