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.

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The highest-paid authors in China, 2009 edition

Changjiang Times and Wu Huaiyao find that Zheng Yuanjie passed Guo Jingming to become China’s highest-earning author.

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The highest-paid authors in China

Chengdu Business News has released its 2008 ranking of China’s richest authors, and Guo Jingming is in first place for the second year running.

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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.

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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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Publishing and pulping the ancient classics

Tons of classic Chinese novels are pulped every year.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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