"A country-by-country systematic description of some of the basic facts about book publishing which are necessary to know in order to conduct business on an international level and useful other purposes as well. Each country gives information about itself under the following categories: general, his
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tory, retail prices, organization, the trade press, book trade literature and address services, sources of information, international membership, market research, books and young people, taxes, clearing houses, training, copyright, national bibliographies and national libraries, book production, translation, book clubs, paperbacks, design, publishing houses (not a listing), literary agents, wholesale trade, retail trade, mail order, antiquarian book trade and auctions, imports, exports, book fairs, public relations, bibliophilism, literary prizes, book reviews, and miscellaneous. Obviously, not all of these facts were filled out by every country, and in a few cases, countries failed to reply at all, but nevertheless the total adds up to a great deal of data. In addition, the first volume has an international section in which much of the information in that volume is summarized under these same categories." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1005)
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"This study aims 'to assess the needs of Ethiopia which can be met by Christian literature in Ethiopian and English languages, to evaluate the extent to which the present programs minister to these needs, and to make rcommendations for the future dealing with all relevant aspects and in particular w
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ith production, distribution and methods of training' (foreword). It is based on an 'initial readership survey of Ethiopia' and a bookshop survey." (commbox)
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"A historically important document, this was one of the earliest studies on publishing and book development in Africa. It consists of a report of a meeting of experts on book development in Africa, convened by UNESCO and held in Accra in February 1968. Delegates to the conference examined in detail
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the problems facing book development in Africa, looking at the role of books in economic and social development, suggesting measures to promote book production in the general and educational publishing sectors, as well as considering aspects such as the distribution, promotion, and the international flow of books." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3rd. ed. 2008, nr. 321)
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"Réflexions après la réunion d'experts sur la planification de l'industrie du livre en Asie, tenue à Singapour du 17 au 23 septembre 1968 — La production des livres éducatifs est généralement trop faible — Les raisons et les moyens de résoudre ce problème — L'accent est mis sur la pro
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motion du livre, sur le rôle des bibliothèques, sur l'aide financière à l'industrie du livre." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1755, topic code 19)
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"La Conférence générale de l'Unesco a décidé de convoquer une série de réunions régionales sur la promotion et la distribution du livre, dont la première consacrée à l'Asie s'est réunie à Tokyo, du 25 au 31 mai 1966. Dans le présent document, on trouve le rapport de cette réunion (pp.
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5-32) ; rapport dans lequel on traite des problèmes relatifs à la promotion du livre en Asie. Estimation des besoins de la région, production, promotion et distribution, circulation internationale des livres, formation, recherche et associations professionnelles. Dans la deuxième partie de cet ouvrage, on a reproduit l'essentiel du principal document de travail de la réunion, qui donne une analyse statistique de la situation actuelle en Asie, ainsi que des projections de besoin futur." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1826, topic code 19)
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"Situation actuelle du marché du livre en Afrique noire — Décisions de la réunion provoquée à Accra par l'UNESCO: constitution d'un « Conseil national du livre « par pays et leur financement par la création d'une industrie du livre africain." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The
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use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2454, topic code 19)
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"Compte rendu de la réunion tenue à Accra en février 1968." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2455, topic code 19)
"The General conference of Unesco decided to convene a series of regional conferences on the promotion and distribution of books, the first of which, on Asia, was held in Tokyo from 25th to 31st May 1966. The present document presents a report on this conference (pp. 5-32), dealing with the problems
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of book promotion in Asia - Estimation of the requirements of the region, production and distribution, international circulation of books, training, research and professional associations. The second part of this work gives the principal points of the main working document of the conference, presenting a statistical analysis of the present situation in Asia as well as forecasts of future needs." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1826, topic code 19)
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"Synthèse du n° 47 des « Etudes et Documents d'Information » de l'Unesco sur le sujet indiqué." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 763, topic code 19)
Contains materials on textbook production, national book policy and three directories (members of book trade association, publishers, specialists).
"The production of books in the developing countries is very small - The demand for books in these countries is very acute - The two authors of this pamphlet, who are experts on the subject, study the problems of the publishing, printing, distribution, production of and demand for books in Asia (pp.
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5-18) and in Africa (pp. 19-34)." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 865, topic code 19)
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"La production des livres dans les pays en voie de développement est très faible - Les besoins dans ce domaine sont très aigus - Les deux experts auteurs de cette brochure étudient les problèmes relatifs à l'édition, l'impression, la circulation, la production, les besoins, dans le domaine du
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livre : en Asie, pp. 5-19 ; en Afrique, pp. 20-34." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 864, topic code 19)
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"La libre circulation des livres en tous genres est d'une importance capitale pour tous les aspects de l'éducation — L'auteur examine les problèmes de la production et la circulation des livres en Afrique, problèmes relatifs à l'édition, au public, à ses besoins dans le domaine, à l'impress
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ion, à l'approvisionnement en papier et autres fournitures, à la distribution." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 862, topic code 19)
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"L'auteur examine les problèmes de la production et de la circulation des livres dans cette région du monde — Problèmes relatifs à l'édition, au public et à ses besoins dans le domaine, à l'approvisionnement en papier et autres fournitures, à la distribution." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfat
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tah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1774, topic code 19)
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"The free circulation of books of all kinds is of vital importance to all aspects of education — The author examines the problems of the production and circulation of books in Africa, problems concerned with publishing, with the public and its requirements in this field, with printing and supplies
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of paper and other materials, distribution." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 863, topic code 19)
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"Annual Continuation of "Basic Facts and Figures". 1964: 472 pp.; 1965: 612 pp.; 1966: 528 pp. Covers: Population — Educational establishments — Public expenditure on education — Libraries and museums — Production of books — Newspapers and other periodicals — Consumption of paper — Cin
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ema — Radio — Television." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2345, topic code 10, 20, 30, 40)
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"This study seeks to present a survey of book, periodical, and newspaper publishing in the Soviet Union including some related topics such as censorship, copyright, and the book trade" (Preface). Emphasis is on science and technology." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd
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ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1054)
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"An attempt to standardise and make easily available the international statistics for the production of books and translations — Graphs for each country and general tables." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 307
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, topic code 19)
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"L'auteur, au début de cette étude, décrit le commerce du livre dans divers Etats. Il compare les statistiques de production du livre dans 60 pays. Il traite ensuite des sujets suivants : les barrières commerciales actuelles, les efforts entrepris par l'Unesco dans ce domaine, le droit d'auteur,
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les problèmes linguistiques, l'alphabétisation, les bibliothèques et les échanges de livres. Intéressants tableaux et annexes complètent cette étude." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 176, topic code 19)
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