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By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson
Cultivating Confidence: ‘Insensitive Force’
In our China Bestsellers coverage for March, we looked at the Chinese market’s fast-growing interest in literature for youngsters—and/or their parents—relative to bullying, outright attack, and the potential for lethal violence among school-age kids.
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‘Comic Children Insensitivity’
In April, as our associates at Beijing OpenBook point up, “insensitive force” became a concept for young readers and their families—and not meaning that one should excercise force against others with insesitivity, but that young people who may be deemed “sensitive” can learn to project their potential better in a context of becoming less sensitive and more personably forceful.
Comic Children Insensitivity by Chu Dou Wen Hua, published in December by Sinolingua Press, is such a book and it enetered the children’s books charts in April at No. 20.
Our associates at OpenBook write, “Insensitive force has become a hot topic in children’s mental health.
“On the path of growth, every child will repeatedly experience the process of falling and getting up. As guides on their children’s path, parents often want to direct their children on how to deal with various issues but often feel that children are sensitive and vulnerable.
“‘Insensitive force’ has become an effective method for children to transition from being sensitive and fragile to being composed and self-assured.”
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‘Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window’ (2018 edition)
In combination with books promoting self-expression, our associates say, pubishers and authors in China are working quickly to nourish the market with help.
And No 1 in April in the children’s sector was Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2018 edition) by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi from Nan Hai Publishing.
“Not knowing how to refuse,” write our associates at OpenBook, “being afraid to speak, and having ambiguous expressions are common difficulties children face in social situations. These essentially come from their immature logical thinking and inability to accurately convey their thoughts.
“The relevant books have provided reference ideas and have performed well in the market.”
Below, then, are OpenBook’s overall lists from April of bestsellers in fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, followed by its lists of bestselling fiction and nonfiction in China by authors from outside the country. At the end of our article, as always, you’ll find notes on how the lists are constructes.
OpenBook’s Fiction Bestsellers, April 2024
March 2024 Ranking | April 2024 Ranking | ISBN | Release Date | Title (Translated) | Author | Chinese Publisher |
1 | 1 | 9787020139590 | 201906 | The Last Quarter of the Moon | Chi Zijian | People’s Literature Publishing House |
2 | 2 | 9787530221532 | 202110 | To Live (2021 Edition) | Yu Hua | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
3 | 3 | 9787500601593 | 200508 | Red Crag | Luo Guangbin,Yang Yiyan | China Youth Press |
6 | 4 | 9787572608582 | 202210 | The Litchi Road | Ma Boyong | Hunan Literature & Art Press |
Not Ranked | 5 | 9787506344791 | 200812 | Street Wizards (Revised Edition) | Feng Jicai | The Writer’s Publishing House |
5 | 6 | 9787536692930 | 200801 | The Three-Body Problem | Liu Cixin | Chongqing Publishing House |
7 | 7 | 9787229030933 | 201011 | Death’s End | Liu Cixin | Chongqing Publishing House |
4 | 8 | 9787536693968 | 200805 | The Dark Forest | Liu Cixin | Chongqing Publishing House |
8 | 9 | 9787536097261 | 202207 | Someone To Talk To | Liu Zhenyun | Flower City Press |
9 | 10 | 9787540487645 | 201806 | Moments We Shared | Zhang Jiajia | Hunan Literature & Art Press |
Not Ranked | 11 | 9787572616099 | 202403 | The Journey to The South | Ma Boyong | Hunan Literature & Art Press |
13 | 12 | 9787572610912 | 202305 | The Annoyance of the Gods | Ma Boyong | Hunan Literature & Art Press |
21 | 13 | 9787544766500 | 201701 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | Yilin Press |
12 | 14 | 9787530221396 | 202106 | Ordinary Word (3 Volumes)(2021 Edition) | Lu Yao | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
25 | 15 | 9787559484550 | 202403 | Go On a Long Trip at Eighteen | Yu Hua | Jiangsu Literature & Art Press |
Not Ranked | 16 | 9787544280020 | 201908 | What Life You Want to Have | Yoshino Genzaburo | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
