How to Publish a Book in Taiwan
According to BuyUSA.gov, Taiwan is a market with promising continued growth for book publishers and publishing houses within the United States, Japan and China. BuyUSA.gov also reports that Taiwan serves as the gateway to China's publishing market. Whether fiction or non-fiction, books are published in Taiwan through an established publishing house or by independently publishing the book yourself.
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Instructions
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Complete Content and Filings and Connect with Publishers
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Focus on topics such as history, current events, business, technology and important social trends to create an interesting, informative and valuable non-fiction book. Provide information that will benefit and improve readers' lives.
Weave history, romance, current events, science fiction or exploratory features into fiction book chapters. Create characters, dialogue, plots and settings to which Taiwan readers can easily relate and be entertained by---strive to create a page turner that a reader cannot put down .
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Complete pertinent filings. Email or telephone R. R. Bowker for an international book identification number application if self-publishing your book. Complete and submit forms to obtain an international standard book number (ISBN) and include payment for IBSN fees, which vary according to the number of sets ordered.
Contact the Taiwan Copyright Office, located at the Intellectual Property Office, for a copyright application. Submit the application and necessary payments prior to the publication and sale of your book to insure legal protection for any claims that might arise, such as plagiarism.
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Find a Publisher
Use Internet book publishing directories to locate a publisher and submit the finished manuscript to the Acquisitions Editor. Wunan Book Company, Taiyo Shobo Book Publishers and Awakening & Fem Books in Taiwan have successful publishing and marketing reputations.
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Partner With a Printer
Research prices and services of reputable printers if publishing independently. Telephone or email printers such as Sino American Press (a printer servicing Taiwan's book publishers and writers) and peruse websites. Ask for references from other writers and publishers that successfully partnered with the printer before negotiating and signing a contract.
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Attend the Taipei International Book Fair
Meet publishers and editors at the Taipei International Book Fair, generally held in early February. Distribute your contact information and set up meetings with editors and publishers attending the fair to discuss the prospects of publishing your book. Typically, the fair attracts over 650 exhibitors and more than 400,000 attendees.
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