Publishing industry in China
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Chinese publishing and printing industry have a long history. The first printed book (in paper) discovered so far in the world was published in China during Tang dynasty (7th century).
Overview
Since China began incorporation of its publishing industry in 2002, 55
Meanwhile, in accordance with China's undertakings to WTO, the State Press and Publication Administration of China issued the Administrative Measures on Foreign-Invested Book, Newspaper and Periodical Distribution Enterprises in May 2003. This allowed foreign investors to engage in book, newspaper and periodical retailing as of May 1, 2003, and wholesaling as of December 1, 2004, and stipulating that foreign investors must have the approval of the State Press and Publication Administration to establish book, newspaper and periodical retailing and wholesaling enterprises. At present, more than 60 foreign-invested enterprises have set up agencies in mainland China, preparing to apply for or in the process of applying for investment in and the establishment of book, newspaper and periodical distribution enterprises.
History
Timeline
- ~250 BCE - Writing on silk begins; previously writing on bamboo was the usual method.[2]
- ~150 BCE - Hemp papermaking begins.[2]
- 868 CE - Block-printed Buddhist Diamond Sutra published.[2]
- 1041 CE - Book printing from moveable type begins.[2]
- 1964 - Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Little Red Book) first issued. During the 1960s, the book was the single most visible icon in mainland China.[3]
"How-to" manuals on practical topics were popular by the Republican period, but publishing of such manuals expanded rapidly during the 1950s as part of the Communist Party's position that scientific knowledge should be widely spread and available to the people.[4]
Books and periodicals
The Chinese book industry is the second largest in the world, after the United States. Receipts in 2013 totaled $8 billion from 400,000 titles.[5]
As of 2015, there were about 580
In 1949, there were only 257 periodicals in China, with a total impression of 20 million, or less than 0.1 copy per capita. In 1979, after the reform and opening-up, the number of periodicals rose to 1,470, with a total of 1.184 billion copies, or 1 copy per capita. In 2004, there were more than 8,000 periodicals in China, with a total impression of 2.69 billion, or more than 2.1 copies per person.[citation needed]
Along with the speeding up of the information industry, the electronic publications market produces over 2,000 electronic publications, annually.[citation needed]
Foreign-language publishing
The
.The four magazines are Beijing Review, China Today, China Pictorial, and People's China. It also has seven publishing houses, including Foreign Languages Press and New World Press, publishing nearly 1,000 titles annually, covering a wide range of subjects in more than 20 foreign languages. The books are distributed to some 190 countries and regions, presenting China to all countries and promoting cultural exchange. The China International Book Trading Corporation, a member of the CIPG, distributes foreign-language books and periodicals to 80-odd countries and regions, and holds exhibition of Chinese books abroad.
The Intercontinental Communications Center
This is a non-governmental international
The China Internet Information Center
This center went into operation on January 1, 1997, utilizing Internet technology to introduce the most authoritative and comprehensive information about China to people at home and abroad. Over 91 percent of its readership is overseas.[citation needed]
Scientific publishing
Digital publishing
Digital publishing is emerging as a new economic growth point for the country's publishing industry, with China's
The digital publishing industry include the
See also
- Media of China
- Chinese literature
- Xinhua Bookstore
- Cathay Book Store
- Legal deposit: China
- China Printing Museum in Beijing
- Chinese Dictionary Museumin Shanxi
References
- ^ "History of Printing". History World.
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- ^ Who, What, Why: What is the Little Red Book?, BBC, 15 November 2015
- ISBN 978-0-295-75085-9.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
The Chinese book business has ballooned into an $8 billion industry, the second largest after the United States. Chinese publishers released 444,000 titles in 2013, up from around 328,000 in 2010.
Bibliography
- "People's Republic of China: Directory: Publishers". Europa World Year Book. ISBN 1857432533.
External links
- "China National Bibliography". Ifla.org. The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. (Chinese: 中国国家书目; list of Chinese printed publications published in China since 1911)