Teaming up with Gravity Tales, Qidian International gears up the Globalization of Online Literary Works

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SHANGHAI, Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Qidian International, the international website and mobile app of the leading

Chinese online literature platform, Qidian.com (http://qidian.com/), sealed a

partnership agreement with Gravity Tales (http://gravitytales.com/), a renowned

website that provides English translation of Chinese online literary works. The

partnership paves the way for China Literature's expansion into the

international online reading market.  

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Qidian International launched its website and mobile app in May 2017. Today,

the platform hosts more than 90 literary works and has attracted nearly 1.5

million visitors across its suite of products, ranging from the website to

mobile apps in the Google Play and App Store. In recent years, the demand for

Chinese online literary works has surged in English-speaking countries. Qidian

International stands out amongst the current digital reading platforms offering

a wide selection of Chinese literary works with high-quality English

translations and serialized in nature.

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Wu Wenhui, CEO of China Literature, parent company of Qidian International,

said: "Online literary works are very popular amongst Chinese readers. Through

our collaboration with Gravity Tales, we hope to offer our global audiences

greater access to Chinese literary works and provide an avenue to explore

Chinese literature."

Born as a "grassroots" translation website for Chinese online literary works,

Gravity Tales was founded in 2015 by Richard Kong, a Chinese-American with

great passion and love for Chinese online literary works. Kong's vision is to

create a platform where he can share online literary works by different authors

with readers around the world. In two years, the website has established

well-developed processes and standards for translator training and assessments.

These processes have also become the operating standards and best practices

used by other translation websites. Gravity Tales built its reputation with its

precise but alluring translation works and innovative technologies. The

website's highest daily visit count has surpassed 2.5 million.

Kong believes that the key to sustainable development of Chinese online

literary works in the global market is authorized intellectual property

innovation. "Without a doubt, Qidian International has the largest collection

of translated literary works from China. Teaming up with them, we hope to give

readers the best reading experience and with this established platform, we hope

to showcase to the rest of the world the fascinations in Chinese online

literary works," stated Kong.

With this new partnership, Qidian International will provide the official

intellectual property rights for its literary works as well as offer guidance

and support in technological and digital product development. It will also work

with Gravity Tales in the professional development and personal growth of

translators.

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As a veteran in translating Chinese online literary works in the US and

European markets, Gravity Tales offers Qidian International and China

Literature with unique insights and proprietary reader data on the global

consumption of Chinese online literary works. "This marks our first step in our

journey to introducing Chinese online literary works to US and European

literary markets," said Wu.

For Qidian International, the partnership with Gravity Tales is just the

beginning of a comprehensive global expansion plan. The company looks forward

to collaborating with outstanding digital platforms like Gravity Tales across

the globe to present Chinese online literary works in more languages. The

company has already forged partnerships for authorized translation and online

distribution in South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

About Qidian International

Qidian International is a world-leading online literature platform and

community. It is a brand that affiliates with China Literature Ltd., China's

leading digital reading platform created through the merger between Tencent

Literature and Shanda Literature. Qidian International focuses on providing

high-quality fantasy and mystical stories to millions of readers in the global

market across its website and mobile app, offering them a customized reading

experience.

www.webnovel.com

About Gravity Tales:

As a platform that aims to connect various cultures around the world, Gravity

Tales creates novels that have vivid cultural characteristics accessible to new

geographies, forging understandings that go beyond a classroom or a

conversation. Founded in January 2015 by Richard Kong, Gravity Tales has

developed from a personal blog into a website with over 70 members. The website

provides English translations of online literary works of many source

languages, as well as authoring original English works.

www.gravitytales.com

SOURCE  Qidian International