Update: Two Mechanical Translations of the Guide (Discussed in the Article Below) by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP).
From a China Daily News Story:
The country’s first regulation to guide the development of the electronic-book industry was released by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) over the weekend.
The “e-book” addressed in the regulation is specifically digital content – formatted as print, images, audio and video – that is downloaded over the Internet and read on handheld devices, such as the Amazon Kindle or the Apple iPad.
The regulation, designed to improve the development of the industry by introducing an admittance system, was released following seven months of research by a panel of experts drawn up by the GAPP.
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Tong Zhilei, chairman and CEO of ChineseAll, one of the authorized public digital libraries, told China Daily that the development of the Chinese e-book industry required the participation of traditional publishers.
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According to a report by the China Internet Network Information Center, 188 million Chinese read literature online in the first six months of 2010.
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In late August, the GAPP issued a draft bulletin stating that amateurs involved in digital publishing must register with local authorities by the end of September for permission to publish.
Via Resource Shelf
