No one can accuse the print manufacturing industry of standing still. Every now and then, a major revolution or innovation would shake it up and get everybody guessing and thinking. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple Daily founder and pro-democracy activist returns to office following arrest under national security lawThe Hong Kong pro-democracy figure and media mogul Jimmy Lai received a hero’s welcome as he returned to his newspaper after being arrested on allegations of foreign collusion, while... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-08-12 09:31:31 UTC ]
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I know that fingers can’t “plod,” but that is what they are doing now, delivering upsetting news that encapsulates this shitty year. As Hong Kong teeters on the edge of a serious coronavirus outbreak and democratic institutions continue losing a war of attrition with the Chinese government, the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-29 18:53:00 UTC ]
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The International Publishers Association has expressed concern following reports in the Guardian, Global Times and the Wall Street Journal that certain books have have been removed from public libraries and bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-19 23:19:42 UTC ]
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A court in eastern China has sentenced a Swedish seller of books that took a skeptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison for "illegally providing intelligence overseas," in a further sign of Beijing's hard line toward its... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-02-25 13:14:25 UTC ]
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Mr. Gui, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen, ran a publishing house that appeared to anger the Communist Party Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-25 10:07:44 UTC ]
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Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen, ran a publishing house that appeared to anger the Communist Party Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-25 06:02:16 UTC ]
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Banner image: A phalanx of Braves prepares for battle Featured image: A protest slogan referencing the Polish Solidarity protest movement ¤ MO MING IS used to the acrid taste of tear gas. On October 1, China’s National Day, he zig-zagged across the Harcourt Road flyover in central Hong Kong... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-12-20 13:30:53 UTC ]
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Cultural Cross Sections Will Hagle Photo courtesy of the author Following decades of British colonial rule to the rapidly tightening grip of mainland China and all the stories told about that chunk of land along the way, Hong Kong has grown accustomed... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-12-17 15:28:20 UTC ]
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Media is dying? Don't tell that to the winners of this year's Publishing Hot List. Whether legacy media outlets or digital upstarts, these publishers are creating groundbreaking work, finding new revenue streams and otherwise nimbly adapting to an unstable landscape. Even as the president... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-10-21 00:00:55 UTC ]
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The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), a printing industry trade group, announced this week that it has acquired NAPCO Media—the Philadelphia-based B2B publisher of Book Business, Printing Impressions and Publishing Executive, among a handful of other titles—for an undisclosed... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-08 18:53:40 UTC ]
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Ruling says Killing Commendatore must be wrapped with warnings of unsuitability and restricted to an adult readershipThe latest novel from Haruki Murakami, Japan’s most celebrated literary export, has fallen foul of censors in Hong Kong, where it was ruled to be indecent by a tribunal and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Much lower sales for last year's religious phenom, 'The Shack,' contributed to a decline in fiction units in the first half of 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teaser text Image By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson subhed f you’ve spent any time lately thinking that the political nightmares of the day surely have been good for some book sales–you take your silver linings where you can find them, right?–a new report from the NPD... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After gathering new funding, Wattpad announces expanded efforts in development of film and digital content in Southeast Asian markets. Dexter Ong of 21st Century Fox Asia is tapped to lead from Hong Kong. The post Wattpad Studios Formalizes Asian Expansion, Placing Dexter Ong in Hong Kong... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London-based Iranian e-publisher Azadeh Parsapour and missing Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai have been shortlisted for the 2018 Prix Voltaire, which rewards "exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in enabling others to exercise their right to freedom of expression". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gui Minahi, the Hong Kong bookseller and publisher detained in China since October 2015, has been released from prison in China, the Swedish embassy has been informed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a timely partnership for the school year, international publisher McGraw-Hill and ebook-and-print bundler iFlipd pilot a $15-per-week textbook rental. The post Industry Notes: McGraw-Hill and iFlipd Pilot a Weekly Rental Ebook+Print Textbook Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Canada, BookNet's check on sales shows ebooks a bit up, In the UK, a new author day is announced by London Book Fair and the US-based Writer's Digest. The post Industry Notes: Canada’s Shifts in Ebook and Print; London Book Fair Plans a Writer’s Digest Day appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gui Minhai, the Hong Kong-based publisher and bookseller kidnapped by Chinese agents in October 2015, and still in detention in China, features on this year’s shortlist for the International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Paris' book fair, France invites the UAE to be 2018's Livre Paris Guest of Honor. And Penguin Random House's Markus Dohle cites diversity's importance. The post Industry Notes: UAE Named Paris Guest of Honor 2018; Penguin’s Dohle Cites ‘Commitment to Print’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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