"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, (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)