Centered around its two-day Digital Publishing Forum conference event, the newly focused Digital Zone at Beijing International Book Fair includes presentations from Amazon Web Services, Springer Nature, Microsoft, and Wiley.
Beijing International Book Fair 2018 Anticipates Participation From 93 Countries
Emphasizing digital publishing and its new children’s book area, Beijing International Book Fair plans a 97,700-square-meter footprint this year in eight halls.
UBM Partnership Adds Children’s Books Rights and Licensing to Beijing Book Fair
The Beijing International Book Fair’s newly dedicated children’s book program is announcing a partnership with exposition giant UBM to expand the fair’s licensing opportunities.
Istanbul Festival Names 2018 Fellows; Beijing Announces Children’s Book Fair
In the ITEF program’s eighth year, 19 professional fellows will meet with players in the Turkish publishing industry. And BIBF is to open its own dedicated children’s book fair in Beijing.
Translation Workshop Looks at Chinese Literature’s International Challenges
From the Global Times: ‘Foreign publishers have difficulty evaluating Chinese literature,’ says a speaker at Beijing’s Sino-foreign translation conference.
OpenBook’s China Bestseller Lists for July 2017: Fiction and Nonfiction
As our China Bestseller Lists for July go to press, OpenBook’s conference in Beijing has put the 2016 value of the Chinese books market at US$21 billion.
IPA Welcomes Cambridge University Press’ Response to ‘China Quarterly’ Censorship
‘State attempts to control the flow of information, especially in the digital space, are short-sighted and misguided,’ says a new statement from the IPA.
On the Eve of Beijing International Book Fair: ‘Exponential Growth’
The Beijing Book Fair is growing thanks to to expanding international interest in the Chinese book market and demand for a place to conduct rights business in Asia.
International Industry Notes: Beijing Book Fair, Japan’s Mobile Games, Scotland’s Indie Publishers
Zhejiang University Press has events at BIBF this week, as Japan’s Toto Serkan looks at Japan’s mobile gaming market, and Scotland’s Society of Young Publishers weighs the industry’s interest in new skills.
Beijing International Book Fair Takes a New Stance in Asia
The 2015 Beijing International Book Fair put a renewed emphasis in B2B transactions and sought to tighten regional ‘silk road’ relations.