Publishing Perspectives

Why the West Fails to Understand Chinese Literature The West, argues Duncan Jepson, will fail to understand China, its people, and its literature so long as it projects its own values onto the nation. Read more »
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China Will Never Be a Gold Mine for Western Publishers Cultural differences aside, China's book market is itself largely a self-contained entity — politically, socially and, more importantly, economically. Read more »
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Apple Soon to Offer 80,000 Japanese-language Ebooks Apple will launch Japanese-language ebooks in January, with a selection of 80,000 titles from publishers including Kadokawa, Shogakukan, and Kodansha. Read more »	Tolstoy Gets Nook’ed in Literary Feud Superior Formatting Publishing offered a version of War and Peace, through B&N's Nook store, but a find/replace error changed the word Kindle to Nook throughout. Read more »
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India vs. China? To Publishers, India Wins A rising middle class, looser regulations and ebook growth puts India ahead of China on many publishers agendas, says OUP’s group strategist. Read more »