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Development Directory of Indigenous Publishing

Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), xii, 199 pp.
"Contains essays on aspects of indigenous publishing in various African countries, overviews on the state of publishing in specific regions, a directory of book trade publications and reference sources published in five African countries, plus two inventories of (i) African book development organiza ... more
"A UNESCO-commissioned study that sets out the background that led to the establishment of the African Publishers Network, its constitution, policies, programmes and activities, publications, and its achievements. Also examines APNET's relations with the World Bank and with donor agencies." (Hans M. ... more
"The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals, and to punch holes through the cultural iron curtain by encouraging translations and a 'common market of the mind' between East and West. ... more

The Book in Nigeria Today: Some Current Issues

Ibadan: Sam Bookman Educational and Communication Services (1995), 175 pp.
"A collection of essays, by the [then] Director of Publishing at Ibadan University Press, on various aspects of the book situation in Nigeria, which have previously been published in various journals and magazines or as chapters in books. The essays cover topics such as books in national development ... more

International Book Publishing: An Encyclopedia

London; Chicago: Fritzroy Dearborn Publishers (1995), xxvi, 736 pp.
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub ... more

Promoting Technical Publishing in Africa

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1994), 129 pp.
"The proceedings of an important seminar sponsored by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation of ACP-EU/CTA held in the Netherlands in November 1992 that brought together some 60 professionals from the book industries in 22 countries. The seminar examined the obstacles facing the ... more
"Réunit les débats et discours prononcés lors de l'assemblée générale de 1994 des membres de l'Association des éditeurs du Bénin, abordant diverses questions relatives à l'édition, à l'écriture et au développement du livre au Bénin." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Sa ... more

Mito o realidad del libro

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC);Colcultura (1994), 273 pp.

Books in Namibia: Past Trends and Future Prospects

Windhoek: Association of Namibian Publishers (1994), 37 pp.
"An informative history of books and publishing in Namibia; also examines the present situation [mid-1990s] and assesses the future prospects for the book industries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 726)

El campo cultural en Chile (1974-1993): Balance y perspectivas

Santiago: Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Educación (CIDE) (1994), 53 pp.

Culture and the Book Industry in Nigeria

Lagos: National Council for Arts and Culture (1993), 298 pp.
"The papers from a 1983 symposium on 'Culture and the Book Industry in Nigeria', although not published until ten years later. Arranged in three parts, it contains 16 papers on various aspects of the state of the book in Nigeria in all its dimensions: writing and authorship, orality, literacy, reade ... more
"857 references, partially annotated, relating to book publishing in developing countries, grouped according to region (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East) or to topics (e.g. 'Development and Publishing', 'Economics of Publishing', 'Foreign Assistance', 'Language Issues'). Also includes an int ... more

Historia del libro en Chile

Santiago: Editorial Andrés Bello (1993), 253 pp.

Readings on Publishing in Africa and the Third World

Buffalo, NY: Bellagio Publishing Network;State University of New York at Buffalo, Comparative Education Center and School of Information and Library Studies (1993), 212 pp.
"A selection of some of the best analytical writings on African and Third World publishing and book development. Contains 12 contributions on publishing in Africa, most reprinted from The African Book Publishing Record, including some individual country studies." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & R ... more

The Challenge of Publishing in Tanzania

In: Publishing and Development in the Third World
Philip G. Altbach (ed.)
London: Hans Zell Publishers (1992), pp. 169-189
"Looks at the publishing industry in Tanzania and explains the sluggish development despite state commitment to universal adult and primary education. The author links the underdevelopment of the printing and publishing industries with East Africa's colonial history when the main market place for Ea ... more

Glosario del libro y la edición

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (1992), 81 pp.

Publishing and Development in the Third World

London et al.: Hans Zell Publishers (1992), x, 441 pp.
"This benchmark volume stems from the papers commissioned for a major international seminar on Publishing in the Third World, held at Bellagio, Italy, in February 1991. It presents the first full scale discussion of publishing in Asia and Africa, and features perspectives from 25 prominent publisher ... more