"With the publishing industry changing fast, and the marketing and selling of content now delivered worldwide through technology, this much-needed guide highlights the critical role of the marketeer, and the strategies and techniques at their disposal. The book’s approach is logical and calming; b
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eginning with marketing theory and moving into how this works in practice. Readers benefit from a blend of practical advice on how to organise and deliver marketing plans – and an objectivity which supports their future management of issues not yet on the horizon. Thoroughly updated, this sixth edition maintains the book’s popular, accessible and supportive style, and now offers: a fully international perspective for today’s global industry; new case studies to illustrate changing industry issues and application; completely updated coverage of digital and social marketing and GDPR; topical updates, more case studies and tips on getting work in publishing available in supplementary online resources; detailed coverage of individual market segments, bringing relevance to every area of publishing." (Publisher description)
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"Las contribuciones reunidas en este volumen buscan dar un paso en el esfuerzo por exami-nar las condiciones y problemas que han rodeado y rodean la producción, circulación y usos del libro en un país poco conocedor de su historia libresca y editorial. Los textos reconstruyen diversos momentos en
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el desarrollo de una cultura impresa local, que se vio delineada por políticas estatales, movilidades transnacionales y no pocos agentes y producciones que activaron cambios de relevancia dentro del espacio cultural nacional. El libro plantea un recorrido que parte desde el siglo XVI, antes de la llegada de la imprenta al territorio neogranadino, y se extiende hasta los albores del siglo XXI para examinar las nuevas condiciones del mundo del libro. Entre ambas orillas, se analiza el dinamismo tomado por el mundo impreso y sus mediado-res durante el siglo XIX, así como lo ocurrido en el siglo XX, cuando se produjo el momento de mayor modernización editorial y expansión de los grupos lectores colombianos." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"Although the retail book trade in Africa face problems and obstacles of equal magnitude as their publishing colleagues, bookselling in Africa has perhaps received less attention and support than the more “glamorous” area of publishing, but as is rightly pointed out in the foreword of this guide
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, booksellers have an important role to play in book development in Africa, and they have the capacity to nurture a culture of reading within the local community. This excellent guide is edited by two highly experienced African booksellers, and it also contains contributions by several successful booksellers from around the continent. Attractively designed and laid out in landscape format, the guide aims to assist both novice booksellers as well those with established businesses. Two introductory chapters set out bookselling in an African context and the role of the bookseller in the book chain, followed by seven themed chapters. These cover the establishment of a bookshop (and examining what opportunities exist for those new to the book trade), business planning and management, training staff, dealing with customers, and maintaining and expanding a bookselling business. They are supported by a number of case studies presenting real-life examples of successes, or failures. A final chapter deals with non-traditional methods of selling books, such as mobile bookselling, book clubs, street vendors, market book stalls, as well as online bookselling. Each chapter contains a wealth of practical, hard-nosed advice, not only on the day-to-day management of a bookshop, but also on all the finer aspects of running a successful retail operation. Additionally, the book includes a number of model guidelines and forms, and other documentation that provide examples of good practice, and good housekeeping. A series of appendices include resources for booksellers, listings of book trade organizations, associations, journals, and useful Web sites." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2482)
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"This book fills a gap in book marketing literature, as it focuses on marketing books in developing countries. It is, indeed, "a handbook on good practice". How much should you spend for your marketing budget? How to write effective copy? How much time does it take before the first book reviews appe
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ar? Is it worthwile to attend the Frankfurt book fair? When should editors rent direct mailing lists? How to organize the overseas distribution? The author gives no simple recipes in this book, but he describes the experiences he has accumulated for more than thirty years of professional life in Africa-related publishing. The text is organised into four parts: Marketing and Promotion, Overseas Distribution and Rights Sales, Case Studies, and Resources. Five case studies deal with book marketing and distribution in Africa, India, the Caribbean and the Pacific, and the sixth case study highlights the experience of African Books Collective in marketing African books worldwide. A special chapter presents an overview of the internet as a tool for book professions in developing countries. This handbook is an excellent overview of the current state in marketing academic books in developing countries." (CAMECO Media Forum)
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"Contains over 2,200 entries covering books, serials, reference sources, reports, papers in edited collections, book-sector studies and similar documents, and periodical articles drawn from literature published in over 360 journals and magazines. Most entries have a short annotation. Supplementary v
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olumes ("A bibliography of publishing and the book chain in Sub-Saharan Africa". London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials) have been published in 1997 (303 entries, mainly publications published in late 1995 and in 1996) and 1998 (further 250 entries, largely material published in 1997)." (commbox)
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A compilation of tutor's notes, lesson materials and handouts from training courses conducted by UNESCO and field-tested at courses held in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and containing a wide variety of illustrations, models, sample forms and charts that can be photocopied or made into OHP slides.
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Topics covered include market and product research, effective selling and sales-team management, sales budgeting, sales of subsidiary rights, creating publicity material, distribution and warehousing, cost and performance control.
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"One of a series of background materials prepared for the World Congress on Books held in London in 1982. Deals with the various stages of textbook publishing, which is the mainstay of the book industry in most less developed countries. Discusses the difficulties faced by both government and private
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sector textbook publishing organizations, and examines methods of overcoming these difficulties." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 236)
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"The recommandations, summaries of the various sessions, and a selection of the papers read at this conference attended by more than 100 African writers, publishers, booksellers, librarians, printers, and teachers give a succinct account of the history and hopes of African publishing. Among topics d
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iscussed are the cultural and social factors of book reading and publishing in Africa; a frank explanation as to why indigenous publishing has trouble getting started; the mechanics of acquiring library materials - African and otherwise; the role of government; the role of Christian publishing houses; and the problems faced by writers, distributors, and booksellers." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1095)
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