The Book Information Centre (BIZ) Beijing
Welcome!
The Book Information Centre (BIZ) Beijing has been operating since 1998 as the overseas representative office of the Frankfurt Book Fair in Beijing, in cooperation with the Goethe Institut China. It is the central contact and information point for the German and Chinese book industries and it provides many services for professionals in that field.
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We are the competent partner for inquiries on all aspects of the German and Chinese book sector.
The Book Information Centre works with a mixed mandate that balances straightforward business interests against a cultural-political mission, the aim of which is to increase the mutual transparency of the two country's book industries, and thereby to intensify German-Chinese cooperation.
The activities of the BIZ Beijing are designed to encourage the comprehensive and long-term cooperation between the book industries of China and Germany. It promotes the rights trade and it helps industry experts and stakeholders from the German publishing scene to participate in Asian book fairs. Likewise, it also facilitates the attendance of Chinese publishers, booksellers and media specialists at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Buchinformationszentrum BIZ
c/o Goethe-Institut Peking
Ms Yingxin GONG
Leitung
Sunflower Tower 1870
No. 37 Maizidian St.
100125 Beijing
China
Tel.: +86 10 85276983
Fax.: +86 10 85276806
E-Mail: gong@biz-beijing.org
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Our services
As an overseas office of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Book Information Centre Beijing undertakes many activities to support the existing interest in German books and content. These include book exhibitions, rights offers, training programmes (e.g. seminars for publishers and booksellers), participation at cultural events, professional networking trips and exchange programmes, and contacts to multipliers on the ground. It provides information through its online and offline media, including updates on the latest developments in the book market. The BIZ Beijing is also a helpful partner for German and Chinese publishers when it comes to finding translators.
Information about book markets
We are the competent partner for inquiries on all aspects of the German and Chinese book sector
Are you looking for information about the publishing scene or the book market in China? Do you need expert advice on a particular problem with your Chinese business partners? Would you like to get an independent opinion to assist you with your decision making process?
More about the Chinese Book Market
Networking
The BIZ is the central contact point and meeting place for actors at all levels and in all sectors of the German-Chinese book industry. We are open to cooperation of all kinds – with publishers, agencies, institutions, journalists...
On the one hand, you can use us to help make your initial contact with China. On the other, we are also ready with competent assistance and consulting services, which can be tailored to your specific needs to promote the success of your activities in the Chinese book market. Do you need to collaborate with a specific publisher, or develop a strategy for a particular project? Do you want to attend a trade fair in China, or do your bit for knowledge transfer by joining a workshop? We'll be happy to help you with our know-how, and to keep you abreast of the latest news from the Chinese book industry. In our experience, whatever the original reasons for an approach, first contacts often blossom into highly diverse business relationships and result in some very interesting projects.