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Children's Books in China 2018: Joint Ventures in China: The Dos and Don’ts
There are several high-profile joint ventures (JVs) in Chinese children’s books publishing. The earliest was Children’s Fun Publishing, a collaboration between Posts & Telecommunications Press and Egmont Group initiated in 1994. Next came Hachette-Phoenix, which was cofounded by Hachette Group and Phoenix Publishing Group in 2010. This was followed by Macmillan Century, set up by Macmillan Group and 21st Century Publishing House in June 2011. And last November, Bayard Bridge, a JV between Bayard Group and Trustbridge, was established.
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Xinjiang Juvenile Publishing House
XJPH’s books featuring Afanti (a Uighur protagonist) and the Mongolian epic Jangar are vivid reminders of what is possible from a publisher located in the vast Chinese interior, which borders eight countries and harbors 47 ethnic groups.
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Tomorrow Publishing House
Most overseas publishers are familiar with the reputation of Tomorrow Publishing House, which was founded 35 years ago and has translated more than 1,000 titles. Credited for putting several local authors—Yang Hongying, Cao Wenxuan, Wu Meizhen, and Yu Yujun, for instance—on the international map, this is also the publisher that turned Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Tove Jansson, and Erich Kästner into household names in China.
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Children’s Books in China 2018: New Buds Publishing House
Small but beautiful” is our publishing motto, says editor-in-chief Ma Yuxiu of New Buds. “We have scaled down our annual output in recent years, opting instead to focus our resources on creating unique content.”
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Children's Books in China 2018: Guangdong New Century Publishing House
This is the Chinese home of the Wimpy Kid series, which made its first appearance in China in 2009 and has since sold more than 9.2 million copies. The decision to ignore market skepticism (this comics-style series with American humor and school culture was initially deemed unworkable in China) has been the right one, says chief editor Huang Chunqing of GNCPH.
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
This company needs little introduction, having collaborated with more than 500 international publishers since its inception in 1979. It is also China’s largest foreign language publisher and its third largest in terms of sales.
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Children's Books in China 2018: Flying High with Winnie the Witch
In April 2018, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) will publish Winnie and Wilbur: The Naughty Knight, the 18th title in the Winnie the Witch series. Plans are also in the works for illustrator Korky Paul to do a three-week tour of China, giving several lectures, including one to 3,000 primary school teachers in Guangdong Province.
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Children's Books in China 2018: Top 10 Children's Books in China - A Quick Market Analysis
The two biggest online book retailers in China are Dangdang and JD, which combined take up nearly two-thirds of the market. However, despite serving the same readership, their top 10 bestseller lists tend to differ greatly. Interestingly enough, for 2017, their charts share not even one title.
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Children's Books in China 2018: All Our Coverage
The 2018 Special Report on children's publishing in China, plus related coverage.
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Events Highlighting Chinese Publishers and Content Creators at Bologna
With China as the country of honor at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair this March, a citywide program to celebrate Chinese arts and culture, as well as top authors and illustrators, is already in motion.
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Beijing Dandelion Children's Book House
The contradictions embodied in the folk symbol of the witch captured the attention of Sally Yan, founder and editor-in-chief of 11-year-old publishing company Beijing Dandelion. “The witch is a popular figure in Western classics: sometimes as the protagonist; other times, in the periphery. The Western witch can be bad or good, frightful or funny—there is no specific mold to cast her. Not so in Chinese folktales and oral traditions. The Chinese witch is bad and scary, never lovable or even the slightest bit endearing. Chinese kids often equate her with a monster or demon. Why? That is my question and the reason behind this new book from Peng Xuejun,” Yan says, flipping through a copy of Granny Xiu and Peach-Blossom Fish.
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Kids Media
This low-profile multimedia company, established in 2014, collaborates with some of biggest brands in the world, including Disney, Dreamworks, and Lego. Kids Media excels at promoting and marketing these products.
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Ferrante Scores in Germany, France
Elena Ferrante’s "The Story of the Lost Child" landed in the top spot in France at the end of January and was in second place on Germany’s bestseller list last month. The novel was published in the U.S. in fall 2015 by Europa Editions.
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U.K.'s Booksellers Association Restructures
Tim Godfray, chief executive of the U.K.-based Booksellers Association (BA) since 1984, is stepping back his day-to-day management responsibilities. Meryl Halls is moving is becoming managing director, while Godfray transitions into the role of executive chair of the BA Group.
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Popular Fiction Topped December International Bestseller Lists
Eric Vuillard’s Goncourt Prize–winner The Agenda, a historical novel about the Nazi annexation of Austria, remained at #1 in France.
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Canadian Book Sales Down in 2017
Unit sales of print books fell 4% in Canada in 2017, compared to 2016, while dollar sales dropped 3%. The figures were released by BookNet Canada’s sales tracking service.
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Prix Goncourt Winner Tops In France
In France, the fiction bestseller list at the end of November was crowned by a pair of prizewinning novels about World War II.
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Michael Redhill Wins 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Redhill was awarded the Scotiabank Giller Prize and its attendant C$100,000 purse for his novel 'Bellevue Square' (Doubleday Canada) on November 20.
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‘Origin’ Rules The World
Dan Brown’s latest novel, "Origin," was in the top spot on the fiction bestseller list in France at the end of October.
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Catalonia’s Book Industry Is Small But Vibrant
The city of Barcelona may only have 1.6 million residents, but it dictates much of what Spanish speakers around the world read.
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