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Nielsen BookScan Internacional - Informe trimestral, T5 2022

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2023), 27 pp.

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Textbook Provision for All: Lessons Learned from the General Education Quality Improvement Project (GEQIP)

Girma Woldetsadik, Chandrani Raysarkar

Washington, DC: World Bank Group (2017), xiv, 40 pp.

"Ethiopia printed more than 78 million textbooks for 20.1 million students under GEQIP1. When the current reliance on development partners to provide teaching/learning materials comes to an end, these impressive gains can be sustained only if the Ethiopian government allocates adequate, predictable ... yearly financing from the treasury to do so. Based on the experience of GEQIP1, the average budget to sustain the provision of textbooks and teaching guides is estimated at 6–8 percent of the yearly recurrent budget for education (8–10 percent if supplementary materials are added). A second prerequisite for sustaining these gains is to develop an effective information management system to track national demand for textbooks in relation to supply and facilitate inventory control. To handle the complexities of international competitive bidding and maintain a strict timeline for routine delivery, the MoE should plan a robust capacity-building exercise that will help Ethiopia not only to manage textbook provision for larger linguistic groups but mainstream access to textbooks for minority groups as well. Lack of expertise and limited production facilities of local publishers and printers have required the government to resort to international alternatives, sometimes to the detriment of local enterprises. Given that it would be preferable to rely on local suppliers to produce teaching/learning materials of comparable quality to those produced internationally, a systematic effort is essential to scale up local capacity and enable the local printing industry to become competitive in supplying national requirements. As in many nations, Ethiopia’s weakest link in the textbook supply chain is the distribution system. Schools in rural and remote areas suffer the most. Restructuring the delivery system would ensure more timely distribution of teaching/learning materials from districts (woredas) to schools. Finally, students must be encouraged to bring their textbooks to school rather than keep them at home for fear of damaging them and incurring fines. Teachers, who are the primary facilitators of learning, must be trained in effective handling of textbooks and to play an active role in sensitizing families to the importance of using textbooks in the classroom." (Main findings, page xiv) more

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Writing on the Wall: Disappeared Booksellers and Free Expression in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: PEN AMERICA (2016), 71 pp.

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Reclams Sachlexikon des Buches

Ursula Rautenberg (ed.)

Stuttgart: Reclam, 3., vollst. überarb. und aktual. Aufl. (2015), 475 pp.

"Dieses Sachlexikon bietet nun bereits in dritter, gründlich überarbeiteter und ergänzter Auflage Grundlagenwissen rund um das Medium Buch: von der Handschrift über das gedruckte Buch bis zum E-Book. Auch andere Schriftmedien wie das Flugblatt, die Zeitung oder die Zeitschrift sind berücksichti ... more

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Where Have All the Textbooks Gone? Toward Sustainable Provision of Teaching and Learning Materials in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tony Read

Washington, DC: World Bank Group (2015), xxiii, 266 pp.

"The key role of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials (TLMs) in enhancing the quality of learning is almost universally recognized. Numerous factors are involved in provision of TLMs, including curriculum, literacy and numeracy, language of instruction policy, procurement and distribu ... more

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Bücher für alle: Die UNESCO und die weltweite Förderung des Buches 1946-1982

Christina Lembrecht

Berlin; Boston, Mass.: De Gruyter (2013), xv, 608 pp.

"Bücher für alle verfügbar und zugänglich zu machen, war oberste Zielsetzung der Buchförderungsprogramme der UNESCO. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Maßnahmen, die die UNESCO weltweit zur Verbesserung der Produktions- und Distributionsstrukturen des Buches durchführte, und geht Fragen n ... more

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Structures de diffusion et de distribution du livre africain en Afrique. Modeles de transport entre pays africains et vers l'international. Centrale de distribution d'Afrilivres

Sophie Godefroy, Vincent Bontoux

Institut Français; Afrilivres; Association Internationale des Libraires Francophones; Alliance Internationale des Éditeurs Indépendants (2011), 69 pp.

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Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Opportunities & Impediments

Solani Ngobeni (ed.)

Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa (2010), xxv, 378 pp.

