"This survey is one of a series prepared for the UNESCO Education for All (EFA) Assessment, under the auspices of the UNESCO Division of Basic Education and the United Kingdom Department of International Development for the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The EFA objectives ar
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e concerned with broad policy goals and targets in the provision of school books and other learning materials, including distribution mechanisms. While this survey also covers the situation in South and Central Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Anglophone Caribbean, and some parts of Central and Eastern Europe, special attention is paid to Africa, “where the book shortage has attracted more external support and generated more documentation over the past decade than any other region.” Part of the synthesis is based on a range of classroom studies commissioned by the UNESCO/ Danida Basic Learning Materials Initiative (119), covering Egypt, Guinea, India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Samoa, Senegal, and Tanzania. The survey first examines the basic issues and constraints relating to textbook availability and provision, and the role of funding agencies and donors. Thereafter it looks at global trends – in terms of decentralization, liberalization, funding, quality and use, etc. – followed by a survey of regional developments in the areas covered." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 231)
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"A ground-breaking study commissioned by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials on the fiscal, legal, communication, and other constraints of intra-African book trade. The study was designed to present information on the poten
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tial of the book industry in African countries, their capacity to trade with each other, reviewing the policies that govern the publishing sector, and the opportunities and barriers that promote or hinder such trade. Phase one of the project focused on the book trade in the Southern African region, but also gathered comparative case study material and overviews of national book industries in East and West Africa. It includes a number of recommendations addressed to African governments, African publishers, and national publishers’ associations. The second part of the study examines policies on intra-African book trade in books, and makes recommendations on how regional economic policies could be more responsive to the needs of the African book industries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1894)
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"Through four case studies, this book examines some of the key issues in funding provision of textbooks and training materials in Africa. The case studies, contributed by experts in textbook production and distribution, offer individual country perspectives from The Gambia, Lesotho, Mozambique and C
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ôte d’Ivoire. They review the strengths and weaknesses of the different schemes, and represent a number of different strategies that have been developed in order to respond to the urgent need for more teaching and learning materials within an affordable, equitable, and sustainable framework." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1872)
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"This book aims to assist private and state publishers, and NGO publishers operating within young market economies, in understanding how better to handle the financial management of their organizations during a period of rapid change; to develop stronger, larger, more profitable, more valuable organ
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izations; to grasp new opportunities rather than leave entre-preneurs outside the industry to take the initiative for developments and change. The book will discuss the financial management techniques employed by book publishers and by other industries in developed economies. The purpose of this is to illustrate the financial management techniques that may be appropriate and necessary for publishers in the future, and in order to contrast the financial management techniques required in young economies." (Chapter 1: Introduction)
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"Produced in landscape format and attractively designed, this is a valuable practical marketing manual that aims to assist small publishers to make sense of the publishing world, particularly NGOs with publishing activities, but where publishing is not the core function. The manual will guide them t
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hrough the principles and processes of effective marketing, and linking the capabilities of a publishing company to the needs of the customer. The author was formerly Marketing and Managing Director of David Philip Publishers in Cape Town, and is well known for a series of successful marketing workshops she has conducted during each year’s Zimbabwe International Book Fair. Those that are struggling with their marketing will find a wealth of practical, hard-nosed advice in this guide, which covers these topics: (1) Defining your Market, (2) What is Marketing? (3) The Marketing Plan, (4) Sales and Selling, (5) Distribution, Co-operative Publishing and Rights, (6) Publishing, Marketing and Finance, (7) Development Agencies, Donors and Commercial Publishers, and (8) Strategic Planning. Interspersed with the text are a number of practical exercises, and there are also reproductions of flyers and other publicity material as illustrative examples of good practice." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2458)
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"De l'Idée au texte est une coédition produite par les Editions Alpha à Niamey et la Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung/DSE (qui fait maintenant partie de la GIZ). Elle est la première d'une série prévue dans le cadre d'un programme de formation du personnel des maisons d'éditi
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on publiant en langues africaines. Ce programme est soutenu par la DSE, l'organisation non gouvernementale Associés pour la recherche et l'éducation au développement (ARED) basée au Sénégal, et le Réseau des éditeurs africains. Cet ouvrage utile et très pratique a pour but d'encourager les gens à écrire et à devenir des auteurs publiés. Il traite du processus d'écriture - et de l'identification du motif d'écriture, de ce que le lecteur attend d'un livre et du rôle de l'éditeur dans la production du produit fini - et de la création d'un texte, de l'idée à la publication." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2451)
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"Une synthèse des politiques de plusieurs pays africains francophones en matière de développement et d'utilisation des langues africaines en tant que stratégie essentielle pour l'amélioration et l'expansion des programmes d'éducation, et la fourniture de matériel didactique pertinent." (Hans
