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World Book Day 2014

Editor's note: April 23, 2014 marks the 19th World Book Day. In 1995 UNESCO designated this day to promote the appreciation of books all over the world. This special coverage reveals China's new trends in terms of reading habits, book design and publishing, and to explore the pleasure of "reading" China with you.

World Book Day 2014

World Book Day is an important date for literature around the world. It was also on this date that the writers William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes died (both on the same day in 1616) and, somewhat later, the birth date of novelists including the Russian-born Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) and the Icelandic Nobel Prize laureate Halldór Laxness (1902–1998). 

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World Book Day 2014How I discovered the lure of Will power
World Book Day 2014Love and Shakespeare 

World Book Day 2014The Bard in Beijing and beyond

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Contrary to the rumors, reading is not a dying pastime. If anything, more Chinese are settling down with a good book than ever before
Faced with the pressure from e-books, the publishing industry is undergoing a revolution in the way they produce paper books

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 World Book Day 2014 Chinese reading habits stir new debate

World Book Day 2014Marketers of e-books seek to develop the audience

World Book Day 2014Pulling the plug on e-books

World Book Day 2014Reading design's future in an era of e-books

World Book Day 2014Coming to a screen near you

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E-book VS paperbook

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Changing reading styles in E-world

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The annual promotion of book designing has produced significant influence and impact in China's publishing and designing sectors, helping to improve the overall designing quality. more

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World Book Day 2014  With its booming economy, China has been attracting increased global interest, and people from all around the world are seeking to understand more about China through its literature. International publishers are beginning to seek out books that reflect contemporary China and give some insight into the world of young Chinese. They are also tracking down best-sellers in the Chinese market as a reference to see what might translate well to the West. Here is a quick look at some of the publishing highlights that have been on the bookshelves of the English-speaking world. more

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A milieu of his own

World Book Day 2014US author explores China past

World Book Day 2014New book explains Chinese dream

World Book Day 2014Top novelist makes debut in English

World Book Day 2014To know China, read Chinese literature            

World Book Day 2014Lit fests highlight foreign writers

World Book Day 2014An essential expedition

World Book Day 2014Five-star dream

World Book Day 2014Heart in the hutong

World Book Day 2014Translators act as bridge between China and France

World Book Day 2014Chinese seed sprouts in US culture

World Book Day 2014Unraveling the secrets of the Silk Road

World Book Day 2014History becomes her story

World Book Day 2014Looking to the past to understand the future

World Book Day 2014Tapestry of Chinese culture and a Harvard teen's feeling

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Web editors: Fan Zhen and Wen Yi