A view of China, from the back — and front — seat of a cab

Frank Langfitt’s “The Shanghai Free Taxi” offers an unusual perspective on a rapidly changing country. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-11 14:35:47 UTC ]

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Children's Books in China 2018: All Our Coverage

The 2018 Special Report on children's publishing in China, plus related coverage. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

This company needs little introduction, having collaborated with more than 500 international publishers since its inception in 1979. It is also China’s largest foreign language publisher and its third largest in terms of sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's Books in China 2018: Social Media Marketing: Working the Platform

The past few years have seen social media, propelled by the all-purpose WeChat app and the Weibo microblogging service, become an indispensable promotional and sales channel in the Chinese publishing industry. Critics point to challenges facing publishers who depend on social media marketing.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mother's Day: consumers back alcohol, romance and cookery books

Books about alcohol, romance and cooking are among those winning the consumers’ buck for Mother’s Day gifts in the run up to the event on Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Women's manifesto' backed by Shamsie and Wood

PEN International is launching a "Women's Manifesto" on International Women's Day: a set of principles aiming to protect women's free expression. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Kids Media

This low-profile multimedia company, established in 2014, collaborates with some of biggest brands in the world, including Disney, Dreamworks, and Lego. Kids Media excels at promoting and marketing these products. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten of China’s Top 30 Bestsellers in January Were Classics; Two Were Comics

In the run-up to February's festive lunar new year season, China's bestseller lists revisited old favorites and new graphic fiction: the Year of the Dog includes a popular 'Cat Emperor.' The post Ten of China’s Top 30 Bestsellers in January Were Classics; Two Were Comics appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrator hits back after Goodkind calls cover 'laughably bad'

An illustrator has hit back at bestselling fantasy author Terry Goodkind after the writer suggested the cover art for his book was “laughably bad”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Virgin Media back sci-fi series of The Feed

Nick Clark Windo's The Feed (Headline) is being turned into a high-end sci-fi TV drama by Amazon and Virgin Media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Atlantic Refreshes Its Front-of-Book Section

Magazine editor Scott Stossel and senior editor Kate Julian take us inside the new-look Dispatches section. The post The Atlantic Refreshes Its Front-of-Book Section appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Is May’s press inquiry just a way of putting Leveson 2 on the back burner? | Roy Greenslade

I hope the PM is sincere in her desire to save journalism for the public good. But so much depends on the scope of the reviewThe prime minister’s decision to hold an inquiry into “the sustainability of Britain’s printed press” received little more than a cautious welcome from newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harrow and Ealing libraries back in-house after Carillion collapse

Harrow and Ealing councils have taken their library services back in-house following the collapse of contractor Carillion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kerridge extinguishes Fire and Fury to win back the number one spot

Tom Kerridge has rustled up a third week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, as Lose Weight for Good (Absolute) bounced upwards 31.5% in volume week on week and leapfrogged Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury (Little, Brown). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China’s Bestsellers for 2017: OpenBook Cites 14.55 Percent Market Growth

With figures from OpenBook's 'Reading X' conference earlier this month, we learn that online book sales in China grew 28.82 percent in 2017, year over year, and brick-and-mortar bookstores were seen to erase the previous year's modest losses. The post China’s Bestsellers for 2017: OpenBook Cites... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Selling Rights Into China: Interview with Literary Agent Jackie Huang

For advice on selling rights into the Chinese market, we speak with Andrew Nurnberg Associates' Jackie Huang of Beijing, who will address the Taipei International Book Exhibition's Frankfurter Buchmesse professional program next week. The post Selling Rights Into China: Interview with Literary... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg’s Twitter network TicToc is getting 750,000 daily views

Along with platforms like Snapchat and Apple News, Twitter has an opportunity to cozy up to publishers where Facebook has disappointed them. The post Bloomberg’s Twitter network TicToc is getting 750,000 daily views appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connect Books' buyer Aurelius backs out of sale

Private equity firm Aurelius has said it is backing out of its agreement to buy Connect Books because it can see “no way of financing this transaction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Observer view on our new tabloid format | Observer editorial

From the French revolution to Brexit, this newspaper has put itself at the heart of the issues of the moment, whatever its sizeToday, we are proud and excited to launch our new design for the Observer. We think it’s vital for a newspaper to shed its skin from time to time, to reimagine itself... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Say Paywalls Are Back? For The FT, They Never Went Away

The pink financial paper has used online subscriptions since 2002. After decades of diminishing ad returns, fellow digital publishers are finally catching on. Late last year, the Financial Times reached a pretty big milestone: It exceeded 900,000 paying subscriptions, both print and digital–up... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hancock: 'Creative industries have got their mojo back'

New culture secretary Matt Hancock and his Labour counterpart Tom Watson presented different visions of the impact of Brexit on the creative industries at an event held at the Natural History Museum to celebrate the third anniversary of the Creative Industries Federation.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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