Chinese publishing houses, long frustrated by the sale of pirated books in the country, have vociferously attacked e-tailers that offered thousands of free downloads for encouraging breaches of copyright.

The controversy was spurred by a three-day campaign by China’s largest e-book store Dangdang from 17th April, in which it...

Imported English-language books in China used to be available only in limited bookstores in big cities, and bought largely by expats. However, this has changed in recent years thanks to a surge in internet sales, including  of e-books, as well as the rising number of Chinese middle-class consumers with good English skills and a desire to...

Chinese authorities have started investigating Amazon’s methods of selling e-books in the country just a day after it opened the Chinese Kindle Store.

According to a report on ZDnet, the General Administration of Press and Publication...

The book trade is predicting a "more buoyant" Frankfurt Book Fair (10th–14th October) this year, with digital and erotica expected to be major talking points. 

Caroline Michel at agency PFD said: "Last year was very much a transition. The year before that was doom and gloom, and this year I think will be a...