In another period of double-digit growth for China’s book market, children’s books are the largest category by sales and online retail is still growing.
China Bestsellers for June: Reading Pavilions Draw Crowds
Pop-up ‘reading pavilions’ offer sound booths for CCTV fans who record their favorite literary passages and send them to friends and loved ones.
China Bestsellers for May: Staying Power and Stalwarts
The resilience of a Scottish author’s popularity in China puts a third book on the list, and a Frenchman’s business book arrives as ‘The American Trap.’
Beijing International Book Fair To Emphasize Children’s Books Again
Featuring a parallel children’s division for a second year, the Beijing International Book Fair again expects some 2,500 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors.
AAP Warns Trade Commission: Trump Tariffs on China Will ‘Wreak Havoc’ on Publishing
Imposing tariffs on books printed in China would ‘severely compromise’ industry capabilities and ‘upend decades-long US policy’ on the freedom to publish.
In the Shadow of Potential Tariffs on China, AAP StatShot Logs a Good Q1
As representatives of the Association of American Publishers testify on Trump’s proposed tariffs on books and other goods from China, US book sales for the first quarter are positive.
China Bestsellers for April: World Book Day Promos, Liu Cixin, and Camus
Marketing for World Book Day boosted titles we find on April’s China bestseller lists. And Albert Camus’ 1942 ‘L’Étranger’ charts for the first time.
Frankfurt’s 2019 StoryDrive Asia in Beijing: AI and the Culture’s Future
The ‘future of culture’ and the impact of artificial intelligence are key issues in the 2019 StoryDrive Asia conference in Beijing, May 31 and June 1.
Highlights for Children Sells Boyds Mills to Kane Press, Owned by Beijing’s Thinkingdom
China’s Thinkingdom Media Group’s Kane Press has bought Boyds Mills Press with Kane’s Leying Jiang to head the company under the name Boyds Mills & Kane.
China Bestsellers for March: On Stage and in the Public Domain
Live theater’s popularity among young adults in China–and content in the public domain–have to do with strong performances by titles from two authors.