45 mln illegal publications confiscated in China (2)

In another case, two men received prison sentences of 36 months and 40 months, respectively, for printing and selling pirated textbooks.

The ten cases also included two involving phony reporters and unlicensed periodicals.

According to statistics revealed by the General Administration of Press and Publication, China's publication industry registered 1.65 trillion yuan (264.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue in 2012, marking a year-on-year increase of 13.6 percent. The digital publication field also gained momentum last year.

The administration will continue to support private investment in the press and publication sector and encourage qualified enterprises to go public, Liu Binjie, head of the administration, said at a meeting on Friday.