"A description of the book trade in the seven major English-speaking countries of the world, which, grouped by size of market, are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of South Africa, Australia, India, and New Zealand. A special section gives eleven minor markets in alphabetical
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order; they are Bangladesh, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. The aim is "to develop indicators of the strengths and weaknesses of the constituent markets, to analyze the general state and direction of growth of the book industry, and to interrelate these factors so as to provide a firm basis for decision-making in public." Information for each country is accompanied by numerous tables, and for the seven major countries, by profiles of a few representative publishing houses. An Executive Summary condenses the total findings, and a 13-page introduction summarizes the findings in terms of certain important trends. At the end of the second volume are conclusions. Index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1069)
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"Contains about 600 entries on various aspects of books, from authorship to readership." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1692)
"An examination of the operations and management of the vast Soviet publishing industry in the light of govemmental policy and its effects on creation, content, production, manufacture, and distribution. Appendixes give authors'fee scales and all-union book retail prices." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G.
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Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1120)
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Defines 4000 words used in mass communication including publishing, graphic arts, journalism, cinema, television, radio, advertising, public relations, and several other fields.
"A bibliography of the work of illustrators of children's books, past and contemporary. Includes fiction, poetry, drama, and biography. Excludes textbooks. Under each illustrator's name are listed the authors, titles, and publication data of the books illustrated. Blach-and-white reproductions of so
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me of the illustrations are interspersed throughout the text." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
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"Third World Mass Media attempts "to examine historical, cultural, economic, and political aspects of all Commonwealth Caribbean mass media, from the time of the first newspaper in 1717 until 1976." Has a comprehensive bibliography." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed
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. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 249)
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"Two projects to produce learning aids are being implemented. The first is a textbook factory (a graphical industry) which at full capacity will have an annual output of some 30 millions books. The second project is also designed to produce learning aids, mainly plastic, metal and optical products.
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Both projects have received financial assistance from Sweden." (GIZ Library Bonn)
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"The book market, even in Third World countries, is dominated by transnational publishers. For most readers in these countries, this implies an intellectual dependence on ideas from the industrialized countries. National publishers who want to overcome this intellectual dependence have a hard time b
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reaking through these structures." (GIZ Library Bonn)
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