Belarus

As widely reported, the founder of Belarussian publisher Lohvinau Publishing House is facing potential imprisonment for the “crime” of publishing books without an official registration – despite apparent repeated efforts to actually apply for that same Kafkaesque registration. Ihar Lohvinau has been charged with “extremism” for publishing Belarus Press Photo 2011, which included photos of […]

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Bookmate has gained attention recently as the e-book subscription app grows overseas.

It seems that readers aren’t the only ones to notice the Russian-based company. Bookmate won the Digital Minds Innovation Award at the London Book Fair last week. Hundreds of companies were in the running for the award, but Bookmate made it to the final with five other companies. Each company spoke to a group of digital publishing leaders, and the winner was picked by popular vote.