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Rich authors complain about rankings

After the disclosure of the richest authors in China, Zheng Yuanjie (郑渊洁) complains about publishers hiding true print numbers.

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Horror novelist puts down his pen for the sake of the environment

Horror novelist Zhou Dedong (周德东) goes exclusively online.

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Chinese authors ranked by income, sort of

Chinese authors are ranked according to total sales multiplied by cover prices. Yu Qiuyu is on top with 14 million yuan in royalties.

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Plagiarism, apologies, and circulation numbers

A decision against Guo Jingming (郭敬明) and in favor of Zhuang Yu (庄羽) in a plagiarism case.

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