Publishing book in China its own adventureA Chinese edition of my book, "The Pentagon's New Map," was published in the People's Republic last month, ending a three-year censorship battle that had twice derailed publication. The entire process was an education in how things get done inside China and how that regime slowly changes as it opens up to the outside world.
My literary agent received several inquiries from Chinese publishers following the book's North American release in early 2004. We eventually settled with Beijing University Press for two reasons: 1) the prestige factor, and 2) unlike many Chinese publishers, the university actually pays authors their book advances -- in advance.
Read on at KnoxNews.
Read on at Scripps Howard.
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"Upon my return from the second trip, my agent received two e-mails within rapid succession: The first came from Beijing University Press, officially rescinding the original contract; the second, arriving 30 minutes later, came from an obscure Chinese press offering a new advance and promising to publish the entire book without a single cut."
Wow!
I imagine this post is useful to other authors trying to get published in China as well.
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July 22, 2007 11:46 AM