"The proceedings of a conference held at the Africa Institute of South Africa in 2009, this is a major new collection of essays on the state of scholarly publishing in Africa, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa. The conference was convened, and the papers published, in an attemp ... t to influence “policymakers and other relevant stakeholders in developing an enabling environment for scholarly publishing to thrive.” Containing a total of 26 papers – all of them, usefully, preceded by abstracts – content is arranged under seven sections: (i) The State of Research Publishing in Africa, (ii) The State of Scholarly Publishing in Africa, (iii) The Challenges of Book Distribution, (iv) The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Scholarly Publishing, (v) Alternative Publishing Models, (vi) The Politics of Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing, and (vii) Scholarly Publishing and Intellectual Property Development in Africa. While the majority of the contributors are from South Africa, other contributors include Kenyan veteran publisher Henry Chakava, James Currey of James Currey Publishers, Mary Jay, Chief Executive of the Oxford-based African Books Collective, and a number of academics from the West African region. The book is particularly strong in overviews of scholarly publishing in South Africa, covering both book and journal publishing. It offers some interesting discussions and fresh insights about alternative publishing and distribution models, with articles reporting about new initiatives and strategy approaches, and also including papers on the politics and practise of the peer review process, and on South African intellectual property rights. One or two papers, by academics from other regions of Africa, unfortunately are weak and poorly informed about the current state of scholarly publishing in Africa, for example citing literature that goes back to books and articles published in the 1970s and 1980s. However, the book can be seen as a useful companion to ‘African Scholarly Publishing Essays’, edited by Alois Mlambo, and published by African Books Collective in 2006." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2581) more

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Publishing in Africa: Where Are We Now? Part Two: Accomplishments and Failures

Hans M. Zell

Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community, volume 20, issue 1-4 (2009), pp. 79-90

"Reviews the activities and achievements of a number of African book trade and book promotional organizations, thereafter examines the progress that has been achieved in some areas affecting the book sector, and discusses issues such as the World Bank as a major player in African publishing, digital ... more

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El mundo de la edición de libros: Un libro de divulgación sobre la actividad editorial para autores, profesionales del sector y lectores en general
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Leandro de Sagastizábal, Fernando Esteves Fros (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Paidós, 3rd reimp. (2009), 268 pp.

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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
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Hans M. Zell

Henry Chakava (introd. essay)

Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.

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Langenscheidt Praxiswörterbuch Verlagswesen und Buchhandel Englisch

Monika Schlitzer

München et al.: Langenscheidt (2007), 107 pp.

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African Books Collective: Mid-Term Review 2006

Nigel Billany, Jane Katjavivi, Ruth Makotsi

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2006), 92 pp.

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Hunger for Books

Urvashi Butalia

Africa Quarterly (New Delhi), volume 46, issue 1 (2006), pp. 28-29

"Indian books have increasingly begun to find a market in Africa and Indian publishers now find it both lucrative and important to attend book fairs in different African countries. One of the advantages that Indian publishers have is in terms of prices. They are able to produce good quality books at ... more

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Editer dans l’espace francophone: Législation, diffusion, distribution et commercialisation du livre
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Luc Pinhas

Paris: Alliance des Éditeurs Independents (2005), 284 pp.

"Un inventaire exhaustif de tous les aspects de l'état du livre dans le monde francophone, y compris la production, la législation relative au livre, les droits d'auteur et la fiscalité, les politiques nationales du livre, ainsi que la commercialisation et la distribution. Comprend des sections s ... more

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Das BuchMarktBuch: Der Literaturbetrieb in Grundbegriffen

Erhard Schütz et al. (eds.)

Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag (2005), 428 pp.

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Issues in Book Publishing in Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Aigboje Higo at 70

Festus A. Adesanoye, Ayo Ojeniyi (eds.)

Aigboje Higo (honoured person)

Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (2005), xxi, 270 pp.

"This collection of essays was published to honour Chief Aigboje Higo on his 70th birthday. Higo, by many considered to be the doyen of Nigerian book publishing, was a founding father and two-time president of the Nigerian Publishers Association, and for many years Managing Director and later Chairm ... more

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Bücher machen: Ein Handbuch für Lektoren und Redakteure

Michael Schickerling, Birgit Menche

Frankfurt am Main: Bramann (2004), 395 pp.

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Media Economics: Theory and Practice

Alison Alexander, James Owers, Rod Carveth, C. Ann Hollifield, Albert N. Greco (eds.)

London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 3rd ed. (2004), 301 pp.

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Book Marketing, Sales and Distribution

Janet A. Nyeko

Harare: African Publishing Institute (API) (2003), 44 pp.

"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers’ Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under four modules: (1) Book Marketing, (2) B ... more

Where Have All the Textbooks Gone? Toward Sustainable Provision of Teaching and Learning Materials in Sub-Saharan Africa Top Insights

El mundo de la edición de libros: Un libro de divulgación sobre la actividad editorial para autores, profesionales del sector y lectores en general Key Guidance

Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography Top Insights

Editer dans l’espace francophone: Législation, diffusion, distribution et commercialisation du livre Key Guidance

Where Have All the Textbooks Gone? Toward Sustainable Provision of Teaching and Learning Materials in Sub-Saharan Africa
Top Insights

El mundo de la edición de libros: Un libro de divulgación sobre la actividad editorial para autores, profesionales del sector y lectores en general
Key Guidance

Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
Top Insights

Editer dans l’espace francophone: Législation, diffusion, distribution et commercialisation du livre
Key Guidance