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Publishing in Africa: Where Are We Now? An Update for 2019
Zell Publishing Consultants (2019), 50 pp.
"This article is a sequel, and update, to a two-part article published in Logos. Journal of the World Publishing Community in 2008/09, which analysed the state of the book industries in sub-Saharan Africa thirty-five years after the major conference on ‘Publishing & Book Development in Africa’ t
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Le livre en Afrique francophone: Nouvelles perspectives éditoriales
French Studies in Southern Africa, volume 44, issue 2 (2014), pp. 120-143
"Cet article examine les dynamiques de délocalisation qui caractérisent l'économie du livre africain dans le champ littéraire africain francophone, en particulier depuis 1990. Il montre qu'il existe une histoire de l'édition en Afrique - fragmentée certes, mais réelle - loin de tous les mythe
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
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Henry Chakava (introd. essay)
Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.
Publishing and Development: A Book of Readings
Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Bellagio Publishing Network (1998), xvi, 191 pp.
"Co-published with the Obor Foundation this is a collection of nine articles/reprints (previously published elsewhere) on key issues affecting the book industries in the developing world. They cover topics such as multinationals and Third World publishing, the economics of publishing, copyright, dis
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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
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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
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Das Recht auf den eigenen Verlag: Zum Verlagswesen in der "Dritten Welt" [Dossier]
Zeitschrift für Kulturaustausch, volume 41, issue 3 (1991), pp. 329-406
Problems of the Book Trade Infrastructure in Developing Countries in Relation to University Library Objectives
IFLA Journal, volume 10, issue 4 (1984), pp. 357-369
"The article examines the situation of authors and publishers in developing countries: Lack of competent authors, of paper, of machinery, but also lack of scientific reputation of publishers characterize the situation; lack of foreign exchange limits the purchase of foreign books, making it difficul
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Textbooks in Developing Countries
Prospects (Paris), volume 13, issue 3 (1983), pp. 315-369
"Detailed presentation of all aspects of textbook development, production, and distribution under the specific conditions of developing countries; one regional and two country-specific examples are used to go beyond the general information to show the concrete problems and possible solutions." (GIZ
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America Latina: Acción del libro en los procesos de cambio. 3
San José (CR): Centro de Estudios Democráticos de América Latina (CEDAL) (1974), various pag.
America Latina: Accion del libro en los procesos de cambio. 2
San José (CR): Centro de Estudios Democráticos de América Latina (CEDAL) (1974), various pag.
Buch und Sozialer Wandel in Lateinamerika: CEDAL Bericht über das lateinamerikanische Seminar 39'74 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zentralamerikanischen universitätsverlag (EDUCA) 24.-30. November 1974
San José (CR): Centro de Estudios Democráticos de América Latina (CEDAL) (1974), various pag.
America Latina: Accion del libro en los procesos de cambio. 1
San José (CR): Centro de Estudios Democráticos de América Latina (CEDAL) (1974), various pag.
Books and Economic Development
United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Working Paper (1962), 6 pp.
"Education — Reading — Books — A local book industry — Establishing a book industry — Regional development — International cooperation — Books from abroad — Cooperation in all sectors: bookshops, school, village council, unions, corporations — These are the main points raised by th
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