Publishers' delight

Although faced with competition from the electronic invasion, printed travel guidebooks are popular in China owing to the boom in tourism, Xing Yi reports.

Despite the invasion of e-books, publishers of printed travel guides in China seem to be at ease as the market - although niche - is still growing, thanks to the country's booming tourism.

As one of the best-sellers among guidebooks in China, China DIY Tour sold around 300,000 copies in 2012, its highest by volume since it was first published in 2002, and is updated annually.