July 18, 2018 | DAILY EDITION
The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which launched in Russia in May, cites mobile as a driver of growth in the audiobook sector.
 
In exclusive column for Publishing Perspectives, Richard Charkin asks why 'the largest advances ... go to the authors who need the money least?' and other questions for a journal he'd call 'Ask Emma.'
 
The 20th National Translation Awards from the American Literary Translators Association announces its longlist, selecting works in part by comparing the English translation to its original.
 
Submit your latest foreign rights deal to Publishing Perspectives to be considered for our next 'Rights Roundup' article on new translation deals.
 
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