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Category Archives: Publishing
China’s vital role in Chinese science fiction
A publisher rejects Liu Cixin’s science fiction novel because it imagines a fictional world.
Posted in Publishing
Tagged Liu Cixin, Pan Haitian, science fiction
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Willow fluff and trashy romance novels
Flying Catkin (飞絮) by Zhang Ziping (张资平) has echoes in today’s publishing landscape.
Posted in Books, Publishing
Tagged @classic, books, plagiarism, pollen, spring, Zhang Ziping
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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.
Posted in Publishing
Tagged Guo Jingming, Han Han, Lu Tianming, royalties, Zheng Yuanjie
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Publishing and pulping the ancient classics
Tons of classic Chinese novels are pulped every year.
Posted in Publishing
Tagged books, GAPP, publishing, Red Mansions
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Rift in Sino-US intellectual property dialogue blamed on WTO case
On Monday, China prevented the World Trade Organization (WTO) from establishing an expert panel to arbitrate the intellectual property (IPR) case filed in April by the US.
Posted in Intellectual Property, Law, Publishing
Tagged IPR, US, WTO
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Cory Doctorow speaking at the Beijing Bookworm
On Wednesday science fiction writer, Boing Boing editor and copyright activist Cory Doctorow gave a speech at the Beijing Bookworm to an enthusiastic crowd. Victor Muh filmed the whole speech and uploaded it to Youtube. The guy wearing an Antiwave … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Intellectual Property, IP and Law, Media and Advertising, Media business, Publishing, Video
Tagged books, copyright, Cory Doctorow, events, media, science fiction, Victor Muh, video
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Porn crackdown targets online fiction
Coinciding with a Wired magazine article hailing China’s burgeoning market for online novels, China announced a crackdown on obscene online fiction. The dragnet has already snared 348 websites, accused of publishing “disgusting” written content that could “easily poison the minds … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Internet, Law, Publishing, Sexuality, Trends and Buzz
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China’s unfavorable copyright imbalance
GAPP just released a report on the state of China’s publishing industries in 2006. The report concluded that, while China’s copyright-related trade has made strides, the “unfavorable copyright trade imbalance” hasn’t fundamentally reversed. In support of this conclusion, the report … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, China and foreign relations, Intellectual Property, IP and Law, Magazines, Media business, Newspapers, Publishing
Tagged GAPP
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