Plotting the next chapter

Forum addresses the latest challenges facing the publishing industry, from changing reading habits to the rise of AI, Yang Yang reports.

With fast economic development around the world, internet users have been increasing over the years, witnessing the prosperity of social media and the popularity of online reading. As a result, digital publishing businesses are growing quickly and the market size of electronic books is also expanding, with digital library programs and online educational products increasing constantly.

In recently years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, book lovers have found new ways to read, access content and disseminate it, which has posed challenges for the traditional publishing industry, but has also brought new opportunities.

Launched in 2016, the International Publishing Forum has attracted industry insiders from many different countries and regions to gather and explore new paths for international publishing cooperation.

This year, under a theme of "innovative publishing and win-win cooperation", the forum, held in Beijing in June, focused on the integration of digital technologies and publishing.