"While many other publication address the problems of developing local private publishing from a commercial and professional point of view, this guide is specifically designed for the purpose of creating a sustainable and affordable system for the provision of good quality learning materials for sch ... ools and non-formal education programmes. It describes how the supply of books to schools is related to various other publishing requirements, shows how real problems in book provision can be identified and suggests strategies for dealing with them." (Executive summary, page 10) more