Tiny Singapore Makes Big Push Into Kid’s Lit, Bookselling
Sarah Odedina of the UK's Hot Key Books surveys the children's publishing and bookselling scene in Singapore and finds a robust, burgeoning marketplace. The post Tiny Singapore Makes Big Push Into...
View ArticlePublishing in Singapore: “Like Swimming with Great White Sharks”
Phil Tatham of Monsoon Books and CK Goh of Rank Books, discuss the state of Singapore's publishing industry and how both are positioning their books in the global market. The post Publishing in...
View ArticleHow Developing Markets Fuel Wattpad’s Explosive Growth
Markets often overlooked by Western publishers — like the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Saudia Arabia, Romania — are proving powerhouses for Wattpad says CEO Allen Lau. The post How Developing...
View ArticleGoogle Play Ebooks Expands to 9 New Asian Countries
Google has expanded Play ebook sales to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and New Zealand. The post Google Play Ebooks Expands to 9 New Asian Countries...
View ArticleSingapore’s Book Council on East/West Publishing Relations
We spoke to R. Ramachandran of the National Book Development Council of Singapore about the country's efforts to become a regional hub for literary arts. The post Singapore’s Book Council on East/West...
View ArticleWhy Does Singapore Hate Gay Penguins?
The National Library Board in Singapore is removing and destroying three children’s books featuring plots with gay or nontraditional families. The post Why Does Singapore Hate Gay Penguins? appeared...
View ArticleFrankfurt Book Fair Takes St. Gallen Publishing Course to Singapore
The 2015 St. Gallen Publishing Course, a 10-day executive training program, will take place in Singapore to connect participants with Asian businesses. The post Frankfurt Book Fair Takes St. Gallen...
View ArticleWhy You Should Attend the St. Gallen Publishing Course in Singapore?
Looking to build the skills to take your publishing career to the next level? The St. Gallen International Publishing Course in Singapore may be for you. The post Why You Should Attend the St. Gallen...
View ArticlePage One’s 21st-Century Asian Bookstore Strategy
Singapore-based Page One's new bookstore concept in Hong Kong started by looking at what readers loved in books and building from there, says CEO Mark Tan. The post Page One’s 21st-Century Asian...
View ArticleSingaporean Literature Fights For Its Place at the Table
Akshita Nanda asks if it will 'take an international award' for Singaporean writers and publishers to be taken seriously...or is Singapore its own worst enemy? The post Singaporean Literature Fights...
View ArticleMeet Singapore’s BooksActually: A Decade of Bookselling
Kenny Leck, co-founder and owner of Singapore's BooksActually, talks on the 10th anniversary of his shop about indie bookselling and publishing. The post Meet Singapore’s BooksActually: A Decade of...
View ArticleStoryDrive Asia Powers On: Announcing a Singapore Debut
'Access for international publishers to entirely new players,' says Frankfurt Book Fair's Juergen Boos on the StoryDrive program's expansion to Singapore. The post StoryDrive Asia Powers On: Announcing...
View ArticleAsia’s Potential Monsoon of Ebook Sales: Philip Tatham on ASEAN
'The reason we want to start selling ebooks direct into ASEAN,' says Monsoon's Philip Tatham, is because it's a major and rare territory still without heavy competition from major ebook retailers. The...
View ArticleIllustrations, Design, and Above All Stories: China’s StoryDrive Asia 2016,...
One literary agent's story at this fourth iteration of the international conference was about selling 2,000 English-language titles into the Chinese market. Going the other direction? Not so easy. The...
View ArticleSonny Liew’s ‘Charlie Chan’ Leads Singapore Literature Prizes
Every two years, honors are given for outstanding work in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. A record number of submissions—235 across the twelve categories—marks the 2016 awards. The post Sonny...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia’s Rising Publishing World: An Interview With Kenneth Quek
Southeast Asia's publishing industries show promising signs of growth despite being under-translated and overly vulnerable to censorship, says Kenneth Quek. The post Southeast Asia’s Rising Publishing...
View ArticleThis Week in Singapore: StoryDrive Asia and Digital Media Potential
Understanding publishing in the digital context of 'nearby media' is at the heart of the Frankfurt Book Fair's StoryDrive Asia conference in Singapore. The post This Week in Singapore: StoryDrive Asia...
View ArticleAt Singapore’s StoryDrive Asia: Proud Publishers, Digital Demands
From Stockholm's internationally situated Bonnier with its history to the new Canelo from the UK and 10-year-old Wattpad, innovation is the quest at StoryDrive Asia in Singapore. The post At...
View ArticleSingapore’s Publishers, Booksellers, and Readers Come Together for #BuySingLit
Having welcomed Frankfurt Book Fair's StoryDrive Asia in November, Singapore is preparing its first #BuySingLit focus on local author awareness this month. The post Singapore’s Publishers, Booksellers,...
View ArticleThe Art of Edmund Wee: A Singapore Publisher on Championing Good Literature
'The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye' is the biggest success so far from Epigram Books in Singapore. 'We've published more than 300 titles,' says publisher Edmund Wee. The post The Art of Edmund Wee: A...
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