A Chinese pirated version of George W. Bush’s memoir, Decision Points, sparked controversy about its authenticity what is lost in the Chinese translation.
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Chinese Digital Content Retailer Taobao.com Apologizes for Selling Pirated E-books
By Wuping Zhao SHANGHAI: It is rare for a Chinese e-commerce website to apologize for what it sells in this country. However, Taohua.com, a website that sells digital content in China, apologized yesterday for selling pirated e-books. The homepage of Taohua.com features a statement saying that the company removed 50,231 pirated e-books from its online offerings on Saturday. Fearing the …
Taipei Chain Bookstore Goes to Shanghai
By Wuping Zhao SHANGHAI: Taipei’s largest bookstore chain Eslite will set up a branch in Shanghai soon, according to a statement given by Robert Wu Ching-Yu, chairman of the bookstore, at the ongoing World Expo in Shanghai last week. Shanghai will be the third Chinese mainland city to have an Eslite bookstore, Robert Wu Ching-yu said. In the past months, …
In China, American Books are Publishers’ Top Choice
By Wuping Zhao SHANGHAI: Following the Beijing International Book Fair at the beginning of this month, a report by the Chinese government says that translated books by American authors are still most popular in the country. On September 7th, the General Administration of Press and Publication of China released an annual industry report on the nation’s presses and publications for …
In Fierce Competition, Leading Chinese E-reader Manufacturer Halts Production
By Wuping Zhao While local publishers are eager to display their newly published physical books at the on-going Shanghai Book Fair (11 to 17 August), half a dozen hand-held reading device manufacturers are anxious to show their own products in a zone of the Fair organized just for them. To say the truth, those manufactures are not only anxious but …
Shanghai is China’s Leading City for Digital Publishing
By Wuping Zhao The total output of digital publishing in Shanghai amounted to 18.5 billion Yuan (US$2.73 billion) in 2009, according to a statement released by Shanghai municipal government on 1st August. Ms. Jiao Yang, the head of Shanghai Bureau of Press and Publication, said the city has been building the nation’s first base for digital publishing with various investments …
Rumor that Amazon May Launch Kindle Service in China
By Wuping Zhao As Shanda Technology company announced the arrival of its e-reader Bambook today, industry insiders are also discussing the possibility of the sale of Amazon’s Kindle in China. A job opening for a “Sr. Product Manager, Amazon Kindle” was spotted on Amazon.cn on July 19, according to National Business Daily in Shanghai. The description of the job stated …
Hong Kong is Eager to Follow the Fashion of Mobile Reading
By Wuping Zhao Reading e-books on Kindle-like e-readers is out of fashion, according to various reports from the 21st Hong Kong Book Fair which was held from 21st to 27th July, 2010. Mobile is the new e-reading platform of choice. Like the Paris Salon du Livre, the annual Hong Kong Book Fair is mainly for the local public to buy …
Shanghai Hopes For All E-textbook Campus in Five Years
By Wuping Zhao SHANGHAI: Shanghai hopes be the first Chinese city to promote all e-textbook campus in five years, according to a statement from Shanghai Municipal government on June 6, 2010. An official from local government said the city’s Educational Committee is experimenting with an e-book campus, which started at the beginning of this year. The committee has selected several …
More Kindle E-Reader Clones Surfacing in Taipei
By Wuping Zhao SHANGHAI: Mr. Jung-Wen Wang, president of Yuan-liou Publishing company, is not the only publisher to embrace the e-reader market in Taiwan. However, he is leading the way by providing the market with a unique Yuan-Liou Jin Yong Reader, which comes pre-loaded the complete works of Jin Yong (Louis Cha), the most popular kung fu novelist among the …
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