"This wide-ranging dissertation examines the policies and practices of six sub-Saharan Africa university presses in five African countries (in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), to investigate how far the presses have adopted, and/or have adapted, their policies to suit the environmen
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t and special needs of Africa. The study examines the extent to which current constraints impede their publishing activities and publishing strategies. The author finds that there is “a serious absence of competition and cooperation between the presses surveyed”, lack of aggressive fund raising strategies, together with weak or non-existent policies for commissioning and list building, and without a clearly defined subject focus. The author also examines the various strategies adopted by the presses to adapt to the rapidly changing scholarly communications environment. In his conclusions he recommends the setting-up of a continent-wide consortium of African university presses, with each press “to operate as a Trust in order to enjoy autonomy as a private company, but be registered as a non-profit organization.” The author calls for more active collaboration among African scholarly presses (including joint publishing ventures, sharing of resources and expertise, reciprocal distribution, etc.); much stronger emphasis on the use of new technology, particularly print-on-demand; makes some suggestions regarding possible sources of funding for the presses, and recommends further research into the effect of ICTs on university press publishing in Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2281)
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"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, and which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under four modules: (1) Commissioning, (2) C
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opy-editing, (3) Advanced Copy-editing, and (4) Editorial management, supported by activity suggestions and practical tasks designed to make the modules interactive and participatory." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2479)
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"Un manuel de formation pour les éditeurs et les libraires." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2474)
"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under three modules: (1) Communication Skills, (
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2) Negotiation Skills, and (3) Managing Staff, the course is designed to equip publishing staff with the “fundamental inter-personal skills necessary for professionalism in the publishing industry.” A variety of practical exercises and tasks are included to make the manual as interactive as possible." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2484)
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"This book aims to assist private and state publishers, and NGO publishers operating within young market economies, in understanding how better to handle the financial management of their organizations during a period of rapid change; to develop stronger, larger, more profitable, more valuable organ
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izations; to grasp new opportunities rather than leave entre-preneurs outside the industry to take the initiative for developments and change. The book will discuss the financial management techniques employed by book publishers and by other industries in developed economies. The purpose of this is to illustrate the financial management techniques that may be appropriate and necessary for publishers in the future, and in order to contrast the financial management techniques required in young economies." (Chapter 1: Introduction)
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"This is probably one of the first training manuals for African publishers to come from an African imprint, and this one – co-published with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU – is targeted primarily at NGOs with publishing activities. It aims to equip users with
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basic and relevant skills in publishing by first discussing concepts and then providing tips and examples. To reinforce the lessons, a range of exercises follow each chapter. The book contains many useful suggestions, it is attractively designed, has a good range of model forms, and makes effective use of icons to draw attention to new terms, to provide tips and advice, and warn about potential pitfalls. However, one or two chapters are somewhat flawed, particularly the section on electronic publishing." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2480)
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"This is an excellent, concise introduction to publishing management, published in a series that focuses on the issues involved in publishing and developing educational materials in Africa. However, the book is equally valuable to the book professions elsewhere in the developing world, and while muc
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h of the emphasis is on textbooks, the principles apply to all types of publishing, and to most countries of the world. The book sets out the basics of efficient, economical, and prudent management of time and money in publishing. After some general considerations it deals with strategic planning in publishing textbooks, developing manuscripts (commissioning, appraisal, copy-editing, working with designers, pre-testing, etc.), costs of production, preparing a title budget, as well as the various aspects of financial management: different methods of accounting, records required to track financial progress and aid forecasting, and preparing a cash flow projection. There is also a short chapter on marketing and a glossary." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2477)
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"Este guía es una buena introducción a los diferentes áreas de trabajo de una editorial. Los nueve capítulos cubren: el editor; las áreas editoriales; estimación de costos; el contrato de derechos; las partes de un libro; el corrector de estilo; el diagramador; el proceso industrial; nuevas te
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cnologías del libro. Un manual de estilo y un glosario de 30 páginas complementan esta publicación." (commbox)
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Constitué de notes pratiques et de 86 tableaux, cet ouvrage aborde les sujets suivants : fonctions et pratiques d'une maison d'édition; organisation et gestion de la fonction éditoriale; les états financiers comme moyen d'information des gestionnaires; la gestion efficace d'une entreprise d'édi
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tion; le recrutement des cadres et du personnel; et une étude de cas comprenant de nombreux exercices.
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"This book is a compilation of tutors' notes, lesson material and handouts from a management training course conducted since 1985 by UNESCO with great success in countries around the world. While gaining accessibility through its production in a book format, it retains the spirit of the original tea
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ching material. Themain topics covered are: functions and practices of publishing management, editorial organisation and management, using financial accounts for management information, understanding publishing business, recruitment, and a case study. The material, which was originated jointly by Book Hosue Training Centre and Unesco, has been edited by Mike Hauser." (Back cover)
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"Supplements the author’s earlier UNESCO publication Textbook Production in Developing Countries, and at the same time aims at synthesizing the main findings of the numerous seminars and reports and papers which have been published by UNESCO in this subject area. It examines, in a non-technical ma
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nner, the problems and issues associated with government sponsored textbook provision programmes in developing countries, placing special emphasis on cost reduction factors in such textbook programmes. The main aim of the Guide is “to take account of present problems of government textbook schemes, and their needs for better resources and more trained personnel, and to assist them by posing questions which may lead to a greater understanding of problems, and more adequate planning and improved administration of projects, with consequent reduced costs and the production of better textbooks." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 237)
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"A second revised edition of a classic guide to publishing (though now inevitably very much dated), which describes each part of the process clearly and simply. Covers editorial preparation, production, promotion and distribution, as well as the publisher's relationship with authors, printers, books
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ellers, librarians and educators. Gives special attention to the problems of publishing in developing countries, and an African edition was published by the University of Lagos Press in 1990." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2485)
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