China’s true ambitions, and what they mean for the U.S.

Elizabeth Economy looks closely at Xi Jinping's push to make China the center of the world. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-28 13:00:08 UTC ]
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China at BEA 2015: Chinese Interest in American Books Remains Strong

Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs—the only authorized biography of the Apple founder—went on sale in China at 10:05 a.m. Beijing Time on Oct. 24, 2011. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foreign authors warned about book censorship in China

Books translated for the fast-growing Chinese market may be censored without their authors’ knowledge, a writers’ advocacy group reportsA US-based advocacy group is warning Western authors to be vigilant about censorship of their work, which is sometimes done without their knowledge, in China’s... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Evolution of Digital Publishing in China and ChineseAll

Tong Zhilei of ChineseAll.com discusses ebooks, UGC, and the evolution of digital publishing in China, growing at 40% each year, and valued at $40 billion. The post The Evolution of Digital Publishing in China and ChineseAll appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Times, Bloomberg News, and the Richest Man in China

Last Wednesday, the Times published a front-page story about the movie and real-estate mogul Wang Jianlin, who is the richest man in Asia, worth an estimated thirty-five billion dollars. The former People’s Liberation Army foot soldier has ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: China: Global Market Forum Exhibitors

China is the focus country of this year's Global Market Forum, and the delegation is the largest that BEA has ever seen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: China to Launch Largest Guest of Honor Exhibit in BEA’s History

China is the guest of honor at the 2015 BookExpo America’s Global Market Forum, and its delegation will include more than 100 of the most important Chinese publishing houses and groups. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In London, Lit Agents See Action Around LatAm, China, Harper Lee

In the Rights Center of the LBF, literary agents are reporting deals swirling around Latin America, China, and Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman. The post In London, Lit Agents See Action Around LatAm, China, Harper Lee appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trajectory To Distribute Macmillan, MIT Press E-books in China

Trajectory has partnered with Chinese mobile carrier Xiaomi to bring ebooks into the Chinese digital book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trajectory adds new deals to China partnerships

A month after announcing its partnership with Shanghai-based Tencent Literature, Boston-based distribution and ebook-discovery start-up Trajectory Inc. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stone Bridge Press Adds Books On China, Sex Imprint

Since being reacquired by its founder in 2010, Stone Bridge Press, an independent publisher specializing in books on Japan, has expanded its list to include books on China and has launched ThreeL Media, an imprint focused on books that examine a range of sexualities and lifestyles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sieghart reveals task force digital ambitions

The Leadership for Libraries task force is backed by £250,000 funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will look for more funding from trusts and foundations, and hopes to appoint a "brilliant" chief executive in addition to chair Paul Blantern, William Sieghart has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China's Tencent and Shanda Cloudary merge

Two Chinese online publishing companies – Tencent Literature and Shanda Cloudary – have announced they are to merge. The firms will become the Yuewen Group, the country’s largest online publishing and ebook company, reported the South China Morning Post. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China to be guest of honour at BEA

China will be the guest of honour at BookExpo America's Global Market Forum in May. China will send a high ranking delegation of up to 500 publishing professionals, authors and senior government officials to attend BEA in New York, in an effort to widen and deepen the cultural and business ties... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China’s Tencent Lit, Trajectory Ink Digital Distribution Pact

Trajectory will distribute more than 200,000 Chinese language ebooks to the South and North American marketplace and export English language ebooks into China via Tencent Literature's content platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China to Send 500 to 2015 BEA

“This is the most significant foreign delegation that we have ever hosted at America’s largest publishing convention," said BEA’s show director. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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True story of survival to Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired the account of fisherman Salvador Alvarenga who survived 14 months at sea, written by journalist Jonathan Franklin. UK and Commonwealth rights in the book, titled 438 Days: A Fisherman's True Survival at Sea, were acquired from Annabel Merullo at PFD. The book tells... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann to 'massively expand in Brazil, China and India

Bertelsmann is to “step up” its investments in the education and digital media sectors in Brazil, China and India. The company will also look to expand its existing activities in the areas of TV production, books, magazines and services in the three countries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liu Ruilin on Imaginist Press and China’s Publishing Future

Liu Ruilin discusses her innovative Beijing-based publishing house Imaginist Press and shares her views on design, culture and China's publishing future. The post Liu Ruilin on Imaginist Press and China’s Publishing Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPA calls on China to release Xu Xiao

The International Publishers Association has called on China's government to release Xu Xiao, a prominent publisher, writer and editor, and 2014 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize nominee. Xu was arrested on 26th November during a crackdown on writers, journalists, publishers and civil society... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China closing in on Silicon Valley as home of internet giants, research shows

Tencent and Baidu are only non-US digital media companies in top 10 by revenue, but country has four of top 10 fastest-growing firms, report saysChina is eroding Silicon Valley’s pre-eminent position as the home of the world’s largest internet businesses, with two companies making the top 10 by... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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