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Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
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Shobhana Sosale (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (1998), ix, 229 pp.

"This is something of a benchmark volume on the subject of publishing and book development in Africa (and in some other developing countries). It contains the proceedings, and reflects the thinking and the deliberations that emerged from a seminar on“Understanding the Educational Book Industry”, ... more

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Mission Presses in Natal

B. M. Spencer

In: The Love of Books. Proceedings of the Seventh South African Conference of Bibliophiles Held at the South African Library, Cape Town, 8-10 May 1996

Pieter E. Westra; Leonie Twentyman Jones (eds.)

Cape Town: South African Library (1997), pp. 77-84

"A historical account of the development of mission presses in Natal and their prodigious output. Discusses the activities of the American Board of Mission presses, and those of the Anglican, Catholic and Lutheran presses." (Hans ... more

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Changing the World Through Books

Christine Watkins

American Libraries, volume 28, issue 9 (1997), pp. 52-54

"Describes the activities of Books for Africa, a US book aid organization which ships nearly 750,000 books to Africa each year in an effort to fill empty shelves in Africa’s libraries. The largest proportion of books come from and go to schools and school libraries. Includes a short directory of o ... more

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Preserving the Landscape of Imagination: Children’s Literature in Africa

Raoul Granqvist, Jürgen Martini (eds.)

Matatu: Journal of African Culture and Society, issue 17-18 (Special issue) (1997), 361 pp.

"A special issue of Matatu on the writing and publishing for children in Africa today. Contains 14 articles on the topic, and one on Caribbean children’s literature, by contributors from Africa and from Europe, and some of which – i.e. those dealing with publishing aspects in whole or in part � ... more

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Les habitudes de lecture en Afrique-Sub-Saharienne et les apprentisages traditionels: Bibliographie analytique

Sophia Gazza

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), 64 pp.

"Cette étude et cette bibliographie traitent des attitudes africaines à l'égard du livre, des habitudes de lecture et des politiques de promotion d'une culture de la lecture. La bibliographie fournit des détails sur 218 références bibliographiques, la plupart en français, mais aussi un bon no ... more

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The Christian Messenger

Andrew O. Amegatcher

West Africa, issue 13 (19 January) (1997), pp. 57-61

"Provides a history of one of the publishing products during British colonial rule: The Christian Messenger, a pioneering journal and newspaper (with text in English and in Ghanaian languages) founded by German and Swiss missionaries as a joint venture between the Methodist Church and the Basel Miss ... more

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South Africa Books Aid Projects

Jeff Samuelson

Focus on International & Comparative Librarianship, volume 28, issue 2 (1997), pp. 92-95

"Outlines the objectives of the South Africa Books Aid Project (SABAP), a three year project funded by the Department for International Development and managed, at the UK end, by Book Aid International. The goal of SABAP is to support local initiatives to improve the quality of basic and adult educa ... more

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Ethics and Copyright: A Developing Country Perspective

Syed Salim Agha

IFLA Journal, volume 23, issue 4 (1997), pp. 251-257

"The premises on which copyright is based is explored. Ethical issues related to copyright are discussed. The role of the Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) as a mechanism to administer collectively authors' rights and an overview of how they operate is given. The plight of developing countries ... more

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Academic Book Production and Distribution in Africa: Support from Nordic Countries. Report from a Conference at Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 10-11 April 1997

Kirsti Hagen Andersen (ed.)

Fantoft (NO): Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (1997), 112 pp.

"This is a report about, and the papers presented at, a conference jointly sponsored by the Norwegian Library Association, the Norwegian Non-fiction Writers, and the Chr. Michelsen Institute, which focussed on the role and support from Nordic countries to academic book production and distribution in ... more

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Des auteurs et des manuels: A propos une programme éducatif pour l’essor de l’édition scolaire en language nationales

Marie Châtry-Komarek

D+C: Développement et Coopération, issue 1 (1997), pp. 18-22

"Le rapport souligne la nécessité de développer des industries nationales de manuels scolaires prospères et de publier du matériel dans les langues africaines, en utilisant des exemples de livres produits par l'Institut national de documentation, de recherche et d'animation pédagogique de Niam ... more

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Report on the National Consultation Forum on the Development of Botswana's National Book Policy: Boipuso Conference and Exhibition Centre, Gaborone, Botswana, 6th-8th October, 1997

Gaborone; London: Ministry of Education;Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), 81 pp.

"The report of a consultation forum which brought together 58 participants from book-related organizations and institutions in Botswana, and which was convened to identify the key issues in book development, the problems facing the book industries in Botswana, and the way forward to lead to the esta ... more

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Creative Writing: A Handbook, with Exercises and Examples

Norma Kitson

Harare: Baobab Books;Academic Books (1997), 134 pp.

