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

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
"A short, critically annotated listing of significant literature in two categories: (i) books that examine the environment of publishing in developing countries, and (ii) books and training manuals that have been written specifically to assist publishers in those countries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishin ... more

Producción y comercio internacional del libro en Centro América, República Dominicana y Cuba 2003. Diagnóstico estadístico

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2005), 139 pp.

Book Publishing in Nigeria

[no publisher] (2004), 4 pp.
"A short but succinct four page overview of the book publishing industry in Nigeria, which has been in steady decline since the 1980s: "At one stage, prospects for the book industry in Nigeria appeared rosy. The Federal Government established paper and pulp making industries, and an elaborate plan w ... more
"This thesis examines the mission, strategies and activities of the African Publishers Network in its quest to empower indigenous publishers. The author probes the nature of publishing development in African countries, utilizing selected cases of anglophone countries as illustrations. Her analysis o ... more

Où va le livre en Afrique ?

Paris: L'Harmattan (2003), 239 pp.
"Ce numéro spécial de la revue Africultures, consacré à “Où va le livre en Afrique ?”, contient de nombreuses contributions sur divers aspects de l'édition, du commerce du livre, de l'état du livre et du lectorat en Afrique (principalement francophone). Il comprend également des articles ... more

Publishing in Cambodia

Phnom Penh: Publishing in Cambodia Project, preliminary ed. (2002), 173 pp.

The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2002), ix, 273 pp.
"A valuable information resource that provides a country-by-country analysis of the “book chain” in 18 English-speaking Africa countries, together with an annotated directory of the major players that make up the book chain within those countries. Four introductory essays provide overviews of bo ... more

The African Publishing Companion: A Resource Guide

Lochcarron, Scotland: Hans Zell Publishers (2002), 356 pp.
"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 availab ... more

Courage and Consequence: Women Publishing in Africa

Oxford: African Books Collective (2002), xii, 108 pp.
"An insightful collection of papers and personal accounts providing a picture of African women in publishing in Africa today, primarily in English-speaking Africa. The eleven contributors are all women who have made notable achievements and impacts in publishing in Africa, have headed publishing com ... more

The Ordeal of the African Writer

London: Zed Books (2001), 192 pp.
"This book is about the problems and obstacles that African writers still encounter in their attempt to get published. It is an interesting, informed, and well-documented study that combines writers’ own testimony (based on responses to questionnaires) and factual investigation in order to explore ... more
"This register is arranged alphabetically by country, including complete contact details of the consultants, their educational background and qualifications, professional experience, and specialist areas of expertise." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr ... more

La producción del libro en el Perú: Período 1950-1999

Lima: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, Escuela Académico Profesional de Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información, Thesis (2001), 143 pp.

Du manuscrit au lecteur: Guide de l'editeur

Bamako; Bonn: Editions Jamana;Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 183 pp.

Book Publishing in Nigeria

Ibadan: Stirling-Horden Publishers (2001), 245 pp.
"A collection of papers on various aspects of scholarly writing and publishing in Africa, mostly by African academics based in the diaspora." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2264)

Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East

Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press (2001), x, 249 pp.

Distribution of Ideas: Book Production and Publishing in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Middle East

In: Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East
Kai Hafez (ed.)
Cresskill, New Jers.: Hampton Press (2001), pp. 159-173

The Electronic African Bookworm: A Web Navigator

Oxford: African Books Collective, 2nd revised ed. (2000), xii, 238 pp.
This extensive links section offers over 1,500 links, most with short descriptions, highlighting those Web sites and resources that are recommended as good starting points for African writers, scholars and the book professions in Africa. In addition it offers a substantial number of not Africa-speci ... more