eBook Dynasty: Our History
Here at eBook Dynasty, our goal is to help all authors and readers cross the English/Chinese linguistic and cultural boundaries. We dedicate our time and efforts to empower aspiring, emerging and established authors, translators and independent publishers with the necessary knowledge and skills to promote their works to the world.
eBook Dynasty is managed by Dr Christine Yunn-Yu Sun, who has 25 years of experience as a professional translator and 10 years of experience as an independent publisher. Her CV can be viewed here.
Below is a brief history of eBook Dynasty:
September 2022: Launched three online courses: "Introduction to Translation", "Introduction to Independent Publishing, and "Working with/as a Translator to Explore Foreign Markets", supported by the Australian Council for the Arts.
June 2021: Beta versions of three online courses became "live".
May 2020: Received a "Resilience Fund – Adapt" grant from the Australian Council for the Arts, to research, develop and present three online courses: "Introduction to Translation", "Introduction to Independent Publishing", and "Working with/as a Translator to Explore Foreign Markets".
August 2019: Commenced distribution partnership with Readmoo in Taiwan to promote English-language authors in Australia and other countries to the Chinese World.
March 2019: Interview with SBS Mandarin on bilingual writing, translation, reading and publishing.
February 2019: Presentation "Chinese Reading Inspiration for Adults" for the 2019 Chinese Reading and Writing Festival sponsored by the Whitehorse Manningham Libraries.
January 2019: Thanks to the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund provided by Writers Victoria and Myer Foundation, eBook Dynasty travelled to Taiwan to develop a framework for, and feasibility study of, distributing Chinese-language editions of books by Australian and international authors in print and digital formats across the Greater China.
January 2019: Commenced English-language ebook and print book publishing services, to help Chinese-language authors translate, publish and promote their titles to the English World.
November 2018: Participated in Foundary658 Accelerator, an intensive business program offered by the State Library Victoria and the Australian Centre for the Moving Images as part of the Victorian Government's Creative State strategy.
May 2016: Commenced distribution partnership with HyWeb Technology Co., Ltd in Taiwan to promote English-language authors in Australia and other countries to the Chinese World.
December 2015: Received the Victoria's Multicultural Award for Excellence: Victorian Multicultural Marketing Award, which recognised eBook Dynasty "a business that uses a multilingual workforce and innovative marketing and communication strategies to engage multicultural audiences and who use their brand or reputation to promote the benefits of cultural diversity".
November 2014: Commenced Chinese print book publishing service.
June 2012: eBook Dynasty formally launched in Melbourne, Australia, to assist emerging and established English-language authors, literary agents and publishers to translate, publish and promote their titles to the Chinese World. We also help Chinese-language writers promote their writings to the English World.
February 2011: Commenced Chinese ebook publishing service.
2010: Commenced literary translation and international rights management services.
2004: Commenced English/Chinese and Chinese/English translation and interpretation services for clients worldwide.
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