"This is a report about, and the papers presented at, a conference jointly sponsored by the Norwegian Library Association, the Norwegian Non-fiction Writers, and the Chr. Michelsen Institute, which focussed on the role and support from Nordic countries to academic book production and distribution in Africa. Invited speakers included academics, government officials, publishers, and booksellers and librarians from Africa as well as some from the USA and Europe. It presents a useful collection of views and perspectives on the current state of the scholarly book in Africa and its distribution and dissemination." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2270)