100,000 novels bloom in China

Guess what the most popular Web search is in China? Novel.

That’s because in China, writing and reading novels online has become the hobby of 10 million people, according to Wired Magazine. Not everyone is getting rich, but tons of books are selling.

Unlike the music world, where MP3s are threatening to kill off CDs, online novels in China are helping physical books fly off the shelves. Print versions of popular online works sell by the millions and publishers, as well as authors, are cashing in.

I wonder if something like that could happen here someday.

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Steve Weber is author of Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors

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