In April of the following year Dushu, which has since become very influential within the PRC's publishing industry, published its debut issue. Shen Changwen, a senior figure in the mainland's publishing world, was appointed editor-in-chief in 1980. He would serve in that position until he retired in 1995.
大陸出版界重量級的「讀書雜誌」隔年四月創刊，資深出版人沈昌文於一九八○出任主編，一直到一九九五年前退休為止。