Over 1 billion of the year's business: things about dictionaries

Multi-Knowledge Network May 7 News, CCTV recently exposed the Hubei Department of Education procurement of 3.2 million copies of pirated dictionaries, issued to rural students, Yunnan Tengchong last month also happened similar things. How much do you know about dictionaries and pirated dictionaries? Because based on the basis of the "word" level, if the reference books into the major categories, the dictionary must be the teaching of auxiliary sales of uncrowned king-since the founding of the cumulative sales to 1 billion, almost all of the literacy stage is not without a even a few dictionaries accompanying. Some writers often tease, "the book is sold too good to sell the dictionary." Because of the special attributes of reference books, the Xinhua dictionary has even been revised by the Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, to participate in the revised terms, and care about pricing. At present, the best selling dictionary in the market is the "Xinhua Dictionary" published by the Commercial Press, which is a monochrome and two-color one, priced at 19.9 yuan and 24.9 yuan, with a price of 48 yuan. Published in 1953 and is now in its 11th edition (revised in 2011). Other good dictionaries, including the people's education press "New Pupil Dictionary (fourth Edition)", Yunnan Publishing House "practical Xinhua Dictionary" and so on. These dictionaries have more advantages in price, to "practical Xinhua Dictionary For example", hardcover version of the price is only 12.8 yuan, Dangdang on the price is lower to 50 percent 6.4 yuan (Business Edition "Xinhua Dictionary" Monochrome This minimum 80 percent 16 yuan). Because of the huge sales, the profit is rich, each version of the dictionary repeatedly pirated, has formed a huge industrial chain. In 2011, the commercial press sued 4 Hainan booksellers for piracy and settled outside the court, and in 2005 there were cases of a pirated dictionary. This time, the government procurement of the "student Xinhua Dictionary" is not an exclusive name, in addition to the Hubei Chongwen Bookstore, book publishing house, Chinese teaching Press, etc. have published the dictionary. On the other hand, "pirated dictionary" printed by the editor, Wuhan University Professor Yang said 2001 Chongwen Bookstore about him to compile the "Student Standard dictionary", then the dictionary by the Chongwen Bookstore itself packaging and replace the title, respectively, the 2006 and 2012 edition of the "student Xinhua Dictionary." A publishing industry personage said, this "own pirate own" the play, the teaching auxiliary domain is very common, the dictionary and so on reference book often is the new bottle old wine. "Initial estimate, the dictionary book market has more than 1 billion yuan per year." But sadly, each link is mainly to play the idea of piracy, and no real intentions of enterprises to enter the market head-on. "The director of the Book Division of a training organization said to the network," he also said, this is mainly the current training or publishing institutions, brand and professionalism is not strong, for the dictionary of such authoritative products have no advantage. In fact, the Anglo-American Dictionary is also a big business, are dominated by market-oriented enterprises. Sooner or later China's development will go to market, and whoever can subvert the Xinhua dictionary, rather than piracy, is likely to get 1 billion business. (More knowledge net Andy)