"A handbook for aspiring writers in Africa which contains many practical tips and information on the craft of writing, and covers topics such as writer’s block, conflict and tension, discipline, flashbacks, plots and themes, character and dialogue, description and imagery. There are also sections ... more

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Guidelines for the Conduct and Organization of National Book Sector Consultations

Paris: UNESCO-DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative (1997), 44 pp.

"The UNESCO/DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative originated in the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The first phase of the programme began in 1993, with a survey of the book sector in selected countries, and culminated in the publication of a manual entitled “A Guide to ... more

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Publishing and Book Trade in Kenya

Ruth Makotsi, Lili Nyariki

Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers;Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (1997), xvi, 172 pp.

"Financed by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, this is a major and in-depth study of the problems and obstacles encountered by the Kenyan publishing industry in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of their books. The first four of seven chapters provide the historical background and present ... more

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Women in Publishing and the Book Trade in Africa: An Annotated Directory

Oxford: African Books Collective, 2nd revised and expanded ed. (1997), 34 pp.

"Supersedes a provisional listing prepared by ABC in June 1995 now revised and expanded and containing 145 entries, each with a short annotation covering areas of publishing and/or providing a short company profile. The directory is arranged in five sections (i) Women publishers in Africa (i.e. owne ... more

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The Economics of Publishing Educational Materials in Africa
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Walter Bgoya, Eero Syrjänen et al.

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), 147 pp.

"Drawing on research data from 18 African countries, this important study examines the relationship between government policy and decision makers and the educational book industries, concentrating on three main areas concerning textbook publishing in Africa: (1) the business environment, (2) the pub ... lishing industry, and (3) the critical success and failure factors related to book provision. Primary data was gathered through a series of questionnaires delivered to various organizations concerned with textbook provision, as well as follow-up through direct interviews with government officials and those representing the book professions in each country. Secondary data for the study was collected through published and unpublished sources. Individual chapters provide essential background information about textbook publishing and thereafter analyze current market structures and publishing systems, demand and supply, the size and ownership of the publishing industry, market research, and patterns in purchasing and funding of textbooks. A final chapter “Looking Ahead: Issues and Priorities” provides an overall picture of the major issues as they relate to textbook publishing, sets out a number of recommendations what the authors perceive to be priority targets for textbook provision, and suggests an outline for implementation strategies according to a division of responsibilities between governments and Ministries of Education on the one hand, and publishers on the other. A conclusion states that “the basic problem of publishing in Africa is financial: lack of assets, low level of equity capital and difficulties in meeting loan conditions. Lending institutions in Africa do not consider publishing bankable. And even if they did, present interest rates, which are as high as 44 per cent in some countries, would prohibit any publisher from making use of the facility.” An Appendix provides background facts on all the countries covered by the study, including educational indicators such as literacy rates, government expenditure on education, enrolment ratios, pupil/teacher ratio, and school age population projections." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1868) more

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Publishing and Book Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Annotated Bibliography

Hans M. Zell, Cécile Lomer

London: Hans Zell Publishers (1996), x, 409 pp.

"Contains over 2,200 entries covering books, serials, reference sources, reports, papers in edited collections, book-sector studies and similar documents, and periodical articles drawn from literature published in over 360 journals and magazines. Most entries have a short annotation. Supplementary v ... more

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Afrique, quel marché de la culture? La production et la diffusion des biens culturels et médiatiques de l'Afrique francophone subsaharienne

Paris: Haut Conseil de la Francophonie (1996), 182 pp.

"Examine la production et la distribution de matériel culturel et multimédia en Afrique francophone subsaharienne et l'impact des nouvelles technologies sur les réseaux de communication." (Hans M ... more

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A Continent in Search of Publishers

Michel Philippart

Information Bulletin (Catholic Media Council), issue 1 (1996), pp. 1-6

"An overview of the state of publishing in Africa, reviewing the major problems facing the book industries, and the role of the church and church publishers in book development. Includes some statistics of the number of publishers in Africa: secular, Catholic, and Protestant. Also reports about the ... more

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The Challenge of the Market: Privatization and Publishing in Africa

Philip G. Altbach (ed.)

Bellagio Publishing Network (1996), 114 pp.

"This collection of papers focuses on the transition from state to private sector publishing in Africa. Two overview evaluations draw attention to the fact that the road to privatization is not necessarily an easy one, and that there are costs as well as benefits involved. Four cases studies, from G ... more

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Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
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The Economics of Publishing Educational Materials in Africa
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