Tag Archives: China Reading Weekly

Online book reviews: word-of-mouth about good reads

Dong Ningwen (董宁文) talks to China Reading Weekly (中华读书报) about online ‘grass-roots’ book reviews on Douban and other websites.

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Author vs. publisher: circulation numbers and royalties

Do anti-counterfeit emblems work as a means of keeping publishers honest? Also, more bluster from Wang Shuo about his record-breaking advance.

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Wang Shuo sells out and returns to print

Wang Shuo (王朔) wanted to publish his next work online, but then signed a 3.65 million yuan deal with Rongshuxia (榕树下).

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Clueless academic takes on popular fantasy novels

Culture Wars: author Xiao Ding (萧鼎) takes on stuffed shirt Tao Dongfeng (陶东风) over fantasy literature.

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