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Hatcher
Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 602
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 2:00 am Post subject: Publishing |
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I want to submit a book for ESL to a publisher in China. Can anyone offer any advice? |
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Raindrops
Joined: 18 May 2009 Posts: 142 Location: PRC
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Yes, it has to be approved buy the Ministry of Education, you need to have proper credentials (Ph D?), and lots of guangxi .... |
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suanlatudousi
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 6:34 am Post subject: |
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Raindrops wrote: |
Yes, it has to be approved buy the Ministry of Education, you need to have proper credentials (Ph D?), and lots of guangxi .... |
Wow ... total lack of knowledge of the topic. |
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Raindrops
Joined: 18 May 2009 Posts: 142 Location: PRC
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:05 am Post subject: |
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suanlatudousi wrote: |
Raindrops wrote: |
Yes, it has to be approved buy the Ministry of Education, you need to have proper credentials (Ph D?), and lots of guangxi .... |
Wow ... total lack of knowledge of the topic. |
You are really get on many forumites' nerves .... and as usual you aren't bringing anything to the topic; please mind your own business.
My former boss (2005) and 2 former FT colleagues have published a book; which book had to go to BJ at 3 occasions for approval by the Ministry of Education; I know it by fact for I was supposed to be in charged of illustrations but politely passed on it ... |
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evaforsure

Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 1217
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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As you seem to have the inside track.. was it successful in getting to print... |
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suanlatudousi
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 384
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Yes, books must be certified as publishable by the government.
Where is your evidence to support need of "guanxi" and "credentials" ?
I'm an M.D. with a Master Degree as well and published a medical education book with two supporting authors (neither of which was Chinese nor had a Ph.D. nor supposed "guanxi")
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You are really get on many forumites' nerves |
Ohhhhh, well maybe someone should hold your hand to get you through the hard-times? If you can't stand the truth, please contact an administrator to have me removed. Keep your PERSONAL issues off the forum threads. |
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Raindrops
Joined: 18 May 2009 Posts: 142 Location: PRC
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:42 am Post subject: |
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The OP is asking about publishing an TEFL/TESL book presuming for sale at Chinese Schools and Universities ...
You, are referring to a paper published in a magazine ... unless you could provide us with a proper ISBN ... but ... |
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