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Category Archives: Books
Dragons and branding
Should the dragon be retired as China’s national emblem? Were dragons real? Read on…
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Books, Trends and Buzz
Tagged @classic, branding, dragons, Guangming Daily, Shenzhen Business Daily
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Don’t call it self-publishing: print on demand hits the net in China
POD books are illegal in China, say regulators.
Posted in Books, Internet, Media and Advertising, Media business, Media regulation, Recently on Danwei
Tagged GAPP
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Chinese journalists tire of Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman’s Flat Earth is overplayed, writes Michael Anti. Milton Friedman is better.
Posted in Books, Media and Advertising
Tagged Michael Anti, Milton Friedman, Thomas Friedman
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The history of sexy advertising ladies in China
From Daily Telegraph correspondent Richard Spencer’s blog: A tough Old China Hand …Paul French … was in Beijing to promote his latest book, Carl Crow: A Tough Old China Hand. Who to talk about first? Paul is a Londoner, with … Continue reading
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The Chinese Writers’ Association: what good is it?
Tie Ning becomes president of the Chinese Writers’ Association. Is it nothing more than a useless political organization, as Wang Lixiong alleges?
Posted in Books, Recently on Danwei, State media
Tagged @classic, books, Cao Wenxuan, Chinese Writers' Association, Jia Pingwa, Tie Ning, Wang Lixiong
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Overpackaged CDs and tinned fiction
Second Hand Roses (二手玫瑰) new CD has lots of packaging. Also, YA novels in metal boxes.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Books, Media and Advertising, Media business
Tagged CDs, packaged fiction, Second Hand Roses, Wang Xiaofeng
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Will the Boat Sink the Water?
a review by Göran Leijonhufvud
Göran Leijonhufvud, former China correspondent of several Scandinavian newspapers, is now researching village elections in minority nationalities areas in Yunnan.
Posted in Books, China Books, Guest Contributor, Recently on Danwei
Tagged @classic, books, Chen Guidi, reviews, Wu Chuntao
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a review by Göran Leijonhufvud
a review by Göran Leijonhufvud
Morality, history, and freedom of expression, as seen on TV
Culture wars: Yi Zhongtian (易中天) PK Cheng Junyi (成君忆) over morality and history.
Posted in Books, Newspapers, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz, TV
Tagged @classic. culture wars, books, Cheng Junyi, China Times, guoxue, Jiang Ping, morality, Oriental Outlook, Yi Zhongtian
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Nobel translators who don’t translate, and readers who don’t read
A Nobel Literature series is cobbled together from previous Chinese translations. And readers of Pamuk’s ‘My Name is Red’ complain that tey can’t understand it.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Books, Intellectual Property, IP and Law, Media and Advertising, Media business
Tagged Nobel Prize, Orhan Pamuk, plagiarism, Wenhui Book Review
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A proposal for a book weight-loss program
Peking University Chinese professor Chen Pingyuan thinks books have gotten too thick.
Posted in Books, Media and Advertising, Media business, Scholarship and education
Tagged books, Chen Pingyuan, China Newsweek, GAPP
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