"A very useful hands-on type of guide for authors, containing many helpful tips and a great deal of practical advice, and also examining the business of publishing from the publisher’s point of view. Part 1 of the book consists of a range of overview articles on the book publishing industry in Sou
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th Africa and the different areas of publishing, including a chapter on publishing in African languages. Part 2 provides advice on how to find the right publisher and describes how a publisher decides what to publish; part 3 sets out how publishing works (including an excellent chapter on publishing contracts and royalty agreements discussing a standard publisher’s contract on a clause-by-clause basis); part 4 gives helpful advice on how to prepare a manuscript, and how to structure a book, read proofs, and prepare an index (where required); and part 5 is a fully annotated directory of South African publishers giving details of each publisher’s list, and pointing authors directly to the publishing house most suitable for his or her type of book. Although intended primarily for authors and writers in South Africa, this guide provides a valuable companion for authors in other parts of the continent. The first edition (1994) also included overviews of different sectors of the book publishing industry in South Africa, with four contributed chapters on “The Afrikaans Market” (Kerneels Breytenbach), “'Alternative Publishing” (Russell Martin), “Educational Publishing” (Kate McCallum), and “Tertiary-level Publishing” (Mike Jacklin)." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2516)
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"This is a booklet with expenences of drama and theatre practices in Western Kenya. Practices that have in common that they were — in one way or another— aiming at development at a “grassroots” level. Something else they have in common is that these expenences are only known by a limited num
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ber of people. Performers are mostly concerned about the now-and-how and not so much about recording their expenences [...] The overall aim of this booklet is to expose the potential of drama/theatre as a learning rnedium, a working rnethod and a cornmurncation tool. This could inform grassroots NGOs, educationalists, drama teachers, theatre workers, animators, youth groups, community leaders, development organizations and policy makers." (Introduction, page 5)
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"Contains essays on aspects of indigenous publishing in various African countries, overviews on the state of publishing in specific regions, a directory of book trade publications and reference sources published in five African countries, plus two inventories of (i) African book development organiza
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tions, and (ii) international organizations promoting indigenous publishing." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 200)
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"Based on a forum, "War and peace in Somalia", held at Columbia University on February 16, 1994, this is an expanded and updated perspective with essays and first-person accounts by some of the original participants." (https://search.worldcat.org)
"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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lishing, developments in textbooks, encouraging literacy, economics, and other important issues. The second part of the Encyclopedia focuses on international aspects of publishing. It surveys the industry in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, and examines how developments in the evolving economies of Eastern Europe, the European Community, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world have an impact on publishing worldwide. The Encyclopedia also offers insights into Africa's drastic book shortage and how the publishing community might reach this market." (Publisher description)
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"Bourgault investigates three principal influences: the pre-colonial legacy of the oral tradition, the presence of an alienated managerial class, and the domination of African nations by systems based on political patronage. The first two chapters provide the theoretical framework. Subsequent chapte
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rs look at the management of the electronic media, radio and television broadcasting in content and practice, the history of print media, and the discourse style found in the press. This work provides a wealth of historical information on media systems, particularly those of the former anglophone and francophone countries, together with recent developments in satellite communication, small-systems technology, and the current move toward decentralization and privatization. Bourgault also considers the political shifts affecting Africa in the 1990s and offers a radical blueprint for more responsive and informative media in the sub-Saharan area." (Publisher description)
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"This is a summary version of an important study commissioned by the IFLA Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations and supervised by the African Publishers Network, which reviews the status of indigenous language publishing in seven African countries. Identifies African language mate
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rial available from each country and its publishers; examines the development of the orthographies of each language and its implications for language utilization and publishing; and also looks at support structures in various countries, i.e. indigenous language literature bureaux, book development councils, book trade and library associations, authors' groups etc. The full report was never published, but extracts from it, covering the situation in four African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Togo, Zimbabwe), have been published in APNET's African Publishing Review, authored by Martins O. Fajemisin." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2099)
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"Assesses the “entertainment” programme of this Christian publisher’s books in Kiswahili, and its contribution in promoting writing in African languages. Includes a bibliography of the Press's Kiswahili publications." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200
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"Since the mid-1970s there has been a marked increase in the local production of children's literature in South Africa. This thesis considers various issues relevant to the field of children's literature in South Africa, through both traditional means of research as well as through a series of inter
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views with people involved in the field itself. It also examines racial and gender stereotypes in children's literature and the manner in which people's attitudes to and about children's literature are shaped. The author stresses the need to broaden the scope of current publishing methods and the ways in which publishers foresee themselves doing this is considered. The limitations of current methods of distribution are similarly investigated, and some more innovative approaches, a number of which are currently being used in other parts of Southern Africa, are suggested. The gap between the 'black' and the 'white' markets is reviewed, and possible methods of overcoming this divide are considered." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1694)
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"The Plan of Operation for Phase I of the Rural Press Project in Kenya was signed between the Government of Kenya and UNESCO in June 1979. This phase continued until 1983, to be succeeded by Phase II from 1984 to 1987. Phase III, the final phase of the project, lasted from 1987 until 1991 [...] Proj
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ect Activities: The project secured the equipment and materials needed, trained the required personnel and established 11 rural newspapers throughout the country. Conclusion: From the evaluations performed and other reports submitted to UNESCO, there is no doubt that rural newspapers are an appropriate information and communication strategy in supporting development processes of rural societies. The overwhelming interest and enthusiastic embrace of this project by the rural communities are testimony to the fact that such newspapers are ideal for information communication for rural development empowerment and furtherance of participatory democracy." (Executive summary)
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