A reader is intrigued at a bookstore in Qingzhou, Shandong province. Physical bookstores face serious challenges posed by the pandemic since most activities went online and visitor numbers declined. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese book market has been experiencing challenges, as sales in 2020 dropped for the first time since 2015 and sales in 2021, although greater compared with …
In the section of children's books at the 28th Beijing International Book Fair in mid-September, publishers promote children's books via livestreaming platforms. CHEN XIAOGEN/FOR CHINA DAILY/YANG YANG/CHINA DAILY "For book buyers in China, it's natural to expect high discounts, not only on the special days of shopping carnivals, but almost every day as online platforms often need to create new …