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  Sponsored: China Publishers Magazine Special Report for Frankfurt 2012

  967 readersChina Publishers Magazine produced a 32-page special report on the country’s publishing industry for distribution at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012. The report includes a breakdown of China’s best-selling books, promising titles on the horizon, and the publishers behind these successes. You’ll also find a review of China’s top-selling translations over the last 10 years, a

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  How Freemium Self-published Fiction Is Taking Over China

  778 readersWith 195 million readers, freemium fiction in China is transforming authors and companies into internet superstars. Editorial by Helen Sun, Publishing Technology China Helen Sun of Publishing Technology China BEIJING: Here in China, nearly 195 million people are hooked on a kind of literature that is virtually unknown in the West, but that is rapidly transforming its authors

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  How Freemium Self-published Fiction Is Taking Over China

  813 readersWith 195 million readers, freemium fiction in China is transforming authors and companies into internet superstars. Editorial by Helen Sun, Publishing Technology China Helen Sun of Publishing Technology China BEIJING: Here in China, nearly 195 million people are hooked on a kind of literature that is virtually unknown in the West, but that is rapidly transforming its authors

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  Chinese Tablet SoC Developers Get Important Increase in Shipments in 2012

  1109 readersA big demand for tablet SoCs has been recorded this year, benefiting companies in China that make such products. Local IC design companies like Allwinner Technology, Rockchip Technology and Amlogic are cashing in, while white box tablet makers include their solutions on their devices. The information comes from Digitimes Research, that also provides the graph above.

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  Apple Fined $118k For Copyright Breach In China

  488 readersApple has been ordered to pay three Chinese authors $118,000 for allegedly selling their eBooks in iTunes without the author’s permission, a court in China ruled this week. Author  Mai Jia, a bestselling author in China, was among the authors who was not paid for her work. Here is more from China Daily: “The cases were the second batch of lawsuits against Apple filed by the Writers’ RightProtection Union, an organization that safeguards Chinese writers’ online copyrights. The claimwas that the writers’ permission was not granted before their books were sold on thecompany’s online App Store.” (Via ZDNET). New Career Opportunities

• Apple, Samsung Dominate Smartphone and Tablet Market, Chinese Firms Gaining, New Report Shows

  725 readers[Press Release] Chinese Cellphone and Tablet Makers Gain Share in MEMS Sensor Purchasing in 2012 China-based manufacturers of cellphones and tablets in 2012 more than doubled their share of purchases of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, reflecting the rising prominence of the companies in the global market, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS Topical Report from information

• Map of the Publishing World Favors U.S., China, Germany, Japan

  871 readers A new report ranking countries by annual publishing market value has the U.S., China, Germany and Japan in the top four spots out of 20 that were tracked. The report, published by the International Publishers Association and compiled by Rüdiger Wischenbart Content and Consulting, a book publishing industry consulting firm, pegs publishing market value for those

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  Murakami, Japanese Authors Pulled from Chinese Bookstores

  1453 readersBy Publishing Perspectives The Ashai Shimbun reports that as anti-Japanese sentiment in China over the disputed Senaku Islands has spread, books by Japanese authors have been removed from bookstore shelves. Murakami is among the Japanese authors being pulled from Chinese bookstores On September 17th, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press and Publication, which oversees publishers in the Chinese capital,

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  Will Boom in Chinese Translations Create Unintended Consequences?

  957 readersBy Edward Nawotka, Editor-in-Chief As discussed in today’s feature story, interest in Chinese literature and publishing is growing in the West — in particular as evidenced by China’s participation in the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair, where the country was Guest of Honor, and this year’s ongoing London Book Fair, where China remains the Market Focus. Shao Jiang's

• Authors Dissatisfied With Publishers, New Survey Says

  724 readersAccording to a new survey, authors are dissatisfied with publishers. The reasons vary: no marketing campaign for books and not asking for feedback were two common ones. Nearly 40% of authors said they would switch publishing houses. PRESS RELEASE: Survey of Authors Reveals Widespread Dissastisfaction with Publishing Industry Thursday, 24 May 2012 A major survey of professional authors has