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"Ediciones Abya-Yala" en Ecuador: ¿qué factores contribuyen al éxito de una editorial especializada?
Information Bulletin (Catholic Media Council), issue 2 (1996), pp. 1-3
"Una de las editoriales más exitosas de Ecuador es "Ediciones Abya-Yala" (expresión cuna para referirse a América como "tierra en plena madurez"), una empresa especializada en etnología y antropología americanas. Hace veinte años, un misionero salesiano puso en marcha la iniciativa con una rev
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Manufacturing and Consuming Knowledge: African Libraries and Publishing
Development in Practice, volume 6, issue 4 (1996), pp. 293-303
"The article examines the problems facing African scholars and publishers, in the context of rapid developments in information technology and a deepening economic gulf between industrialised and Third World countries. Many of these problems, and conventional responses to them from libraries, publish
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Encyclopedia of the Book
New Castle, Del.; London: Oak Knoll Press; British Library, 2nd ed. (1996), xxiii, 551 pp.
"Containing nearly 4,000 entries of defined terms, Glaister's encyclopedia remains the definitive source on the book as an object and on bookmaking as a trade. There are entries for people (bookseller Thomas Gosden); businesses (Pelican Press); places (Little Britain); slang terms (the French livres
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Tailor-Made Textbooks: A Practical Guide for the Authors of Textbooks in Primary Schools in Developing Countries
Key Guides
Oxford; Bonn: CODE Europe; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (1996), vi, 225 pp.
"A handbook for all those involved in the writing and production of textbooks in developing countries, although primarily intended as a tool and practical guide to assist textbook authors. It includes detailed, step-by-step descriptions of how to produce a textbook, covering all aspects of planning
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Textbook Provision and the Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADCC Countries: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Paris: UNESCO (1996), 85, 15 pp.
"It has become increasingly clear to those involved in textbook projects that textbook publishing should not be isolated from book publishing in general, but should be an integral part of it. A major Conference on Textbook Provision and Library Development in Africa, which took place in Manchester i
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A Study of Book Marketing in Publishing Houses in Peninsular Malaysia: Contexts, Practices, Problems
Stirling: University of Stirling, Center for Publishing Studies, Doctoral Thesis (1996), xiii, 369 pp.
"The findings indicate that production of educational books is the mainstay of Malaysian book publishing and these books are the main source of income for most houses. Government policies especially in the educational system have become the major instrument in encouraging the growth of indigenous bo
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Literature d’enfance et de jeunesse en Côte-d’Ivoire: Structures de production et de distribution du livre pour enfants
Paris: L'Harmattan (1996), 159 pp.
"Après plus de trente années d'indépendance, le continent africain est encore aujourd'hui à la recherche de sa propre identité. L'Afrique s'interroge sur son avenir culturel, économique et politique. Sur le plan culturel, la quasi-totalité des pays africains restent largement tributaires des
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L’ édition scolaire dans les pays du Sud: Enjeux et perspectives
Bordeaux: Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT), Ecole Internationale de la Francophonie (EIF) (1996), 62 pp.
"Dans le cadre des activités multilatérales menées par l'Agence de coopération culturelle et technique (ACCT) - désormais intégrée à l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie - elle a apporté son soutien à l'élaboration de politiques nationales du livre, ainsi qu'à la production e
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The Challenge of the Market: Privatization and Publishing in Africa
Bellagio Publishing Network (1996), 114 pp.
"This collection of papers focuses on the transition from state to private sector publishing in Africa. Two overview evaluations draw attention to the fact that the road to privatization is not necessarily an easy one, and that there are costs as well as benefits involved. Four cases studies, from G
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The Intra-African Book Support Scheme and Publishing and Library Supply in Kenya and Tanzania
New Review of Information and Library Research, issue 2 (1996), pp. 179-194
"The Intra-African Book Support Scheme (IABS) was set up in 1991 to support African readers and publishers through improving the distribution of African-published materials to libraries in Africa. The recipient-request led scheme was launched by African Books Collective and Book Aid International, a
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Les métiers du livre en Afrique francophone: Situation et besoins de formation
Deep Insights
Bordeaux: Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT), Ecole Internationale de la Francophonie (EIF) (1996), 217 pp.
"Un aperçu complet et un rapport de situation sur l'état du livre et des industries du livre dans six pays d'Afrique francophone, dont deux en Afrique de l'Ouest : Côte d'Ivoire (Marie Agathe Amoikon & Omar Sylla) et Sénégal (Madieyna Ndiaye) ; deux en Afrique centrale : Cameroun (David N'dachi
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Creating a Conducive Environment for Book Publishing: Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on Book Development, 27 April 1995, and the Third National Conference on Book Development, 14 May 1996, Held at the Conference Centre, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Awka: Nigerian Book Foundation (1996), 249 pp.
"Brings together the various presentations made at these two Nigerian Book Foundation conferences, as well as including the recommendations put forward at the meetings, and the text of the addresses presented during the formal opening ceremonies. The NBF's second conference concentrated on the need
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Manual de edición: Guía para autores, editores, correctores de estilo y diagramadores
Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (1996), 171 pp.
"Este guía es una buena introducción a los diferentes áreas de trabajo de una editorial. Los nueve capítulos cubren: el editor; las áreas editoriales; estimación de costos; el contrato de derechos; las partes de un libro; el corrector de estilo; el diagramador; el proceso industrial; nuevas te
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The African Publisher: The Cultural Politics of Indigenous Publishing in Benin and Côte D’Ivoire
Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, Doctoral Thesis (1996), 260 pp.
"This PhD thesis, “theoretically informed by Giroux's concepts of border and critical pedagogy”, examines how indigenous publishers manage to give a voice to cultures in an environment characterized by conflicting interests mediated by the State. It aims to provide an understanding of “the int
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Textbooks as an Agent of Change: Gender Aspects of Primary School Textbooks in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Department for Democracy and Social Development (DESO) Education Division (1996), 30 pp. + 30 pp. annexes
"This report is the result of a joint study of gender aspects in textbooks used in primary schools in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, which was commissioned by the Swedish International Development Co-Operation Agency (Sida) to be used as an input to the development of programmes which address the
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Friends-Of-The Book Foundation
Nairobi: Friends-of-the Book Foundation (1996), 25 pp.
"A profile of the Nairobi-based Friends-of-the-Book Foundation, a non-profit organization established to help alleviate the book famine in East Africa and to promote functional literacy. The organization facilitates the publication/translation (both in Kiswahili and in English) of key books for the
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The Story of APNET: A Study of the Origins, Structure, Activities and Policy of the African Publishers Network
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), 18 pp.
"A UNESCO-commissioned study that sets out the background that led to the establishment of the African Publishers Network, its constitution, policies, programmes and activities, publications, and its achievements. Also examines APNET's relations with the World Bank and with donor agencies." (Hans M.
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Book Subsidy Schemes: An International Perspective
"Examines the nature of book subsidy schemes in Europe, North America, Australia, India, and in Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1401)
The German Book Trade at Home and Abroad
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair (1995), 311 pp.
International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia
Deep Insights
London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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