A Review of “Nations of the World: A Political,Economic, and Business Handbook”

This case study presents the revision of an upper-division one-shot instruction session to include an online tutorial that introduces students to business information sources prior to the library session. In order to complete the assignment and prepare for the library session, students are prompted to find specific information using the given resource, and then consider questions regarding the information retrieved. Students in a 3000-level business writing class responded positively to the activity while providing a good amount of material to inform further iterations of the assignment.     

China’s Book Publishing Industry: A Review of 2011

This report provides a brief summary for trends in 2011 China publishing industry in general and the book publishing sector specifically. A general industry review and analysis includes the number of titles, list prices and units as a 5?year overview. The report for 2011 concludes with a summary for two main trends that have emerged over the recent years.     

Rapid Growth: A Review of China’s Online Book Selling

This paper analyzes the current situation of China’s book market, especially online book selling. Dangdang, Jingdong Mall, Amazon China and Tmall are the four major suppliers of China’s online book selling. This paper analyzes the market share, business models and development path of these four operators.