Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A Study of the Global Ranking of Taiwan’s Book Publishing Market

  • Published:
Publishing Research Quarterly Aims and scope

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate where Taiwan’s Publishing Market would have been ranked, had Taiwan been included in the Map of 23 largest book markets in the world presented by Wischenbart in 2014. The results of the study showed: (1) The total new titles published were 1839/million residents, which would have been ranked 2nd; (2) The per capital spending on books was €39.75, which would have been ranked 17th; and (3) Taiwan’s GDP (PPP) per capital was $42,201 International Dollars, which would have been ranked 10th. i.e. Taiwan’s Publishing Market is alive, vibrant, and deserved to be recognized.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

Source Rüdiger Wischenbart, Global Trends in Publishing 2014, An overview of current developments and driving forces in the transformation of the international publishing industry. 7–12 October 2014, presented by the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club. www.book-fair.com/businessclub, p. 4, Fig. 3: 23 of the largest international book markets

Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Wischenbart R. Global trends in publishing 2014, An overview of current developments and driving forces in the transformation of the international publishing industry (7–12 October 2014, presented by the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club), 4. www.book-fair.com/businessclub, Fig. 3: 23 of the largest international book markets. Accessed 12 May 2017.

  2. National Central Library of Taiwan. The current situation and trend of book publication in Taiwan 2016 (Taipei: National Central Library, 2017), 1. https://nclfile.ncl.edu.tw/files/201702/1e9f0add-3730-46ea-9b4c-b759aab5f22e.pdf. Accessed 12 Dec 2017. [in Chinese].

  3. Dept. of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan. The number of townships, villages, neighbors, households, population, household size and sex ratio (Taipei: Ministry of the Interior, 2017). https://www.dgbas.gov.tw/public/data/dgbas03/bs4/nis93/np01.xls. Accessed 12 Dec 2017 [in Chinese].

  4. Ministry of Finance Statistical Database, Taiwan. Ministry of Finance, Statistical Database Query (Taipei: Ministry of Finance, 2016). http://web02.mof.gov.tw/njswww/WebProxy.aspx?sys=100&funid=defjspf2. Accessed 12 Dec 2017.

  5. Taiwanrate org. Exchange rate of foreign currency. http://www.taiwanrate.org/exchange_rate_EUR_.php?forex=2012/12/17#.WM322pXZvIU. Accessed 12 Dec 2017 [in Chinese].

  6. Bank of Taiwan, Historical Exchange Rate Query. http://rate.bot.com.tw/xrt/history?lang=zh-TW. Accessed 12 Dec 2017 [in Chinese].

  7. zhì diǎn H. The Big Mac Index versus Purchasing Power Parity Theory. www.ib.ntu.edu.tw/jdhwang/files2/. Accessed 12 Dec 2017. [in Chinese with English abstract].

  8. Amadeo K. Purchasing power parity: calculation and how it’s used—Why does a Big Mac cost a lot less in China? https://www.thebalance.com/purchasing-power-parity-3305953. Accessed 29 Dec 2017.

  9. IndexMundi. Taiwan GDP—per capita (PPP) (International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2015). http://www.indexmundi.com/taiwan/gdp_per_capita_(ppp).html. Accessed 12 Dec 2017.

  10. IndexMundi. Canada GDP—per capita (PPP) (International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April 2015). http://www.indexmundi.com/canada/gdp_per_capita_(ppp).html. Accessed 12 Dec 2017.

  11. Dept. of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan., 01 Census demographic bulletin (9701). https://www.ris.gov.tw/346. Accessed 4 Jan 2018 [in Chinese].

  12. National Central Library of Taiwan. The current situation and trend of Book Publication in Taiwan 2013 (Taipei: National Central Library, 2014), 1. http://isbn.ncl.edu.tw/NCL_ISBNNet/main_ProcessMenuItems.php?PHPSESSID=1ie6k0drulp0aj40fjjnem0pi3&Pact=FileDownLoad&Pval=159&Pfld=Ffile. Accessed 12 Dec 2017 [in Chinese].

  13. Wischenbart R. Global eBook: a report on market trends and developments. (Ruediger Wischenbart Content and Consulting, April 2014) p 68–72.

  14. German Book Information Center. The Chinese Book Market 2016 (German Book Office Beijing, 2016), 1. https://www.buchmesse.de/images/fbm/dokumente-ua-pdfs/2016/white_paper_chinese_book_market_report_update_2016_new_58110.pdf. Accessed 7 Jan 2018.

  15. Wischenbart R. Global trends in publishing 2014, an overview of current developments and driving forces in the transformation of the international publishing industry (7–12 October 2014, presented by the Frankfurt Book Fair Business Club). www.book-fair.com/businessclub, p. 4, Fig. 3: 23 of the largest international book markets. Accessed 12 May 2017.

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Graphic Communication Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, 59, Sec. 1, Daguan Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    Chiu-Pai Ho

Authors
  1. Chiu-Pai Ho
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Chiu-Pai Ho.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Ho, CP. A Study of the Global Ranking of Taiwan’s Book Publishing Market. Pub Res Q 34, 256–264 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-018-9582-3

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-018-9582-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation