The Shanghai Publishing Yearbook has been continuously published, featuring the "Shanghai Publishing Industry Annual Exhibition" series on paper | Shanghai Publishing Yearbook | Shanghai
On August 21st, the third edition of the Shanghai Publishing Yearbook series, "Shanghai Publishing Yearbook," was first released at the Shanghai Book Fair, and the electronic version was updated simultaneously in the Shanghai Publishing Information Database.
Starting from 2021, the China Museum of Modern and Contemporary Press and Publication has collaborated with Shanghai Science and Technology Literature Publishing House to publish an annual "Shanghai Publishing Yearbook" that reflects the current situation of the Shanghai publishing industry. It records the development trajectory of Shanghai's publishing, printing, distribution, activities, and awards over the past year, so that details and data in the publishing industry can be verified and preserved in a relatively short time frame, becoming an accumulated resource year by year. Coupled with the Shanghai Publishing Information Database, this information can be conveniently used and its historical and social value can be realized.
The Shanghai Publishing Yearbook includes chapters such as a chronicle of major events, annual reports, special articles, new store brochures, selected issues, industry perspectives, recommended book lists, a list of major awards for the year, and characters. Wang Yaohua, Executive Editor in Chief of the "Shanghai Publishing Yearbook" series and Vice President and Secretary General of the Shanghai Book and Publication Distribution Industry Association, introduced that in the process of compiling the "Shanghai Publishing Yearbook" series every year, the editorial department makes adjustments to meet practical needs and strives to make progress every year. For the first time, the "Shanghai Publishing Yearbook" includes an annual work summary and "Shanghai Reading and Evaluation" section for the publishing and editing profession in universities; The Shanghai Publishing Yearbook includes records of the overall relocation of Shanghai Century Publishing Co., Ltd.
Once isolated data is connected over time, its research and analysis value increases exponentially. Over the past three years, the "Shanghai Publishing Yearbook" series has gradually gained attention and collection from publishing and research institutions, becoming a rich, reliable and usable cultural information repository. At the inaugural ceremony, Deng Xianglian, Director of the Department of Publishing and Culture at the School of Communication, East China Normal University, gave a deep interpretation of the 2021 Shanghai News and Publishing Industry Report included in the annual magazine: In the past three years, due to various factors, the overall revenue of books in Shanghai has significantly decreased and then reversed and increased; The digital publishing business in Shanghai continues to grow, but after a significant increase, the growth rate slows down; The publishing industry in Shanghai has shifted and developed from integrated publishing to integrated media products. Cui Xia, winner of the 2021 Shanghai Publishing Newcomer Award and Assistant Editor in Chief and Executive Vice President of the Humanities and Social Sciences Branch of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, introduced her transition from a background in science and engineering to humanities and social sciences. She gradually transitioned from being responsible for manuscript compilation, process management, and author organization to becoming a planner and team leader in the direction of topic selection, making the Tokyo Trial series of publications more refined and in-depth.