Many companies sell e-readers that ship to the US from Hong Kong or mainland China. Packages are usually delivered to the customer via the United States Postal Service or handed off to them. It might take longer for you to receive anything you order from a Chinese retailer or e-commerce platform such as Aliexpress, JD, Shein, or Temu. The US Postal Service says it has suspended … [Read more...] about Chinese e-readers will take longer to ship and get delivered
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China’s Censorship created a Global Profitable Book Store Industry
Yu Miao once owned an independent bookstore in China. While there, he lived in constant fear of the repercussions of harsh regulations and censorship on any store the government did not operate. The story may seem like a plot from a futuristic dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, but it reflects the daily reality in Communist China, where control prevails. The government … [Read more...] about China’s Censorship created a Global Profitable Book Store Industry
Audiobooks Gaining Strong Foothold in China
The audiobook segment in China is booming, experiencing significant growth in recent times, PublishersWeekly reported citing a white paper published recently by Xinhua News Agency. As per the report, the segment grew from 1.96 billion yuan in 2015 to more than 10 billion yuan in 2023. It is 8.8 audiobooks that the average Chinese consumers listened to last year, which betters … [Read more...] about Audiobooks Gaining Strong Foothold in China
Digital Book Publishing is Growing in China
The Chinese digital book publishing industry is growing. Audiobooks and ebooks are taking off in a big way. A new report proclaims that the entire digital publishing industry earned an estimated 1.6 trillion yuan ($229 billion) in revenue last year, up 19% from 2022. One of the growth sectors is internet periodicals, e-books and digital newspapers, generating a combined income … [Read more...] about Digital Book Publishing is Growing in China
Amazon App Store no longer available in China
Amazon is sending out e-mails to its users reminding them that the Chinese version of its Android app store has ceased operations since July 17, 2023. Apps and in-app purchases that have been downloaded before will continue to be accessible on customers' devices, provided they are not manually deleted. However, users of the Chinese variant of the Amazon Appstore will lose the … [Read more...] about Amazon App Store no longer available in China
Its the end of the road for the Amazon Kindle e-reader and e-books in China
Amazon announced Friday it is finally discontinuing its Kindle online services in China. This move marked the end of an era for Amazon's pursuit of the vast Chinese consumer market and left avid readers scrambling to stock up on e-books before the platform's closure. While the decision did not come as a surprise, as Amazon had previously announced its intention to cease … [Read more...] about Its the end of the road for the Amazon Kindle e-reader and e-books in China
Amazon App Store to cease operations in China
Amazon is set to close its official app store in China, marking another step back from the Chinese market for the US tech giant. The closure comes after Amazon's announcement last year that it would also be shutting down its Kindle e-book service in the country. While the Amazon Appstore, launched in 2011 as an alternative to Google for Android users, will be discontinued, … [Read more...] about Amazon App Store to cease operations in China
Why Amazon Kindle is abandoning China?
Amazon announced in June it will be exiting China. The company didn't offer any reasons as such for the move though it shouldn't be hard to guess what might have gone wrong. Amazon had earlier stated China happens to be a crucial market for its business given the sheer size of it as well as the growing trends among the population to adopt digital forms of reading. All of this … [Read more...] about Why Amazon Kindle is abandoning China?
Amazon’s withdrawal from China questioned by the Jiangsu Consumers Council
Amazon had announced the cessation of its Kindle operations in China, leaving all Kindle users in the country in the lurch. Not surprisingly, this has led to widespread discontent among Kindle owners who said it makes for a one-sided decision that does not take into account the valid concerns of all those who invested in the Amazon ecosystem of e-books and other related … [Read more...] about Amazon’s withdrawal from China questioned by the Jiangsu Consumers Council
Amazon forced to remove ratings, reviews of Chinese president’s book
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book, The Governance of China is in the news but for all the wrong reasons. For according to a Reuters report on this, Amazon removed all feedback on the book after being nudged by the government there to do so. This happened two years ago so that the book isn't accompanied by any reviews, comments, or ratings on the Amazon China page. Amazon … [Read more...] about Amazon forced to remove ratings, reviews of Chinese president’s book