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Evaluation of UNESCO’s Book, Reading and Cultural Industries Programmes 1990-1998
Paris: UNESCO (2002), 45 pp.
"UNESCO’s involvement with the books programme started off as general in character, becoming focused in the 1990s on country-specific circumstances, culminating in the publication of the practical guide, The National Book Policy. Numerous actions were initiated and implemented under the programmes
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The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory
Deep Insights
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2002), ix, 273 pp.
"A valuable information resource that provides a country-by-country analysis of the “book chain” in 18 English-speaking Africa countries, together with an annotated directory of the major players that make up the book chain within those countries. Four introductory essays provide overviews of bo
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Educational Publishing in African Languages, with a Focus on Swahili in Kenya
Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2002), pp. 167-184
"This paper argues the case for more educational publications in Swahili as a good medium educational and national development. It acknowledges that education is not only a capital investment in the development of human resources but it also immensely contributes to the development of a nation. Howe
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Ein Buch ist ein Buch ist ein Buch ... der erfolgreiche Weg zum eigenen Sachbuch
Zürich: Orell Füssli (2002), 216 pp.
Contractual Agreements in the Publishing and Printing Industry: A Practical Guide
Key Guides
Geneva: International Trade Centre UNCTADWTO, South-South Trade Promotion Unit, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination (2002), viii, 112 pp.
"This useful practical manual consists of a range of model contracts and users’ guides put together by Lynette Owen, Rights Director of Pearson Education Ltd., and well known for her classic text “Selling Rights”. The contracts draw on a variety of publishing agreements currently in use in the
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Du manuscrit au lecteur: Guide de l'editeur
Key Guides
Bamako; Bonn: Editions Jamana; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 183 pp.
Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant
Key Guides
Bamako: Editions Donniya; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 153 pp.
Book Publishing in Nigeria
Ibadan: Stirling-Horden Publishers (2001), 245 pp.
Buchproduktion und Verlagswesen im Iran
Orient (Opladen), volume 42, issue 4 (2001), pp. 659-676
"Mit dem Amtsantritt von Präsident Hatami im Iran ist ein Reformprozess in Gang gekommen, der sich nicht zuletzt in der Kulturpolitik auswirkt. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Berichts stehen die Strukturen des Verlagswesens und der Buchproduktion im staatlichen und privaten Sektor im Iran. Die ira
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Livres d'images d'Afrique noire: Auteurs-Illustrateurs Africains: Catalogue des collections des bibliothèques pour enfants de la Ville de Paris
Paris: Paris-Bibliothèques Éditions (2001), 116 pp.
"Un catalogue et une bibliographie attrayants des livres pour enfants d'auteurs africains et des travaux d'illustrateurs africains de livres pour enfants, conservés dans les collections des bibliothèques de la ville de Paris. Inclut des titres en français et en anglais, avec un index des auteurs
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Now and in the Next Millenium, 1990s-3000 CE: Assessing Africa’s Scholarly Publishing Needs and Industry
Kampala: RA-Global Communications; JARP, 2nd and expanded ed. (2001), 250 pp.
"A collection of papers on various aspects of scholarly writing and publishing in Africa, mostly by African academics based in the diaspora." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2264)
Distribution of Ideas: Book Production and Publishing in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Middle East
In: Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East
Cresskill, New Jers.: Hampton Press (2001), pp. 159-173
Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
Key Guides
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), xv, 366 pp.
"This book fills a gap in book marketing literature, as it focuses on marketing books in developing countries. It is, indeed, "a handbook on good practice". How much should you spend for your marketing budget? How to write effective copy? How much time does it take before the first book reviews appe
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Register of African Publishing Consultants = Registre des consultants de l'edition Africaine = Registro dos consultants de editores africanos
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET), 2nd ed. (2001), 117 pp.
"This register is arranged alphabetically by country, including complete contact details of the consultants, their educational background and qualifications, professional experience, and specialist areas of expertise." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr
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Young People’s Reading in South Africa: A Pilot Project
Pretoria: University of South Africa, Faculty of Arts, Department of Information Science (2001), 165 pp.
"This survey and report is the result of a pilot project and survey of the reading interests and information use of South African children and young adults. It was carried out in primary and secondary schools in Pretoria, and provides insight into children and young adult's reading interests and inf
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