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Tibet objections force atlas to print in Hong Kong
Earth, the new out-sized atlas from Millennium House, has been printed in Hong Kong to avoid a possible embargo by China, Millennium House managing director Gordon Cheers told WBN. Cheers said he coul...
Chinese print costs rise
UK-based publishers are expressing concerns that print costs in China have risen to 'unprecedented' levels.
Australian talent heads to China
Seven leading Australian writers will be in China from 9 to 14 March for ‘Australian Writers Week'--an inaugural series of talks, workshops and forums sponsored by the Australian Embassy. T...
Censorship worries as China's publishing scene grows
Book publishing is growing rapidly in China, but local authors are still facing the pressure of state censorship.
Chinese author wins first Man Asia prize
Chinese author Jiang Rong has been named as the winner of the inaugural Man Asia Literary Prize for his novel Wolf Totem (Penguin). The Man Asia prize, worth $10,000, intends to ‘achi...
Many travel guides to China 'blocked' over Tiananmen references; but HC plans China guide 'with no politics'
Lonely Planet, Rough Guides and Time Out are understood to have had guides to China blocked because they mention the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, according to the Bookseller. All three publishers h...
US steps up Chinese piracy complaints
The US government is pursuing complaints about Chinese piracy to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), reports the Guardian.
IPA supports WTO piracy complaint against China
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has supported a case filed against China at the World Trade Organisation by the United States, which includes allegations of ‘inadequate protection...
Chinese book market continues to grow
The Chinese book retail market grew by 9.2% in the past year, while February 2006 was China's largest month for book sales ever, according to figures presented by Zhu Jianhua (pictured left) of Chines...
Chinese crackdown on pirated textbooks
Provincial authorities in the Eastern Chinese area of Zhejiang have cracked down on the reproduction and sale of pirated books in the city of Hangzhou. The Bureau raided warehouses belonging...
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