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"The proceedings of a workshop organized by the Harold Macmillan Trust in conjunction with the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE). The framework for discussions included questioning whether developing countries have succeeded in providing school systems with the education ... more

A Guide to Book Publishing

Seattle: University of Washington Press, revised ed. (1989), xiii, 268 pp.
"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 ... more

Textbooks in the Developing World: Economic and Educational Choices

Washington, DC: World Bank;Economic Development Institute (EDI) (1989), xi, 219 pp.
"A collection of 16 papers that focus on what has been learned in two decades of developing and implementing large-scale national textbook programmes, and the World Bank’s role in assisting textbook development. Organized into four parts it covers (1) The Design and Implementation of Textbook Prog ... more

The Advocacy Publisher and Costing Strategy

In: Communication Industry in Nigeria: The Crisis of Publications
A. Tom Adaba; Ololeka Ajia; Ikechukwu Nwosu (eds.)
Nairobi: African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) (1988), pp. 258-262
"A Nigerian Christian publisher explains what advocacy publishing is, how the price of a book is crucial in this kind of publishing, and how to get the costings right." (Hans M. ... more

Tanzania: Book Subsector Study, Textbook Section

Washington, DC; London: World Bank;Overseas Development Administration (ODA) (1988), ?? pp.
"The final report of a study of textbook provision in Tanzania, which was part of a wider book sub-sector study financed by ODA and the World Bank. Includes a review of the existing literature, interviews, and reports on field visits to schools. Concludes with an examination of the major issues faci ... 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
"A volume of essays on government and international agency policies regarding the provision of textbooks in developing countries, analysing problems and constraints, and examining the economic, social, and pedagogic questions involved in textbook writing for both primary and secondary schools and fo ... more

Communication Industry in Nigeria: The Crisis of Publications

Nairobi: African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) (1988), 286 pp.
"The paucity of textbooks on mass communications in Nigeria, the economic restrictions on the importation of books, the continued increase of mass communications training institutions together with the concomitant increase in the number of trainees and practitioners of this profession, inform the th ... more
"Provides a history of the Kuruman Press in South Africa, founded by Lutheran Methodist Society missionary Robert Moffat, together with a list of publications produced there between 1831 and 1870." (Hans ... more

A Handbook for African Writers

London: Hans Zell Publishers (1986), 218 pp.
"A pioneering volume containing a wealth of practical information and advice for African authors. Describes how to present a manuscript, how to find a publisher, dealing with literary agents, and offering advice about contracts, remuneration, copyright, and writing for the media. Illustrated with so ... more

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

Religious Publishing

Publisher, volume 1, issue 1 (1985), pp. 20-23
"A short overview of religious publishing houses in Nigeria." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. ... more

Children's Book Production and Distribution in Developing Countries

Nicosia: Cyprus Association on Books for Young People (1985), 230 pp.
"The proceedings of the 19th Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People, 9-14 October 1984, held in Nicosia, Cyprus. Includes contributions from all over the world, including papers on children’s book publishing in Africa." (Hans ... more
"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
"The fourth and final volume of the Book Trade of the World, a series of books that aimed to provide a convenient reference tool to the world's publishing and bookselling industries, and to the institutions, organizations, and journals which are associated with them. The information on each country ... more
"The editors attempt to provide "comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information, in both English and French, on libraries, publishers and the retail book trade, research institutions with publishing programs, book industry and literary associations, major periodicals and newspapers, government a ... more
"A companion volume to Ralph Staiger’s “Roads to Reading” (1979), now inevitably rather dated, but still provides helpful guidelines and strategies for planning successful reading campaigns." (Hans ... more
"A basic guide, still useful but now somewhat dated, to both national and international copyright systems, written for authors, editors and publishers in developing countries. Includes a special section with advice on publishing agreements." (Hans ... more
"The final report of a regional seminar on reducing the costs of school textbooks in Africa, which took place in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1983, and focussed on raising the awareness of government organizations about textbooks, what measures should be taken regarding the importation of textbooks, the ma ... more