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OverDrive to distribute digital content in China OverDrive has signed an agreement to make its catalogue of digital content available to libraries and retailers in China, said OverDrive in a statement....
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Shanghai subway library opens Chinese commuters now have access to a subway library on Shanghai’s Metro Line 2 where they can borrow a book from one station and drop it...
CNP eReading platform sends ebooks into China
Chinese readers will have access to foreign-language online journals and ebooks via the CNP eReading platform, which has been launched by UK company Publishing Technology and China National Publications Import and Export (Group)...
White shortlisted for 2013 Bernard Schwartz Book Award
Australian author Hugh White has been shortlisted for the 2013 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his book The China Choice: Why America Should Share Power (Black Inc.). White’s...
Will Amazon’s Kindles go on sale in China next month?
Amazon is set to launch its Kindle ereaders in China from 7 June after years of speculation, reports TechCrunch. According to news reports from China, the Kindle Paperwhite and the...
Children’s book fair in Shanghai to open in November
The inaugural China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) will be held at the Shanghai Mart Exhibition Centre on 7-10 November, reports Publishers Weekly. With two days dedicated to the trade...
Survey: almost 90% of Chinese read online; few satisfied with quality
In China, almost 90% of people have read books online, but few are satisfied with the quality of ebooks, reports Xinhuanet News. In a survey conducted and published by China Youth Daily...
Tens of thousands of free ebooks given away in Chinese ‘price war’
Two of China’s largest online booksellers made thousands of ebooks available to download for free earlier this month, reports the Bookseller. DangDang.com, which claims to be China’s ‘biggest specialist online...
Chinese writer wins inaugural NZ writing fellowship
The inaugural Rewi Alley Writing Fellowship has been awarded to Chinese writer Huo Yan. Huo, a 23-year-old PhD student at Beijing Normal University, will undertake a two-month writing project in...
Andrew Kelly on the Australia-China Publishing Forum
Andrew Kelly, publisher of Wild Dog Books, reports from the Australia-China Publishing Forum. Representatives from eight Australian publishers—Jane Covernton, Working Title Press; Victoria Field, The Five Mile Press; Cate Sutherland,...
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Hachette increases ebook prices for libraries According to OverDrive in the US, Hachette will increase backlist ebook prices (over 3500 titles with release dates of April 2010 and earlier) by an...
Macmillan China announces new children’s publishing venture
In China, Macmillan Publishers has entered into a joint children’s publishing venture with 21st Century Publishing House. The new venture will be called Macmillan Century Consulting & Service Company, and...
Australia – China Publishing Forum 2012
The Australia-China Publishing Forum was held in Beijing from 13-16 March, with various Australian publishers attending. Ten Australian publishers attended the forum including MUP CEO and publisher Louise Adler, UQP...
SWF 2011 underway
The 2011 Sydney Writers' Festival was launched last night with a sell-out opening address from Pakistani poet and author Fatima Bhutto. Bhutto spoke on the subject of her country as...
SWF 2011: Chinese author denied permission to attend, events cancelled
The Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF) has announced that Chinese author Liao Yiwu has been denied permission to leave China to attend this year's festival for 'security reasons'. Liao has also been...
Australian publishers meet with Chinese delegation
CEO of the Australian Publishers Association (APA) Maree McCaskill has told the Weekly Book Newsletter that a publishing event attended by Australian and Chinese publishers last week was an 'enormous success'....
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 throughout China. Parragon owns 50% of the...
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...
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...
A quieter but very successful Frankfurt
The 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest book industry event, closed on Sunday 18 October. After five days packed with meetings, seminars and other events (and of course dinners,...