Asia Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/asia/ International publishing news and opinion Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:49:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Asia Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/asia/ 32 32 China Bestsellers: Double 11 Promotions and Living in an Era of Uncertainty Boost Sales https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/china-bestsellers-double-11-promotions-and-living-in-an-era-of-uncertainty-boost-sales/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/china-bestsellers-double-11-promotions-and-living-in-an-era-of-uncertainty-boost-sales/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:30:13 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214614 OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their fiction, nonfiction, and children’s bestseller lists from November, plus a look at what international authors are selling well in China. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/china-bestsellers-double-11-promotions-and-living-in-an-era-of-uncertainty-boost-sales/feed/ 0 China Bestsellers: Nobel Prize Boost, Aspirational Nonfiction, and Children’s Classics https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/china-bestsellers-nobel-prize-boost-aspirational-nonfiction-and-childrens-classics/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/china-bestsellers-nobel-prize-boost-aspirational-nonfiction-and-childrens-classics/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:37:12 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214230 Beijing's OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their international, fiction, nonfiction, and children's bestseller lists.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/china-bestsellers-nobel-prize-boost-aspirational-nonfiction-and-childrens-classics/feed/ 0 China Bestsellers: Energies Around Shanghai’s Book Fair https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/china-bestsellers-energies-around-shanghais-book-fair/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/china-bestsellers-energies-around-shanghais-book-fair/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:18:15 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213740 As the annual China Shanghai International Book Fair season arrived, Beijing's OpenBook research group had new observations to mention.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/china-bestsellers-energies-around-shanghais-book-fair/feed/ 0 Endangered, Indigenous Languages Featured at Shanghai’s Fair https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/engangered-indigenous-languages-were-featured-at-shanghais-fair/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/engangered-indigenous-languages-were-featured-at-shanghais-fair/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:14:17 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213792 The dogged problem of endangered and Indigenous languages is a major one in children's books.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/engangered-indigenous-languages-were-featured-at-shanghais-fair/feed/ 0 China Bestsellers: Flashes of New Titles in the Slow Season https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/china-bestsellers-flashes-of-new-titles-in-the-slow-season/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/china-bestsellers-flashes-of-new-titles-in-the-slow-season/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:49:42 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213088 Those school-driven sales of the "classics" on the mainland's reading lists have room for a couple of newer works this season.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/china-bestsellers-flashes-of-new-titles-in-the-slow-season/feed/ 0 At Frankfurt: Nielsen Cites 11 of 19 Territories Showing Revenue Growth https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/at-frankfurt-nielsen-cites-11-of-17-territories-showing-growth/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:08:27 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213125 Among focal book-publishing markets described by Nielsen's Hazel Kenyon at Frankfurter Buchmesse are some 'nations of keen book buyers who see books as a luxury item, yet will still pay out for them.'

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]]> At Frankfurt: Taiwanese Fantasy Is ‘Much Closer to Our Everyday Lives’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/introducing-taiwanese-fantasy-much-closer-to-our-everyday-lives/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:45:19 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=212312 The special fiction recognized as Taiwanese fantasy comes to Frankfurt, with a leading literary rights agent as one of its best representatives. (Sponsored)

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]]> Taipei International Book Exhibition Welcomes Guest of Honor Thailand https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/taipei-international-book-exhibition-welcomes-guest-of-honor-thailand/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:01:05 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=212772 The 2026 Taipei International Book Exhibition has opened its registration to exhibitors for its Feburary edition, featuring Guest of Honor Thailand. (Sponsored)

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]]> China Bestsellers: Summer Reading Rules the Charts https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/china-bestsellers-summer-reading-rules-the-charts/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:36:45 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=212041 July's summer-reading-list among students in China may yet yield some newcomers to the mainland's bestseller lists.

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]]> Shanghai’s 2025 Children’s Book Fair: New Exhibitors https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/shanghais-2025-childrens-book-fair-new-exhibitors/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:55:06 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=211958 The China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair looks to new international markets in November's upcoming 12th iteration.

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