"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
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published a total of sixteen weeklies in Hausa and in other Nigerian languages. In 1948 it began the publication of the national daily The Nigerian Citizen. The first part of the book contains historical articles on the Gaskiya Corporation and on publishing in Zaria and Northern Nigeria, by contributors including R.M. East, Husaini Hayatu, Neil Skinner, and Lindsay Barrett. Part two offers biographical information on 26 past and present personalities in the Gaskiya Corporation. Subsequent chapters describe the present [1991] structure and planned future development of the Corporation." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 794)
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"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
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re given by a wide selection of professionals including publishers, academics, librarians and educationalists." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1091)
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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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"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
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n writer and reader, the relationship between writer and publisher, and the myriad problems African publishers face, especially in the area of marketing and distribution. Walsh suggests that to approach publishing rationally, it is essential that there is interaction between writer, reader and publisher, making it possible for real change to be effected in Africa both in and through the book trade." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 326)
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"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
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lishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 486)
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"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
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nalyse des gammes éditoriales et de la situation du personnel dans l'édition et la librairie. L'accent est mis sur les effets pédagogiques et de formation de la communauté (communauté culturelle)." (GIZ Library Bonn)
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"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
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béninois exposés à la 40e Foire du livre de Francfort, qui comprend des ouvrages littéraires, des textes scolaires et des textes en langues nationales. La dernière partie est un annuaire des librairies du Bénin." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 427)
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"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)
"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
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ng. This monograph was prepared by the [then] General Manager of Tanzania Publishing House, Dar es Salaam, and focuses on the difficulty experienced in obtaining accurate data for the publishing industry. Also discusses the need for professional training in publishing, and examines the legal and institutional framework, with special emphasis on the need for a Book Development Council that could assist in developing a flourishing book industry." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1126)
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"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
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est of the book takes a country-and-region approach, covering Africa as a whole and more specifically Ghana, Kenya and Egypt; India; China; the Philippines; an overview of Latin America and of Brazil in particular; the role of U.S. publishers and textbooks; and finally, the modernization of publishing in Japan." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 985)
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"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
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tations of early literature no longer included in the present work." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 181)
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"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
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ise culturelle vitale, et exhorte les détenteurs du pouvoir à renforcer l'industrie du livre en Afrique." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 375)
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