Camphor Press
Camphor Press was a British independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia. The company started as a digital-only publisher focused on providing a platform for English-language writing about Taiwan, before moving into print books in 2015. In 2017 Camphor Press acquired the backlist of US press EastBridge, reissuing those books under the Eastbridge Books imprint.
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Camphor Press was a British independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia. The company started as a digital-only publisher focused on providing a platform for English-language writing about Taiwan, before moving into print books in 2015. In 2017 Camphor Press acquired the backlist of US press EastBridge, reissuing those books under the Eastbridge Books imprint.
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Press has also acquired the rights to a number of out-of-print titles about Taiwan and the wider region. The company was dissolved in 2024.
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• Status — Dissolved • Founder — Michael Cannings John Grant Ross Mark Swofford • Country — Taiwan • Headquarters — Manchester, England • Topics — East Asia • Genre — East Asia • Imprints — Camphor Press Eastbridge Books • Url — camphorpress.com
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• Camphor Press: East Asia-related fiction and non-fiction for the general reader • Eastbridge Books: East Asia-related academic books and literary translations
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- 1.Menconi, Keith. Taiwan Talk: Michael Cannings on Taiwan Focused e-Publisher Camphor Press. ICRT.
- 2.Centered on Taipei. Camphor Press: Bringing Taiwan to the World, Digitally. 26.
- 3.Winterton, Bradley. Year in Review: Books. The Taipei Times. 2017-12-28.
- 4.Chang, Darice. Niche Media and Taiwan's Soft Power. Taiwan Sentinel.
- 5.HMRC. Final Gazette Notice, dissolved via compulsory strike-off.
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