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Diffusion du livre: Développement de la lecture en Afrique (Tchad-Sénégal)
Paris: L'Harmattan (1979), 300 pp.
"Utilise des entretiens avec le public, les éditeurs locaux et les distributeurs de livres afin de trouver des moyens d'améliorer le développement de la lecture en Afrique, d'une part, et une distribution plus efficace de matériel de lecture approprié, d'autre part. L'accent est mis sur le Tcha
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The Commonwealth Book Development Programme
Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, volume 127, issue 5276 (1979), pp. 481-489
"Discusses the practical contributions made by the [discontinued] Commonwealth Book Development Programme, and describes problems experienced over the funding of training. The author believes that the assistance offered by the programme will continue to be of significant help in assisting Commonweal
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The Development of Written Literature for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zeitschrift für Kulturaustausch, volume 29, issue 3 (1979), pp. 267-270
"An informative account of children’s book publishing in sub-Saharan Africa. Examines the differences between children’s books produced by African publishers and European- and US-based publishers, the plots, subjects used most frequently, and the use of folkloric themes. The author also reviews
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Worldwide Markets for English-Language Books
White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications (1978), 327 pp.
"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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A Select Bibliography of Books About Books
Karachi: UNESCO Regional Office for Book Development in Asia and the Pacific (1978), 89 pp.
"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)
Die Dritte Welt im Deutschen Kinderbuch 1967-1977: Analysen und Katalog zu der Ausstellung während der 30. Frankfurter Buchmesse 1978
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair, Sonderausg. (1978), 299 pp.
The Book in Multilingual Countries: A Survey Based on the Proceedings of the Symposium on the Publication of Books in the Various Languages of Multilingual Countries
Paris: UNESCO (1978), 40 pp.
"Discussion of the creation, manufacture, distribution and promotion of books in indigenous languages in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Arab countries and Latin America. Appendixes include "Guidelines for the Promotion of Books in the Various Languages of Multilingual Countries" and a bibliogranhy." (Ele
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Soviet Book Publishing Policy
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1978), xvi, 164 pp.
"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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Appropriate Technology for Learning Aids Production: A Case Study of a Cuban Project
International Review of Education (The Hague), volume 23, issue 1 (1977), pp. 132-137
"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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The African Book World and Press: A Directory = Répertoire du livre et de la presse en Afrique
Oxford: Hans Zell Publishers (1977), xxvi, 296 pp.
O livro infantil e juvenil brasileiro: Bibliografia de ilustradores
São Paulo; Brasília: Melhoramentos; Instituto Nacional do Livro (1977), 151 pp.
"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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The Economics of Book Publishing in Developing Countries
Paris: UNESCO (1977), 44 pp.
"Based on the findings of a detailed survey of publishers in various parts of the developing world, this classic study identifies the key problems for the book industries in the countries of the South. Offers a general picture of the state of publishing in each of the regions, including Africa, and
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The Impact of Transnational Book Publishing on Knowledge in Less Developed Countries
Prospects (Paris), volume 7, issue 2 (1977), pp. 299-308
"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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La economía de la edición de libros en los países en desarrollo
Paris: UNESCO (1977), 46 pp.
Weltgeschichte der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur: Versuch einer Gesamtdarstellung
Hannover et al.: Schroedel (1977), 436 pp.
Book Development: The Gambia
Paris: UNESCO (1977), 15 pp.
"An early UNESCO mission report about book development, reading promotion, textbook production, use of vernacular languages, and curriculum development in the Gambia." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 531)
The Book Trade of the World. Vol. II: The Americas, Australia, New Zealand
München et al.: Saur (1976), 377 pp.
Perspectives on Publishing
Lexington, Mass.; Toronto: Lexington Books (1976), 283 pp.
