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Tag Archives: publishing
Han Han the novelist versus Fang Zhouzi the fraud-buster
It’s been an exciting two weeks on China’s microblog scene. Megablogger, rally racer, and novelist Han Han has been defending himself against science writer Fang Zhouzi’s charges that he didn’t write some of his most famous work. Han Han (韩寒) … Continue reading
Posted in Internet and Media, Music, Books and Art
Tagged conspiracy, Danwei.com, Fang Zhouzi, fraud, Ghostwriting, Han Han, Lu Jinbo, Mai Tian, microblog, publishing
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Jia Pingwa’s banned novel returns after 17 years
Feidu (废都) returns to shelves in a new, unbanned edition. Read about its troubled publishing history, previous attempts at republication, and the drive to restore its status as serious literature rather than spectacle.
Posted in Books
Tagged Abandoned Capital, banned books, books, Feidu, Jia Pingwa, Li Jingze, publishing, The Beijing News
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Declaring a separation from irrational online public opinion
Lu Jinbo draws a line distancing himself from online public opinion.
Posted in Freedom of expression
Tagged blogs, books, Lu Jinbo, online public opinion, publishing
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Snags in China’s new ISBN distribution system
Guangdong Province didn’t get its new system up in time for GAPP’s change to a per-book licensing model, so publishers were stymied.
Posted in Books, Media regulation
Tagged GAPP, Guangdong, ISBN, publishing
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Media reform in China by the end of 2010, says GAPP
China Youth Daily: China’s government is determined to unstrap the state media from the government branches they have been affiliated with.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged China Youth Daily, GAPP, media, publishing
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The death of a foreign-run website in China
Nick Young, an Englishman who used to publish the China Development Brief, faces a Faustian bargain: Then came the offer. Song said he could provide funds to expand our publishing and make it “famous” while helping the world to understand … Continue reading
Posted in Media regulation
Tagged Beijing, censorship, Chinese, media, media regulation, publishing, Shanghai
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Super-agent Toby Eady on the importance of agents for Chinese authors
Guest contributor Toby Eady is a London-based literary agent who represented Jung Chang (Wild Swans) and Xinran Xue (The Good Women of China). Chinese Authors – beware when fools rush in I have a Chinese author whose work I and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged agent, authors, Beijing, books, Chinese, literature, novels, publishing, Shanghai
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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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Two decades of profitable Chinese book agents
An Min (安民) writes in Southern Weekly (南方周末) about Chinese book agents (书商) and Xue Mili (雪米莉).
Posted in Books, Media business
Tagged @classic, agents, An Min, books, Hong Kong, Jia Pingwa, publishing, Southern Weekly, Xue Mili
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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.
Posted in Media business
Tagged books, China Reading Weekly, Han Han, Lu Jinbo, print numbers, publishing, Wang Shuo
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