11 | 17 | 9787544291170 | 201708 | One Hundred Years of Solitude (50th Anniversary Edition) | Gabriel García Márquez | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
Not Ranked | 18 | 9787506384209 | 201511 | Street Wizards (2) | Feng Jicai | The Writer’s Publishing House |
15 | 19 | 9787513348744 | 202211 | The Seventh Day | Yu hua | New Star Press Co., Ltd. |
10 | 20 | 9787020002207 | 199807 | Dream of the Red Chamber | Cao Xueqin | People’s Literature Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 21 | 9787521208740 | 202001 | Street Wizards (3) | Feng Jicai | The Writer’s Publishing House |
14 | 22 | 9787530222454 | 202306 | Cries in the Drizzle | Yu hua | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 23 | 9787521220858 | 202212 | Street Wizards (4) | Feng Jicai | The Writer’s Publishing House |
16 | 24 | 9787020178063 | 202304 | Notes on Principles | Shi Tiesheng | People’s Literature Publishing House |
26 | 25 | 9787533966102 | 202112 | Life and Death are Wearing Me Out | Mo Yan | Zhejiang Literature & Art Press |
22 | 26 | 9787201141527 | 201810 | Strait is the Gate | Andre Gide | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
19 | 27 | 9787506331746 | 200505 | Distant Savior | Dou Dou | The Writer’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 28 | 9787530220481 | 202105 | Ordinary Word (2021 Edition) | Lu Yao | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
23 | 29 | 9787530223192 | 202308 | Wavy Life | Mai Jia | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
17 | 30 | 9787530216033 | 201709 | Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2017 Edition) | Yu hua | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
OpenBook’s Nonfiction Bestsellers, April 2024
March 2024 Ranking | April 2024 Ranking | ISBN | Release Date | Title (Translated) | Author | Chinese Publisher |
1 | 1 | 9787530214657 | 201501 | We All Live in Disparity | Yu Hua | Beijing October Art & Literature Publishing House |
3 | 2 | 9787557031589 | 202311 | If History were a Group of Cats: The Ming Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
2 | 3 | 9787020084357 | 201104 | I and the Temple of Earth | Shi Tiesheng | People’s Literature Publishing House |
28 | 4 | 9787557030599 | 202306 | If History were a Group of Cats: Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
4 | 5 | 9787557030162 | 202305 | If History were a Group of Cats: Late Yuan and Early Ming Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 6 | 9787557030582 | 202306 | If History were a Group of Cats: The Spring-autumn and Warring State Period | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
5 | 7 | 9787111495482 | 201504 | The Courage to Be Disliked | Ichiro Kishimi,Fumitake Koga | China Machine Press |
Not Ranked | 8 | 9787557017477 | 201902 | If History were a Group of Cats: Qin, Chu, Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
8 | 9 | 9787557028657 | 202210 | If History were a Group of Cats: Southern Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
23 | 10 | 9787557020149 | 201909 | If History were a Group of Cats: Three Kingdoms | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
25 | 11 | 9787557020132 | 201909 | If History were a Group of Cats: The End of Eastern Han Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
11 | 12 | 9787557027063 | 202204 | If History were a Group of Cats: Song, Liao, Jin Dynasty and the Western Xia Regime | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
12 | 13 | 9787557025847 | 202111 | If History were a Group of Cats: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
17 | 14 | 9787540483432 | 201711 | Jottings in Sickbed (Commemorative Edition 2021) | Shi Tiesheng | Hunan Literature & Art Press |
24 | 15 | 9787557023041 | 202010 | If History were a Group of Cats: Sui and Tang Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 16 | 9787208171336 | 202108 | In the Affair: Chinese Government and Economic Development | Lan Xiaohuan | Shanghai People’s Publishing House |
20 | 17 | 9787557021856 | 202005 | If History were a Group of Cats: Wei, Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
18 | 18 | 9787557024413 | 202105 | If History were a Group of Cats: Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty | Fei Zhi | Guangdong Tourism Publishing House |
15 | 19 | 9787512622456 | 201312 | Nothing In Life Can Not Be Put Down – Hongyi Wisdom Of Life | Song Mo | Tuanjie Press |
9 | 20 | 9787201161693 | 202008 | Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure | Robert de Board | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
6 | 21 | 9787505754942 | 202208 | Happiness is laughing Out loudly: Prose Collection of Liang Shiqiu on the Wisdom of Life | Liang Shiqiu | China Friendship Publishing Company |
