Comments on: Meanwhile, in China http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike Taylor http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125467 Mike Taylor Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:28:19 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125467 Hi all If anyone is tempted to give these a go, I found both on Amazon.cn: http://www.amazon.cn/mn/searchApp?searchWord=%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E6%96%AF%E5%8D%A1%E5%B0%94%E9%BD%90 加油！ Mike Hi all

If anyone is tempted to give these a go, I found both on Amazon.cn:

http://www.amazon.cn/mn/searchApp?searchWord=%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E6%96%AF%E5%8D%A1%E5%B0%94%E9%BD%90

加油！

Mike

]]> By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125310 John Scalzi Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:31:51 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125310 As noted before, I have no idea how to get the Chinese editions, or indeed, most of my foreign editions, other than to suggest that if there's a Chinese version of Amazon (either the real company or something like it) see if they will ship it here. As noted before, I have no idea how to get the Chinese editions, or indeed, most of my foreign editions, other than to suggest that if there’s a Chinese version of Amazon (either the real company or something like it) see if they will ship it here.

]]> By: Kirby Johnson http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125309 Kirby Johnson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:28:41 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125309 My wife (a native speaker/reader/writer of chinese) would like to get a copy of the chinese translation. How do we get one? Can you get a copy for us? I'll be happy to pay for the book and shipping. Or if you could just give us a website. She tells me that the title translation are good. My comments on OMW, GB and LC. MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!! My wife (a native speaker/reader/writer of chinese) would like to get a copy of the chinese translation. How do we get one? Can you get a copy for us? I’ll be happy to pay for the book and shipping. Or if you could just give us a website.

She tells me that the title translation are good.

My comments on OMW, GB and LC. MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!

]]> By: Jonathan Vos Post http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125299 Jonathan Vos Post Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:22:55 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125299 Congratulations. Whenever I go to a European Worldcon, I find pirated editions of anthologies with stories of mine, which I did not know existed, let alone was never paid. Alas, I had to skip the first Japanese Worldcon, and the jaunt to Beijing, and thus have not seen if I'm pirated in China. But I have been getting more (highly technical) nonfiction published lately in India and China, just to hedge my bets as to who runs the world when I'm 149 years old, in 2100 A.D. And in the 2 novel mass I'm trying to finish lately -- "Axiomatic Magic" and "Fast Times at Stuyvesant High" -- I do think about the Asian market. I just found a "missing chapter" of the latter, about 3 years old, which I'd written on a public PC and not (I thought) backed up. Turns out I had emailed it to myself on Yahoo, so I cut and pasted and reformatted in in Word and emailed it to my Gmail account, and forwarded it to some friends & family for informal review. Darwinian Evolution by Natural Selection of Texts -- who knows what translations in what languages will be read on what planets in a millennium? Best to continue being prolific, and with a diversified portfolio. Congratulations.

Whenever I go to a European Worldcon, I find pirated editions of anthologies with stories of mine, which I did not know existed, let alone was never paid. Alas, I had to skip the first Japanese Worldcon, and the jaunt to Beijing, and thus have not seen if I’m pirated in China.

But I have been getting more (highly technical) nonfiction published lately in India and China, just to hedge my bets as to who runs the world when I’m 149 years old, in 2100 A.D.

And in the 2 novel mass I’m trying to finish lately — “Axiomatic Magic” and “Fast Times at Stuyvesant High” — I do think about the Asian market. I just found a “missing chapter” of the latter, about 3 years old, which I’d written on a public PC and not (I thought) backed up. Turns out I had emailed it to myself on Yahoo, so I cut and pasted and reformatted in in Word and emailed it to my Gmail account, and forwarded it to some friends & family for informal review.

Darwinian Evolution by Natural Selection of Texts — who knows what translations in what languages will be read on what planets in a millennium? Best to continue being prolific, and with a diversified portfolio.

]]> By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125196 John Scalzi Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:54:20 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125196 No idea. No idea.

]]> By: mythago http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125189 mythago Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:24:04 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125189 Where can US readers order copies of these? I have a Cantonese-speaking friend who would love them. Where can US readers order copies of these? I have a Cantonese-speaking friend who would love them.

]]> By: BeVibe http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125143 BeVibe Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:45:53 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125143 Loved the Chinese covers, as many others, much more than the American ones. (but hey, they sell here, so...) Am absolutely gobsmacked that the chinese science fiction mag has such a huge circulation. VERY cool. Folks who were introduced to your work in the mag will no doubt pick up copies of the book, making you a best-seller in China. How COOL is that! Loved the Chinese covers, as many others, much more than the American ones. (but hey, they sell here, so…)

Am absolutely gobsmacked that the chinese science fiction mag has such a huge circulation. VERY cool. Folks who were introduced to your work in the mag will no doubt pick up copies of the book, making you a best-seller in China.

How COOL is that!

]]> By: Seth http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125137 Seth Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:27:28 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125137 I like the covers as well. In fact I will just go ahead and say that they are much better than your American edition covers. I assume you won't take offense since you are pretty hands-off on that. On a related note, I write a bit myself but also work as a 3D artist. Because of that I think my head would explode if I ever got to publish a novel and didn't have at least a choice between pre-selected covers. Ah, what am I saying, I'd just be happy to get a novel published. I like the covers as well. In fact I will just go ahead and say that they are much better than your American edition covers. I assume you won’t take offense since you are pretty hands-off on that.

On a related note, I write a bit myself but also work as a 3D artist. Because of that I think my head would explode if I ever got to publish a novel and didn’t have at least a choice between pre-selected covers. Ah, what am I saying, I’d just be happy to get a novel published.

]]> By: underthebrighteststars http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125129 underthebrighteststars Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:56:42 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125129 MUCH better than the Sci Fi Essentials cover. http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Brigades-Sci-Essential-Book/dp/0765315025 I have to say, I loathe the Essentials cover, but I really am digging this one. I suppose that's more a comment on my preferred aesthetic (industrial, neo-gothic) than anything else. In an unrelated note, we've never talked, but hello. I'm a fellow writer, read some of your stuff and got interested in the blog. Sorta lurked for a while, decided to post today, and went with it. I'm actually in the middle of writing myself, perhaps once I've done more on it I could have you give your impressions. Eh, just a thought. Anyhow, keep up the good work, this is really the only blog I've kept interest in lately. MUCH better than the Sci Fi Essentials cover.
http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Brigades-Sci-Essential-Book/dp/0765315025

I have to say, I loathe the Essentials cover, but I really am digging this one. I suppose that’s more a comment on my preferred aesthetic (industrial, neo-gothic) than anything else.

In an unrelated note, we’ve never talked, but hello. I’m a fellow writer, read some of your stuff and got interested in the blog. Sorta lurked for a while, decided to post today, and went with it. I’m actually in the middle of writing myself, perhaps once I’ve done more on it I could have you give your impressions. Eh, just a thought.

Anyhow, keep up the good work, this is really the only blog I’ve kept interest in lately.

]]> By: Ásgeir http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/08/meanwhile-in-china/#comment-125122 Ásgeir Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:57:21 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5909#comment-125122 Ditto as everyone on the covers....really cool stuff there. I honestly never wondered if sci-fi is big or not in China...hmmm I wonder if there are any Chinese authors that have been translated into a language I can read... Now I'm curious, and suffering from insomnia...bad mix. Ditto as everyone on the covers….really cool stuff there.

I honestly never wondered if sci-fi is big or not in China…hmmm I wonder if there are any Chinese authors that have been translated into a language I can read…

Now I’m curious, and suffering from insomnia…bad mix.

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