As Walmart aims to grow its e-commerce business and Kobo looks to establish a strong US presence, this new partnership could be a win-win and present more competition to Amazon.

 

In his latest monthly column for Publishing Perspectives, Richard Charkin asks, 'Why is that authors are typically paid a percentage of a notional retail price which hardly any customer pays?'

 

Scheduling a two-day stop in New York City, the Jaipur Literature Festival will bring a number of Indian authors and 'provocative panels' to NYC audiences this September.