Russia's Two Publishing Giants Merge

Eksmo and AST: Russia's Two Publishing Giants Merge Eksmo, Russia's leading publishing company, has officially taken over its main rival AST, bringing the country even closer to consolidation.

Jaipur Literary FestivaI to Covers Challenges in Indian Publishing For the first time the Zee Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF) has introduced a professional program to discuss the ongoing challenges to book publishing in India.

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From the Archives: Can Kobo Conquer India? We’ll Know "Soon" Ebooks remain less than 1% of the market in India, but "even the niche in India is a big number," says the regional director for Kobo — which is launching soon.