26 | 22 | 9787115543424 | 202009 | Cognitive Awakening: The Driving Force Behind Self-Change | Zhou Ling | Posts & Telecommunications Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 23 | 9787511373274 | 201806 | Game theory | Zhai Wenming | China Overseas Chinese Press |
10 | 24 | 9787010009223 | 199807 | Mao’s Selected Works (vol.1) | Mao Zhedong | People’s Publishing House |
7 | 25 | 9787559435224 | 201904 | The Book of Answers | Wei En | Jiangsu Literature & Art Press |
13 | 26 | 9787010009230 | 199807 | Mao’s Selected Works (vol.2) | Mao Zhedong | People’s Publishing House |
14 | 27 | 9787010009247 | 199807 | Mao’s Selected Works (vol.3) | Mao Zhedong | People’s Publishing House |
16 | 28 | 9787010009254 | 199807 | Mao’s Selected Works (vol.4) | Mao Zhedong | People’s Publishing House |
21 | 29 | 9787544276986 | 201910 | Educated: A Memoir | Tara Westover | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
Not Ranked | 30 | 9787521763966 | 202403 | New Quality Productivie Forces: The Focus and Internal Logic of China’s Innovation Development | Lin Yifu,Wang Xianqing | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
OpenBook’s Children’s Bestsellers, April 2024
March 2024 Ranking | April 2024 Ranking | ISBN | Release Date | Title (Translated) | Author | Chinese Publisher |
Not Ranked | 1 | 9787544288590 | 201806 | Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2018 Edition) | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
3 | 2 | 9787556878871 | 202311 | Treasure Hunting in Shanxi | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 3 | 9787536574366 | 201601 | Mi Xiaoquan’s Brain-teaser: Stratego | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 4 | 9787536574397 | 201601 | Mi Xiaoquan’s Brain-teaser: Clever Little Prodigy | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 5 | 9787536574380 | 201601 | Mi Xiaoquan’s Brain-teaser: Who’s the Smart Guy? | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 6 | 9787536574373 | 201601 | Mi Xiaoquan’s Brain-teaser: The Great Adventure of the Castle | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 7 | 9787221116604 | 201405 | The Magic School Bus (Early Chapter Book) (20 volumes) | Joanna Cole,Bruce Degen | Guizhou People’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 8 | 9787556869589 | 202301 | Treasure Hunting in Beijing | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 9 | 9787513563703 | 201509 | Pip and Posy | Axel Scheffler | Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press |
Not Ranked | 10 | 9787556869572 | 202301 | Treasure Hunting in Shanghai | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
6 | 11 | 9787576329513 | 202311 | What to Protect Yourself With: The Comic Civil Code (6 volumes) | Chen Jinggen,Mi Nuo | Beijing Institute of Technology Press |
Not Ranked | 12 | 9787556869602 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Chongqing | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 13 | 9787556869855 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Neimenggu | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 14 | 9787521334876 | 202205 | Pip and Posy: The Birthday Party | Axel Scheffler | Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press |
Not Ranked | 15 | 9787556869596 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Tianjin | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
27 | 16 | 9787559706522 | 201805 | The Foolish and the Unhappy (With Chinese Pinyin) | Ren Rongrong | Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 17 | 9787556869831 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Hainan | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 18 | 9787556869848 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Heilongjiang | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 19 | 9787536587694 | 201804 | Mi Xiaoquan School Experience: I am a Pupil | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 20 | 9787513824828 | 202312 | Comic Children Insensitivity | Chu Dou Wen Hua | Sinolingua Press |
4 | 21 | 9787531333227 | 200806 | Xili Hulu The Little Pig (Zhuyin Version) (Vol.2) | Sun You Jun | Chunfeng Art & Literature Publishing House |
5 | 22 | 9787531332091 | 200805 | Xili Hulu The Little Pig (Zhuyin Version) (Vol.1) | Sun You Jun | Chunfeng Art & Literature Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 23 | 9787556869626 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Sichuan | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 24 | 9787556869633 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Hubei | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 25 | 9787536587724 | 201804 | Mi Xiaoquan School Experience: Look at This Family | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
