The Beijing-to-Bologna Time Machine

In China children's books are for indoctrinating good citizens and instilling morals, but elsewhere, kids books are becoming increasingly entertaining, enticing and personal.

Discussion: Creating a Common Language for Kid’s Book Collaboration An American and an Italian crossed the language barrier to produce a gorgeous new children's book, Jemmy Button, along with a common language of creative co-production.

More News from PP: Ether for Authors: Data Deluge Porter Anderson's roundup of Web buzz looks at the deluge of data coming out of confabs in Italy, B&Ns battle with S&S, Sebastian Posth's German analytics, and much more. Readium Foundation Unites Int’l Parters to Develop EPUB Solutions Today in Paris Readium.org launched its new open EPUB 3 SDK Project and has formalized a strong and varied consortium of international players to support it.

From the Archives: Media Pioneer Raghav Bahl on India’s vs. China’s Media Models A top Indian media executive explains how China’s state-controlled media model and India’s democratic one differ, and the opportunities available in each.