"Containing over 1,600 entries and extensively cross-referenced, this is a comprehensive albeit now dated documentation and information resource on African publishing and the book trade. Content includes (1) a directory of almost 700 African publishers’ email addresses and Web sites (where available), including those of NGOs and research institutions with publishing activities. (2) Over 500 annotated directory listings of organizations, associations, book development councils, networks and donors supporting African publishing, bibliographic tools, journals and magazines, book review outlets, dealers and distributors of African books, booksellers and library suppliers in Africa, African book fairs and book promotional events, book and literary awards, book industry training courses, and more; full address and contact information is provided for each entry, including email addresses and Web sites, where available. (3) A separate section describing schemes, book series, and other projects promoting African book and journal publishing. (4) Information and resources on African publishing statistics and publishing capacity, and a chronology of key dates in the development of indigenous African publishing. (5) The final section is a bibliographic guide to select literature about African publishing and book development (excluding country studies). No further editions are planned." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 194)