1 | 26 | 9787547062630 | 202312 | Comic Ultimate Collection of Ancient Essays | Bing He Cha Hua,Wu Chucai,Wu Diaohou | Wanjuan Publishing Corporation |
Not Ranked | 27 | 9787556869619 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Shandong | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 28 | 9787521334883 | 202205 | Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail | Axel Scheffler | Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press |
Not Ranked | 29 | 9787556869640 | 202302 | Treasure Hunting in Zhejiang | Jingding Comic | 21st Century Press Group |
Not Ranked | 30 | 9787536587717 | 201804 | Mi Xiaoquan School Experience: A Dog Called Rat | Bei Mao | Sichuan Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House |
Foreign Author Fiction Bestsellers, April 2024
March 2024 Ranking | April 2024 Ranking | ISBN | Release Date | Title (Translated) | Author | Author nationality | Chinese Publisher |
3 | 1 | 9787544766500 | 201701 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | United States of America | Yilin Press |
15 | 2 | 9787544280020 | 201908 | What Life You Want to Have | Yoshino Genzaburo | Japan | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
1 | 3 | 9787544291170 | 201708 | One Hundred Years of Solitude (50th Anniversary Edition) | Gabriel García Márquez | Colombia | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
4 | 4 | 9787201141527 | 201810 | Strait is the Gate | Andre Gide | France | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
2 | 5 | 9787544291163 | 201708 | Journey Under the Midnight Sun (2017 Edition) | Keigo Higashino | Japan | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
14 | 6 | 9787521748239 | 202212 | Goodbye, Eri | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Japan | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
6 | 7 | 9787208061644 | 200604 | The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | United States of America | Shanghai People’s Publishing House |
9 | 8 | 9787201112695 | 201703 | Siddhartha | Hermann Hesse | Germany | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
7 | 9 | 9787539983295 | 201510 | Foundation (Revised Edition) | Isaac Asimov | United States of America | Jiangsu Literature & Art Press |
8 | 10 | 9787573508775 | 202403 | Until August | Gabriel García Márquez | Colombia | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
5 | 11 | 9787544298995 | 202009 | Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2020 Edition) | Keigo Higashino | Japan | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
12 | 12 | 9787544766500 | 201701 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | United States of America | Yilin Press |
13 | 13 | 9787559614711 | 201801 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Jeanette Winterson | Britain | Beijing Union Publishing Co., Ltd. |
18 | 14 | 9787513348362 | 202208 | Look Back | Tatsuki Fujimoto | Japan | New Star Press Co., Ltd. |
Not Ranked | 15 | 9787544296274 | 201909 | Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse | Otsuichi | Japan | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
Not Ranked | 16 | 9787573506078 | 202403 | Masquerade Game | Keigo Higashino | Japan | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
17 | 17 | 9787532969623 | 202309 | Netochka Nezvanova | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Russia | Shandong Literature & Art Press |
Not Ranked | 18 | 9787533936020 | 201702 | The Moon and Sixpence | William Somerset Maugham | Britain | Zhejiang Literature & Art Press |
Not Ranked | 19 | 9787541166051 | 202304 | Six Lying College Students | Akinari Asakura | Japan | Sichuan Literature & Art Press |
Not Ranked | 20 | 9787201100159 | 201512 | The Moon and Sixpence | William Somerset Maugham | Britain | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
Foreign Author Nonfiction Bestsellers, April 2024
March 2024 Ranking | April 2024 Ranking | ISBN | Release Date | Title (Translated) | Author | Author nationality | Chinese Publisher |
1 | 1 | 9787111495482 | 201504 | The Courage to Be Disliked | Ichiro Kishimi,Fumitake Koga | Japan | China Machine Press |
2 | 2 | 9787201161693 | 202008 | Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure | Robert de Board | Britain | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
3 | 3 | 9787544276986 | 201910 | Educated: A Memoir | Tara Westover | United States of America | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
