Tag Archives: China

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/25-5/29

­Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Why read travel writing in a pandemic? How did Kickstarter successfully unionize? Is pickup service the future for libraries? How…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 11/6-11/10

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How does piracy impact the viability of book series? China’s largest tech IPO is an ebook business. Will “inclusive access”…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 3/13-3/17

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. A Nielsen study in the UK showed that ebook sales are down and print sales are rising. What does the…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/12-12/16

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How has the Harry Potter series changed China’s ebook sales? What made Forbes decide to publish books? Where do indie…Continue Reading

International Bestsellers, September 2015

Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: China and Turkey. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original….Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/20-4/24

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. International Publishers created an infographic for World Book Day highlighting children’s reading habits. Bookwire predicts that digital sales in Latin America will…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/13-10/17

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Can a large YouTube following translate to book publishing success? Does the Man Booker Prize have a problem of…Continue Reading

The Seoul International Book Fair’s Quest for a Global Audience

Like many small book fairs around the world (see our recent articles on the Buenos Aires and Jerusalem Book Fairs for a few examples), the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), a once domestic and consumer-directed event, is looking to professionalize and internationalize its image. In the past 5 years, major funding and programming from the…Continue Reading

Widening Access to Public Libraries in China

Alongside the human rights and free speech issues that were raised at the London Book Fair’s China World Market Focus this year, there loomed the quintessentially Chinese issue of size, both in terms of population and expanse of land. When it comes to serving China’s public libraries, the country’s 1.3 billion readers remain a huge…Continue Reading

Publishing in China

While the rest of the world suffers the economic squeeze, the government-run Chinese publishing industry has counterintuitively managed to cultivate opportunity for expansion both for local entrepreneurs and international publishers. Talk of less state interference and mounting interest from foreign markets is encouraging some publishers to brave the censors, fears of piracy, and the cultural…Continue Reading