Author Archives: Wen Huang

China’s Publishing Export Deficit

Wenguang Huang

China may be a superpower that enjoys a large trade surplus with many Western countries, but its book industry faces a huge deficit.

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Shanda to Bring Chinese-style E-publishing to the US

By Wenguang Huang Shanda Literature Ltd (SDL), one of China’s largest online publishers of reader-generated literary works, is planning to set up a US subsidiary  … 

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After 14 Tries, Chinese Dissident Liao Yiwu Allowed to Travel Abroad

By Wen Huang In a move which a Chinese public security official described as “one of the many manifestations of social progress” in China, authorities  … 

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China’s Biggest E-Publisher Launches Bambook E-Reader and E-bookstore

• China’s largest e-publisher, Shanda Literature Group, has launched the Bambook, a dedicated e-reader, as well as an e-bookstore featuring more than three million titles.  … 

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China’s Rising Readership, Emerging Authors Offer Opportunities for Western Publishers

By Wen Huang Today we offer the second half of our look at China’s Big Apple literary agency and the current state of the Chinese  … 

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China’s Big Apple Agency Searches for Next Salinger in Shanghai

By Wen Huang Today, we offer the first half of our look at China’s Big Apple literary agency and the current state of the Chinese  … 

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Books are Not Buicks: Advice for Publishers Entering the Chinese Market

By Wen Huang Last week’s Frankfurt Book Fair offered Western publishers a unique opportunity to interact with their Chinese counterparts first-hand. Given China’s vast market,  … 

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Shanda’s Stunning Success

By Wen Huang (This article originally appeared in the Publishing Perspectives’ Frankfurt Edition on October 16) In Chinese, the word Shanda means “grand and big”  … 

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Birthday Boost for China’s Banned Books

By Wen Huang Earlier this month, as the Chinese government rallied the country in a week-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Communist revolution  … 

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New Policy Legalizes Private Publishing in China, With Strings Attached

By Wen Huang Private publishers in China, which have long operated in the shadows while at the same seeking government approval, have finally gotten their  … 

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