25 yuan per kilogram of books, can you take them with you? Zhongtu Network: Will not put water soaked books on shelves for sales and disaster relief | Storage | Zhongtu

@On August 3rd, the official Weibo account of Zhongtu Network announced that:

Thank you very much for your attention!

The activity of buying books for 25 yuan per kilogram was one of our warehouse book fair activities in 2020, not the books that were submerged in the disaster;

We will not put the soaked book on the shelves for sale, please rest assured.

Zhongtu Network is currently working hard to save itself. Thank you for your concern.

Recently, there has been continuous heavy rainfall in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, which has affected the book warehouses of several publishing institutions located in Zhuozhou, Hebei and other areas.

On the 1st, Zhongtu Network announced that its storage center in Zhuozhou was flooded, with over 4 million books in a warehouse. If the flood cannot recede quickly, the books on the third floor will also become damp and deformed, and it is expected that at least 80% of the books will be scrapped; This is the most devastating loss and blow suffered in 25 years.

Many netizens have left comments expressing their willingness to buy books soaked in floods to help reduce losses.

In response to this, Zhongtu Net published an article stating that books that have been soaked in floods cannot be used anymore. One reason is that they can hardly be opened, and another important reason is that they may have left unknown dirt and bacteria. We won't hand over books with safety hazards to everyone!

Live selling of books is currently underway

More than 28000 sets of "fuel packs" have been sold on Zhongtu Network

"The book is in the water, we can only look forward and move forward," said an unread editor. How can book industry professionals who have suffered heavy losses overcome this difficult period?

Starting from August 1st, the official self operated live broadcast room of "Unread Books" will be launched daily on a certain platform to compensate for some losses. In addition, unread online stores on platforms such as Tmall have opened pre-sales and "print on demand" according to reader reservations.

In addition to launching a live broadcast on a certain platform, Zhongtu Network has also launched a "fuel kit": a prepayment of 99 yuan, which will be shipped in late September, including four books, a metal bookmark, and a commemorative badge. Retrieve funds through pre-sale. According to Zhongtu Network, "Books will mainly be relocated after the disaster, with surviving books as a supplement to ensure that they do not become waterlogged."

Recently, many people have flooded into the live broadcast rooms of platforms such as Unread and Zhongtu Network.

The reporter saw that the "refueling package" of China National Library is not only being sold by China National Library, but also being helped by other organizations and bloggers.

In the live broadcast rooms of Houlang Reading and multiple book bloggers, this "fuel bag" is on the shelves. For example, the live broadcast of blogger "Da Liu Reading" has sold over 2000 "fuel packs" as of 4pm.

The unread staff member said, "In the past two days, many media outlets and peers have paid attention, and some readers have entered the store for wild consumption, which has deeply moved us."

Zhongtu Net stated that many netizens have been anxiously seeking help and following our updates since August 1st. Today, they have actively provided us with advice and are willing to buy water soaked books and donate. We are truly moved. As of around 4 pm, Zhongtu Net has shown that more than 28000 sets of "fuel packs" have been sold.

Collaborate with peers, readers, and platforms to come up with solutions

Industry insiders have expressed that disaster stricken institutions can communicate with upstream and downstream partners, and if their accounts can be delayed, they can be delayed for a while, and if they can cooperate, they can provide cooperation; If the order cannot be shipped, communicate with consumers and consider exchanging other books to maintain sales. The person in charge of Times Chinese also stated that they have received condolences from some dealers and partners as soon as possible, and they are willing to cooperate with themselves in facing difficulties, allowing production to resume as soon as possible and recovering some losses.

Douban launched the topic of "book industry after rainstorm" for communication between the industry and readers.

Reader "Ka Coffee" said, "Is it possible to contact the education bureau, schools, libraries, etc. for bulk bookings, etc.?"

Publisher Ling Huyuan said, "In future media reports, we can consider listing the brands and book purchase links that have suffered losses in the Zhuozhou warehouse. We can forward them and ask everyone to go to relevant channels to buy books." "Now is the time to overcome difficulties together and help each other, and there is no need for bad intentions from colleagues. No one can stop natural disasters."

In addition to brands and institutions such as Zhongtu Net, Times Chinese, Unread, and Lingdu that have suffered significant losses and made public statements, individuals from Genius Catcher Program, Beike Academic, Beijing Yuming Jixian Cultural Development Co., Ltd., and Beijing Jiayouyuan Cultural Development Co., Ltd. in a WeChat group also expressed varying degrees of losses.

Just like Ms. Yuan, who was previously interviewed by Chao News, her Beijing Tianwen Qiusuo Cultural Development Company specializes in providing library services and rural bookstores, and does not directly sell books to readers. Many such small and micro enterprises also suffer heavy losses.

The specific number of affected brands may not be known until the water recedes.