The numerous awe-inspiring projects adorning the production floors of Hong Kong and mainland China print suppliers always get PW itching to feature these unbelievable objects that pass for books. However, nondisclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses often play havoc with this wish. But persistence does pay off. So here are several randomly chosen outstanding projects—approved by the respective publishers for this publication—that best exemplify the suppliers’ production capabilities and innovativeness. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Hong Kong booksellers being held in China will be released “within days”, according to news reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of a controversial book on China's president, believed to be the reason five booksellers from the Mighty Current publishing house in Hong Kong went missing between October and December 2015, has released the title online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Godfray, chief executive of The Booksellers Association, has written to the foreign secretary, asking that the government "thoroughly investigates all the facts" relating to the disappearances of missing Hong Kong booksellers, who include British passport-holder Lee Bo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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State department echoes sentiment expressed by chief executive of the special administrative region, who noted threat to one-country, two-systems arrangementThe US said on Friday it was disturbed by reports that five Hong Kong booksellers critical of China’s leaders had disappeared. Related:... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five book industry organizations issued a statement expressing "extreme concern” about the mysterious disappearance of five employees of a Hong Kong publishing and bookselling company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A bookshop chain in Hong Kong has been pulling political titles from its shelves following the disappearances of five publishers, known for producing 'gossipy' books about China's political elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suspected abduction of five booksellers prompts fears of mounting self-censorship in face of mainland crackdown on ‘salacious’ publicationsOne of Hong Kong’s leading international bookshop chains has removed politically sensitive books from its shelves in the wake of the mysterious disappearance... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK's Foreign Office has confirmed that one of the five missing Hong Kong book publishers is a British citizen and has said it is "deeply concerned" over the publishers' apparent abduction and detention. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After fifth disappearance, umbrella movement’s Agnes Chow criticises China regime in video that has gone viralA young pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has released a video, which has gone viral, attacking Beijing’s campaign of “political suppression” following the disappearances of five... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The embattled Hong Kong International Literary Festival had a resurgence this year, underscoring cross-cultural connections between Asia and the West. The post Hong Kong Literary Festival Underscores Cross-Cultural Connections appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London bookshop Heywood Hill has appointed Charlotte Merritt to the new role of the shop’s Hong Kong-based bookseller-at-large. Heywood Hill, which offers bespoke bookselling, private library building and monthly book subscriptions, with customers in over 60 countries worldwide, said that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International New York Times (NYTimes.com) and The New York Times’ Chinese website (cn.NYTimes.com) today published the first edition of the International New York Times Chinese Monthly, a print publication that presents news, opinion a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Convoluted RFPs (request for proposals), complex NDA (non-disclosure agreements), abstract briefings and impossible deadlines are nothing new to India-based vendors. In fact, they thrive on the difficult and challenging, as shown by the following projects (or abbreviated case studies) that fully... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles, but has begun to add professional elements and global authors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sketchy project briefing, messy files, ultra-short turnaround or multiple e-deliverables are all in a day’s work for India-based vendors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of “traditionally” produced print titles rose 3.3% in 2012 to 301,642, according to new figures released Tuesday morning by R.R. Bowker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Nielsen BookScan survey reveals that in 2012 unit sales of paper books dropped more than 9 percent, more or less the same amount that they declined in 2011 and 2010. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The printed book market fell by almost £74m in 2012, down 4.6% year on year, but the rate of decline was slowed by Fifty Shades Of Grey. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell just over 9% in 2012 at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, roughly the same percentage decline posted between 2010 and 2011. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The value of the printed book market slumped by almost £74m year on year in 2012 but,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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