11 | 4 | 9787521741124 | 202204 | The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness | Eric Jorgenson | United States of America | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
5 | 5 | 9787522200514 | 202105 | Nonviolent Communication | Marshall B.Rosenberg | United States of America | Huaxia Publishing House |
6 | 6 | 9787550268517 | 201607 | Positive Discipline (Revised Edition) | Jane Nelsen | United States of America | Beijing Union Publishing Co., Ltd. |
Not Ranked | 7 | 9787508633558 | 201207 | Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kanneman | United States of America | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
7 | 8 | 9787111551287 | 201610 | Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise | Anders Ericsson,Robert Pool | United States of America | China Machine Press |
16 | 9 | 9787220126437 | 202208 | Somewhere Towards the End | Diana Athill | Britain | Sichuan People’s Publishing House |
12 | 10 | 9787108009821 | 199807 | 1587, a Year of No Significance | Ray Huang | United States of America | SDX Joint Publishing Company |
8 | 11 | 9787555262800 | 201712 | The Power of Insensitivity | Junichi Watanabe | Japan | Qingdao Publishing House |
15 | 12 | 9787520711531 | 201911 | A Compass to Fulfillment | Kazuo Inamori | Japan | Orient Press |
9 | 13 | 9787544295390 | 201903 | What to expert when you’re expecting | Heidi Murkoff,Sharon Mazel | United States of America | Nan Hai Publishing Co. |
13 | 14 | 9787521719253 | 202008 | The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) | Philippa Perry | Britain | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
17 | 15 | 9787508661766 | 201606 | The Power of Now | Eckhart Tolle | Germany | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
4 | 16 | 9787521758399 | 202309 | Elon Musk | Walter Isaacson | United States of America | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
Not Ranked | 17 | 9787521755459 | 202306 | Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be | Becky Kennedy | United States of America | CITIC Publishing House Co., Ltd. |
10 | 18 | 9787505737488 | 201612 | What Life Should Mean to You | Alfred Adler | Austria | China Friendship Publishing Company |
Not Ranked | 19 | 9787201142708 | 201812 | Klingsor’s Last Summer | Hermann Hesse | Germany | Tianjin People’s Publishing House |
Not Ranked | 20 | 9787515350622 | 201804 | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Stephen R.Covey | United States of America | China Youth Press |
Notes on the Charts
OpenBook is a privately owned industry-data research firm based in Beijing. It functions somewhat as Nielsen and NDP do from the West, and Nielsen Book Research International has worked with OpenBook in Asian operations. With authoritative data and information resources, OpenBook is able to deliver consulting service to partners who would like to explore the Chinese book market and identify suitable partners.
At last report, OpenBook monitored more than 18,000 online and offline bookstores.
The online channel includes digital retailers such as large self-operated online stores, platform stores, and small- and medium-sized stores. The offline channels include more than 4,800 bookstores. Coverage includes most of the state-owned and influential privately owned bookstores in 30 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions. Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Tibet are not included in OpenBook’s system.
In 2022, OpenBook tracked around 76.21 billion RMB in sales (US$10.62 billion).
Retail outlets include:
- Traditional bookstores
- Supermarkets
- Campus bookstores
- “Professional” stores, said to be small stores with a specific industrial or trade focus
- Airport stores
In addition, OpenBook is drawing data from online bookstores of three main types:
- The “Tmall” stores of Alibaba (Tmall is described as a marketplace of companies that create storefronts online to sell products including books)
- The “JingDong” Stores of JD.com (similar to Tmall as a marketplace of both individual companies and bookstores operated by JD.com)
- Ten independent online bookselling retailers
China has 500 or more publishers in operation today. Most of them are government-owned. Private publishers are required to generate ISBNs for their titles from a publishing company that is government-owned—which, in other words, creates a system in which all ISBNs are registered through government channels. The government approves each book published in China.
More China bestseller reports from Publishing Perspectives are here, and more on the Chinese book publishing market is here.