"A useful practical guide for all those involved in setting up book policy strategies, and the formulation and adoption of national book acts, especially those in the developing world. It sets out the objectives of a national book policy, and then deals with a review of the sub-sectors concerned (i.
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e. author, publisher, printer, distributor/bookseller, and the reader and libraries), examining policy definitions, the law relating to books, the different components of book development, and providing guidelines for book policy strategies. A separate chapter deals with textbooks for schools, and two appendices cover “Formulating a national book policy” (including aspects of evaluation and development strategies), and “A model book law”." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2030) [refers to the first edition]
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"This collection of essays was published to honour Chief Aigboje Higo on his 70th birthday. Higo, by many considered to be the doyen of Nigerian book publishing, was a founding father and two-time president of the Nigerian Publishers Association, and for many years Managing Director and later Chairm
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an of Heinemann Educational Publishers (Nigeria) plc. The 15 contributions that are brought together in this Festschrift include essays by many prominent members of the African book professions, including Bodunde Bankole, Henry Chakava, Ayo Odeniyi, the late Victor Nwankwo, as well as Keith Sambrook, a former director of Heinemann's in the UK, whose chapter recounts the story of his visit to Nigeria in 1964 when he and the late Alan Hill (then Chair of Heinemann's) met up with Aig Higo and asked him to join HEB and take charge of their business in Nigeria and West Africa. There are also papers on the economics of publishing, training for book industry personnel, and Bodunde Bankole presents an interesting account of the history and development of the Nigerian Publishers Association and its collaboration with international book trade organizations to provide more visibility for Nigerian book publishing output. A flawed index apart, this is a valuable source of information on the development of publishing and the book trade in Nigeria, and also provides useful overviews of publishing practise in the country." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 755)
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"Un inventaire exhaustif de tous les aspects de l'état du livre dans le monde francophone, y compris la production, la législation relative au livre, les droits d'auteur et la fiscalité, les politiques nationales du livre, ainsi que la commercialisation et la distribution. Comprend des sections s
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ur la chaîne du livre dans les pays francophones d'Afrique subsaharienne et ceux d'Afrique du Nord." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 398)
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"Ce livre explique pas à pas la démarche et les outils (typographie, graphisme, etc.) permettant d’inventer la mise en page, la plus adaptée au public et au contenu de chaque livre, en tenant compte de la lisibilité, de l’esthétique et de l’économie de chaque projet." (Description de la
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maison d'édition)
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"An analysis of the book markets in Kenya, providing general background, details of the education system, together with overviews of the general, academic and professional, and school book markets, and supported by a wide range of appendices and tables." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in
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Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 589)
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"For a long period, Sida has been the main donor for textbook production and distribution in Tanzania. After several years of stagnation in the sector (despite generous support), the shortage of textbooks in schools had become alarming, and the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and Sida agreed upon a new
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start. The New Textbook Policy (of 1991) abolished the state monopoly in textbook production, and a new curriculum for primary school was ready to be launched. Accordingly, there was a need for new textbooks in all subjects. In addition, the former single-textbook system was to be replaced by a multitextbook system, with free choice of textbooks in school (in accordance with the New Textbook Policy). The Pilot Project for Publishing (PPP), 1993-2000, was started as an instrument for implementing the new policy and helping to strengthen the textbook sub-sector. The main aim was to smooth the transition from monopoly to market system in the textbook sector. Thus, the task of the PPP was to transfer responsibility for textbook publishing and distribution step-by-step to local commercial publishers and booksellers. The overall objective of the project was to find new ways to improve the quality of education. The private actors that were introduced into and involved in the project were intended to achieve supply of cheap and good quality textbooks. The purpose of this evaluation is to show whether and, if so, how the quality, availability and cost of school textbooks have been improved by the PPP." (Executive summary, page vii)
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"The growth of educational publishing in Kenya depends heavily on the disposable income of its customers. This article looks at the incomes of both actual and potential customers, and how they prioritize their spending. The findings are based on extensive research carried out by the author between 1
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997 and 2000 (see also entry 624 above), revised and updated in 2003. In selecting the areas to conduct the research, socio-economic factors, geographical conditions and level of development were considered. It was found that most textbook purchasers think that textbooks are very expensive in comparison with their income levels. The study also demonstrated that the rate at which textbook prices increase is higher than the increase in income levels, and, as a result, there will always be a shortage of textbooks in schools, and in the homes of consumers as they will always choose their own priorities: "Textbooks will always be the last of the priorities of most Kenyans, as they will search for the essential commodities of life first. Although the government is planning to purchase textbooks for primary schools, the problem will still persist as the books bought for use in schools will be only the recommended textbooks, while parents will still be buying supplementary textbooks." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 625)
