Exhibitors aim to take Chinese literature to rest of the world

China, the world's second-biggest book market after the United States, has long been a consumer of works from other countries. Now it is making a push to export its own literature abroad, helped by the e-book revolution.

Industry players at the Frankfurt Book Fair said they had observed a change in Chinese exhibitors' focus from acquiring foreign rights to selling the products of China's developing publishing sector.

With sales volumes of nearly $18 billion, China is the largest buyer of rights and licenses for books published overseas.