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Chinese regulation to guide development of ebooks announced
China's first regulation on the development of the country's ebook industry was released on the weekend following seven months of research.
China will be LBF market focus in 2012
The London Book Fair has selected China as the market focus country for its 2012 fair.
China: digital overtakes print
In China, in 2009 the value of digital publications overtook print for the first time. 'The days of the traditional book are numbered,' says this story from the Independent.
Hong Kong Book Fair expects to draws a million
The recent Hong Kong Book Fair was expected to attract up to a million visitors
Parragon signs joint venture in China
Parragon Publishing has signed a joint venture agreement with two Chinese publishers to start a new Chinese publishing company that will produce and distribute local-language titles througho...
China's HIV travel ban lifted after Australian authors protest decision to deny Dessaix visa
In March, the Weekly Book Newsletter reported on a petition and letter signed by around 100 prominent Australian authors against China's decision to refuse Robert Dessaix a visa due to his HIV-positiv...
Authors protest China's decision to deny Dessaix visa as Australian Writers Week kicks off
More than 90 people, including writers JM Coetzee, Tom Keneally, Christos Tsiolkas and Tim Flannery, have signed a letter organised by authors Charlotte Wood and Michelle de Kretser protesting China's...
Indigo, Kobo and the Chinese telco
Detailed Canadian newspaper article about Canada's dominant bookseller Indigo and its Kobo ebook platform ... and Kobo's largest investor, a Chinese telecommunications company.
Su Tong wins Man Asia prize
Chinese author Su Tong has been announced as the winner of this year's Man Asia Prize for his novel The Boat to Redemption.
Chinese copyright society opposes Google
A Chinese copyright society has accused Google of infringing on the copyrights of at least 570 Chinese authors by scanning and uploading their books into their digital library, and is now urging more ...
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