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"A short but succinct four page overview of the book publishing industry in Nigeria, which has been in steady decline since the 1980s: "At one stage, prospects for the book industry in Nigeria appeared rosy. The Federal Government established paper and pulp making industries, and an elaborate plan w
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as drawn up for achieving self- sufficiency in the production of books for the nursery/primary, secondary, and tertiary tiers of education. Unfortunately all that, or most of it, collapsed following the nation's economic downturn of the 1980s. Book famine descended on Nigeria." The author examines various initiatives to improve the state of the book sector to make it meet the needs of the educational system, government decrees regarding indigenous publishing, national book policies (or the lack of it rather at the present time), a national book development council (which has been dormant for years), and other interventions." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 799)
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"Biblionef SA is the South African branch of an international book assistance organization for children’s books. The author describes the background of the organization, its principal aims, the methods of distribution of its book donations, and some of its other activities, which includes publishi
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ng and reprinting of select titles, and promotion of children’s literature in indigenous languages. While Biblionef SA receives book donations, most of its stock is purchased from South African publishers, at reduced prices. An important principle of Biblionef is that it exclusively distributes new children's books." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1424)
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"Une communication présentée à la 70e Conférence générale de l'IFLA qui s'est tenue à Buenos Aires en août 2004, qui fait le point sur la collaboration internationale entre la France et les pays d'Afrique dans le domaine de l'édition de livres pour enfants et de l'accès aux livres par les
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enfants en Afrique. L'article aborde également le développement des services de bibliothèques publiques, la promotion de la lecture, la formation aux métiers du livre, la production et la distribution de livres pour enfants en Afrique. Il décrit certaines initiatives et activités menées par des organisations et agences françaises impliquées dans ce domaine, propose un certain nombre de recommandations pour renforcer la collaboration future et souligne la nécessité d'établir d'autres partenariats pour assurer l'accès aux « livres pour tous » en Afrique. L'auteur est l'un des rédacteurs de la revue Takam Tikou." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1662)
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"Document présenté au 29e congrès mondial d'IBBY qui s'est tenu au Cape Town en septembre 2004. Décrit les livres pour enfants et la lecture en Afrique francophone, la coopération culturelle entre la France et les pays d'Afrique - en particulier dans le développement des bibliothèques publiqu
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es - et le travail de l'organisation La Joie par les Livres, Centre National du Livre pour Enfants, basée à Paris, et de sa revue Takam Tikou. L'auteur constate que de nombreux progrès ont été réalisés ces dernières années, mais que de nombreux défis restent à relever dans la promotion du livre et de la lecture pour les enfants en Afrique francophone". (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1663)
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"The seventh edition of a very useful and attractively presented catalogue, which contains a collection of resources designed for building the capacity and supporting the training strategies of all stakeholders in the book chain, especially in Africa and the Caribbean. The material was chosen throug
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h consultation with partners and professionals in librarianship, publishing and bookselling, and is designed to highlight new subject areas not covered in traditional academic courses, such as monitoring and evaluation, reading promotion and advocacy. Titles are grouped broadly by subject areas including writing, design and production, editorial functions and procedures, librarianship, bookselling, marketing and promotion, management, legal issues, reference, and the catalogue also offers a range of resources on ICT and the Internet." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2450)
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"Describes the programmes, activities, and modus operandi of the Community Publishing Project (CPP) at the Centre of the Book in South Africa, which assists self-publishers to acquire basic skills in book publishing, marketing and distribution, and which also provides small grants to groups of write
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rs and would-be publishers to cover printing costs of small prints runs of books that are of interest to specific readerships, but that would not be of interest to commercial publishers." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2508)
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"A comprehensive analysis of the South African book markets, providing general background, details of the education system, together with overviews of the general, academic and professional, and school book markets, and supported by a wide range of appendices and tables." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing,
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Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 971)
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