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Publishing in Singapore in the 1990s

Media Asia, volume 19, issue 1 (1992), pp. 24-29
"Founded in 1945, the history of Gaskiya Corporation has always been closely associated with the development of book and newspaper publishing in Northern Nigeria, including the establishment of the oldest surviving Hausa-language newspaper, Gaskiya ta fi kwabo. In the 1940s and 1950s the Corporation ... more

Book Publishing in South Africa for the 1990s

Cape Town: South African Library (1991), 117 pp.
"The proceedings of a symposium held at the South African Library, Cape Town, in November 1990. Subjects covered include censorship, publishing in a multicultural South Africa, educational publishing, children's book publishing, literacy and development, and marketing and distribution. The papers we ... more

Book Promotion, Sales and Distribution: A Management Training Course

London; Paris: Book House Training Centre;UNESCO (1991), x, 166 pp.
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. ... more

Publishing in Africa: A Neglected Component of Development

Boston: African Studies Center, Boston University (1991), 33 pp.
"Examines the complex factors that affect publishing in Africa, using a three-part model involving the reader, the writer and the publisher. Among the topics the author covers are the importance of textbooks in any discussion of African publishing, the need for children’s books, the dynamic betwee ... more

Le financement de la culture et de l'industrie du livre au Zaïre

Kinshasa: Société d'Etudes et d'Editions, 2nd ed. (1990), 150 pp.
"Présente une vue d'ensemble des activités d'édition dans le Zaïre de l'époque, les problèmes et les contraintes auxquels sont confrontées les industries du livre, et examine le problème particulier du “financement de la culture” en relation avec l'édition de livres." (Hans M. Zell, Pub ... more
"Le principal obstacle à une large diffusion du livre en Afrique francophone est la non-prise en compte de l'importance des activités éditoriales par la planification étatique du développement. Etude de la signification sociale de la littérature (position sociale de l'auteur et du lectorat), a ... more

Le livre béninois à la 40ème foire du livre

Cotonou: Bureau d'Etude pour l'Education en Afrique;Nouvelles Messageries du Bénin (1988), 34 pp.
"Il décrit l'état de la littérature au Bénin, la promotion de l'écriture en langues nationales, le développement du livre scolaire, la renaissance de l'industrie de la presse, et note l'augmentation du nombre de librairies. La deuxième partie de l'ouvrage contient une bibliographie des livres ... more
"Publications for academia need to be different from those for grassroots movements: while the former need to satisfy the needs of the target audience to increase knowledge, grassroots movements need to be made aware of needs and at the same time indicated ways of solving them." (GIZ Library Bonn)

Books and Reading in Tanzania

Paris: UNESCO, Book Promotion and International Exchanges Division (1986), 76 pp.
"One of a series of national monographs on the state of books and reading in a number of countries, published in order to provide book professionals and the interested public, with detailed surveys of matters relating to authorship, publishing, material production and distribution of books and readi ... more

El libro en Chile: Presente y futuro

Santiago de Chile: CENECA;Cámara Chilena del Libro;Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo (CED) (1986), 126 pp.

Publishing in the Third World: Knowledge and Development

Portsmouth, New Hampsh.; London: Heinemann;Mansell (1985), xii, 226 pp.
"An in-depth look at the "state of the art" of book publishing in the Third World which examines not only the nuts and bolts but also its status as an important part of the knowledge distribution system. The first 50 pages discuss the status of textbook publishing, copyright, and distribution; the r ... more

Books and Reading in Ghana

Paris: UNESCO (1985), 43 pp.
"The earliest version of the bibliography, superseded by the 1996 volume, lists titles by topic and region, and includes author, subject, geographical indexes. Cites 685 references, and includes an introductory essay in English and French. It is now also available online, and contains a number of ci ... more
"Réflexion sur le statut du livre en Afrique et analyse des nombreuses difficultés rencontrées lors de l'écriture, de la publication et de la distribution de livres en Afrique. L'auteur, qui est un éditeur togolais de premier plan, soutient avec force que la production de livres est une entrepr ... more