Books for All: A Study of International Book Trade
Paris: UNESCO (1956), 102 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 96-98, index
Other editions: also published in French; for a follow-up study see Robert Escarpit: The book revolution. London: Harrap; Paris: UNESCO, 1966, 163 p.
"At the beginning of this study the author describes the book trade in various countries. He compares the book production statistics for 60 countries. Then he deals with the following subjects: the present trade barriers, the work done by Unesco in this field, copyright, linguistic problems, literacy skills, libraries and exchanges of books. Useful tables and annexes complete this study." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 177, topic code 19)
1 Book trade organization, 9
2 Trade patterns, 17
3 Trade barriers, 31
4 Means and cost of transport, 40
5 Copyright in books, 48
6 Language and literacy, 57
7 Libraries and book exchanges, 68
Appendix A. Associations of publishers, booksellers and libraries, and periodicals, 74
Appendix B. Book exchange statistics (17 countries), 85
Appendix C. Trade barriers to the flow of books, 94
2 Trade patterns, 17
3 Trade barriers, 31
4 Means and cost of transport, 40
5 Copyright in books, 48
6 Language and literacy, 57
7 Libraries and book exchanges, 68
Appendix A. Associations of publishers, booksellers and libraries, and periodicals, 74
Appendix B. Book exchange statistics (17 countries), 85
Appendix C. Trade barriers to the flow of books, 94
