New publications in Taiwan drop to record low: central library
04/01/2021 10:07 PM
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Taipei, April 1 (CNA) The number of new publications in Taiwan fell last year to 35,041, the lowest in two decades, the National Central Library (NCL) said in an annual report released Thursday.
The data in the report on the number of titles published in 2020 was based on International Standard Book Number (ISBN) purchases made by publishers for new books, the NCL said.
In total, 35,041 titles were published in 2020, a decrease of 1,769 from the previous year, the report said. Over the past three years, new publications in Taiwan have been declining by between 3.19 and 5.89 percent annually, it said.
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Public book lending trial closes in on first payments
BOOSTING LOCAL TALENT: Works qualifying for the program were checked out in libraries in Taichung and New Taipei City more than 790,000 times last year
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
Registration opened yesterday for authors and publishers to receive payments as part of a trial public lending rights program launched last year at two public libraries.
The three-year pilot program, organized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture, allows Taiwanese authors, creators, publishers and registered non-governmental organizations to be compensated NT$3 each time one of their books is loaned at Taichung’s National Library of Public Information or New Taipei City’s National Taiwan Library, the Department of Lifelong Education said in a statement.