As Frank Lampard, George Galloway and Cara Delevingne land big-money book deals, established writers look on from the fringes – or turn away altogether Another day, another celebrity announces they are to “pen” a children’s book. Already this week, Jamie Lee Curtis has announced a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past decade, China has imported classic children’s books of all genres from the West at a rate far faster than it would have taken another country or territory to accomplish, observes director Chen Yushiuan of Beijing-based Bardon Chinese Media Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The titles Chinese publishers are bringing to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April run the gamut from downright whimsical to outrageously adventurous. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's Bologna Children's Book Fair promises to be a colorful mashup of art, commerce, and technology. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Established in 1952, Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House was China’s first professional children’s publisher and is part of the much larger Shanghai Century Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Located in Beijing’s central business district, the two-story Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland is a full-fledged subsidiary of China Children’s Press & Publication Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year marked the 60th anniversary of Xinjiang Juvenile Publishing House, which is located in Xinjiang, a province that makes up one-sixth of China’s total land area and borders eight countries, including Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A quick survey conducted by Beijing-based Bookdao for this PW report has identified 10 of the largest children’s book publishers in China, based on their consolidated revenues. Here is the list in alphabetical order. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey on what is selling in the market based on sales from bricks-and-mortar operations and online portals plus a look at a dozen major publishers’ revenues have revealed some of the bestselling titles in 2016 in China. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Striving to uphold its stated mission to be “a kid’s best friend,” Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House has been on a 35-year journey to assemble the best children’s materials from near and far. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Though describing the massive Chinese children’s book market is as easy as A, B, C (amazing, booming, crowded), explaining the forces behind its growth may take more than 1, 2, 3—but that is still a very good way to start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
This 27-year-old publisher (“a veritable young man in the industry,” says editor-in-chief Bai Bing) is less concerned with generating more new titles than publishing quality content for children. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s Fun Publishing is a joint venture between Egmont Group and Posts & Telecommunications Press, so the wealth of foreign works in its 6,000-title catalogue is not surprising. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Voted Best Children’s Publisher in Asia at the 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 21st Century Publishing Group has come a long way in its 32 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beijing Dandelion Children’s Book House grew from three full-time staff (counting founder and editor-in-chief Sally Yan) in 2007 to eight within a year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
With its 2016 sales accounting for at least 7.5% of the Chinese children’s book market, Zhejiang Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House is the indisputable #1 children’s publisher in the country, a position it has occupied for the past 14 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Chinese home of Cipollino, Pippi Longstocking, Le petit Nicolas, and Tintin, China Children’s Press & Publication Group is the largest publisher in terms of output in the nation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
With three offices in China and one in Lebanon, Anhui Children’s Publishing House adds about 800 new titles annually to its 15,000-title catalogue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a children's book about a girl superhero by Alesha Dixon. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Instead of coloring-in, adults—Quarto's team hopes—will want to scratch-off. The company has eight titles in the pipeline for this year. The post Quarto’s ‘Scratch & Create’ Chases the Adult Coloring Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]