Publishers must closely follow in the footsteps of technology

Major publishers from China and Europe have called for a revamp in the industry business model as books become digitalized.

"The digital revolution appears to be a groundswell," says Fabrice Piault, deputy editor-in-chief of French magazine Livres Hebdo.

He is among a group of experts and professionals from China, France, Ireland and Denmark who spoke at the EU-China Roundtable on Digital Publishing, one of the string of events at the recent Beijing Book Fair.