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China will be the focus at the Earls Court Exhibition Center from April 15 to 18 when the Chinese pavilion will take center stage as the market focus of the 2012 London Book Fair.
Shanghai-based translator Cao Ying celebrated his 90th birthday on Saturday and was given a new copy of Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy, in Chinese with colored illustrations.
Amazon announced in May 2011 that its e-book sales had surpassed those of paperbacks and hard covers combined, but it will be a while before Chinese publishers can make such a declaration.
In China, millions of books are sold every day in all forms, even as traditional publishers face off the competition from e-books and the online business module.
Jackie Huang became an instant star after her speech on the emergence of book agents in China and how they develop their business.
Chinese writers are targeting Apple's App Store, saying it is infringing on their copyrights by offering pirated e-book versions of their work.
Alai, one of China's few best-known Tibetan writers, is encouraging some of his peers to readjust their profit-oriented goals and concentrate on artistic quality.
Even though he has been translated widely in European languages, the first volume of Li Er's work in English was published only recently.
One of China's best-known writers of literary fiction talks about his latest anthology of short fiction, and more, to Chitralekha Basu and Yang Guang.
China will take the stage as the Market Focus of the London Book Fair in April, a senior Chinese official announced in the city on Wednesday.
Street musician James Bowen has written a book named "A Street Cat Named Bob" about the experiences of the then homeless pair and how they met.
Guo Jingming believes the charm of his writing lies in his passion in narrating.