If China’s top Internet search engine controls Chinese literature the way it delivers Internet search results, be prepared for Baidu.com to censor, misrepresent, and deliver books to Chinese readers in a way only a book-burner could love. Baidu is now extending its government-influenced Internet monopoly into the Chinese literature sector. Baidu Literature announced its establishment […]
Shanda Literature announced that Hou Xiaoqiang, chief executive officer of the company, has stepped down from the position, and he has been replaced by Qiu Wenyou, chairman of the company. According to a notice published by the board of directors of Shanda Literature, Hou’s resignation is due to health reasons and he needs time for […]
China-based Shanda Literature announced an adjustment to its Cloudary in which the company will divest its content and hardware businesses.
Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com launches its e-book platform later today, and the new service will be further expanded to mobile devices in the future.
The B2C e-commerce website Dangdang.com reportedly plans to launch a new e-book business channel in the second half of December 2011.
Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced that it has launched a campaign starting from June 1, 2011, to return 3% of its sales of books to the original writers.
Shanda Literature, the Internet literature subsidiary of China’s Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, has announced that it has acquired the Chinese digital periodical website Zubunet.com.
Alibaba Groups’ online auction and e-commerce subsidiary Taobao.com is launching a new website focused on the sale of digital products in China.
Information from China Publishing Group is that the company has reached an in-depth cooperation with the world’s leading software maker Oracle to build a digital publishing resource management platform with Oracle’s general content management solution.
Shanda Literature, the online literature subsidiary of China’s Shanda Interactive Entertainment, has reportedly registered and established a subsidiary in Singapore, aiming to expand into the English-language digital and mobile e-book reading market.
Shanda Literature has acquired Readnovel.com, following recent acquisitions of several other Chinese literature websites, including Qidian.com, Hongxiu.com, Jjwxc.net, and Rongshuxia.com.