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M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2081)
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"The aim of this study was to examine some of the models through which the school population in Africa gain access to supplementary reading material, and to reach some conclusions which methods work best, and in which circumstances, and to recommend strategies that are affordable and sustainable. Gi
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ven the lack of published data, it was decided that a case study approach was the most feasible and practical. A range of different modalities were examined and evaluated in depth in seven different African countries: school library services (Ghana and Tanzania); school libraries (Mali); NGO-supported classroom libraries (South Africa); book box libraries (Mozambique); teachers resource centres (Kenya); and community resources centres (Botswana). The case studies, carried out by academics and librarians in these countries, highlight various issues which contribute to the effectiveness, or otherwise, of ways of providing access to supplementary education materials to school pupils in Africa. Many of the case studies conclude that a corollary of any strategy to provide supplementary reading materials is local book production, and the way forward is to develop a viable indigenous publishing industry in tandem with improved professional training of teachers, and in teaching with books. The book includes an extensive bibliography." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1884)
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"A collection of twenty-four papers and discussions from a conference on women writers that took place during the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in 1999. It includes papers by a variety of voices of women from around the world, including major African women writers. A series of country reports inc
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luded provide useful inventories of publishing output by women writers in several African countries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2417)
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"This is an impressive and innovative study, and perhaps one of the most comprehensive sociological analyses of a literary system ever written. While the book is primarily devoted to an analysis and understanding of the novel in Nigeria, chapter 2:“The Nigerian Fiction Complex” (pp. 26-119), off
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ers some interesting and fresh insights of the publishing business, author-publisher relations, the publishing careers of Nigerian writers, aspects of distribution and promotion of books, together with an extensive analysis of readership and reading culture: Who reads? How do they read? What do they read? What do they make of what they read? It draws on interviews with Nigerian writers, publishers, booksellers, readers, surveys, and a reading of almost 500 Nigerian novels, from lightweight popular fiction to acclaimed literary masterpieces." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1339)
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"First published in 1993, and with a new introductory essay providing an overview of significant developments since publication of the first edition, this is a survey of the various agencies and assistance programmes that are involved with publishing and book development in Africa and in other parts
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of the developing world. Profiling over 50 organizations, it provides extensive information about each organization’s activities, together with full contact information. In addition to the inventory section, a general review of book assistance programmes (reprinted from the first edition) looks at the context of support, the donor response, the factors affecting donor assistance, and priorities for donor support for long-term, sustainable indigenous publishing." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1413)
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"This excellent manual is intended as a guide for running training courses or workshops for groups of writers, illustrators, editors and others involved in producing popular reading material. Divided into six chapters, the manual takes the reader through various stages: how to develop a gender persp
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ective; how gender is constructed socially, and how to develop a framework for analyzing gender. Illustrations are looked at for what they show, how they show it, and what they do not show. Developed in a series of workshops, the book is accompanied by a detailed checklist to analyze works for gender-sensitivity, a glossary of terms, and an annotated bibliography for those who wish to read further. The training modules have been designed for use in workshop situations, and are accompanied by a pack of laminated training cards in a cover pocket of the A4 format wire-bound book, which can be used in different combinations by trainers or for self-study purposes." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2411)
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"The African Writers-Publishers seminar (Arusha III) was held at Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania, in February 1998. The aim of the seminar was to facilitate not only a better understanding of the publishing process - and to "demystify" it - but to establish a spirit of mutual confidence betwe
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en writers and publishers which would benefit the whole society. Twenty leading African writers and publishers and 10 resource persons with a background in African writing and publishing met at the seminar." (Abstract)
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"APNET - the African Publishers Network - was formed in 1992 to promote indigenous publishing in Africa. From a modest beginning, APNET has grown to become a well-established network with members in 27 countries in all parts of the continent. With a secretariat in Harare and the active participation
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of the Board and General Council members, APNET has gained recognition as an important Pan-African network. From the inception, Sida has been one of the core donors of APNET. Sida and APNET jointly selected COWI to undertake the present evaluation, which is circulated to all donors and key stakeholders. The evaluation was designed to assess the achievements of APNET with a view to promote learning within APNET and make recommendations for the future. In addition, the effectiveness of the donor support for APNET should be assessed. The evaluation was undertaken from August to December 1998. It has included five country case studies and workshops with the Secretariat and Board, and participating as observers at the International Book Fairs in Zimbabwe and Ghana. This executive summary of the evaluation includes a total of 44 key findings, 15 conclusions and 16 recommendations." (Executive summary, page III)
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