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Handbook for Writers of Children’s Books

Mem Fox

Paris: UNESCO; DANIDA (2001), 51 pp.

"The idea for this helpful handbook was inspired by two workshops for writers of children’s books held in Tanzania and Uganda in January-February 2000. The workshops were organized by the National Book Development Council of Tanzania and the Book Development Council of Uganda, under the UNESCO/DAN ... more

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Financial Considerations in Scientific Publishing in Developing Countries: The Case for the People’s Republic of China

Steven K. Luk

Proceedings of the Second ICSU-UNESCO International Conference on Electronic Publishing in Science, held in association with CODATA, IFLA and ICSTI at UNESCO House, Paris 20–23 February 2001 (2001), 4 pp.

"In this paper, I will try to briefly summarize the present state of electronic publishing of science in the People’s Republic of China, and to explore how Chinese scientific publishers seem to be more successful in resolving the very same issues that confront their Western counterparts." (Introdu ... more

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¿Libros para todos? Maestros y textos escolares en el Perú rural

Patricia Ames

Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP); Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES) (2001), 85 pp.

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Du manuscrit au lecteur: Guide de l'editeur
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Sylvia Dorance (ed.)

Bamako; Bonn: Editions Jamana; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 183 pp.

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The White Ravens 2001: A Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature

Barbara Scharioth (ed.)

München: Internationale Jugendbibliothek (2001), 78 pp.

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Texte et image, la mise en forme du livre: Guide du maquettiste PAO

Philippe Marchand

Bonn; Dakar: Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE); Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED) (2001), 147 pp.

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Register of African Publishing Consultants = Registre des consultants de l'edition Africaine = Registro dos consultants de editores africanos

Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET), 2nd ed. (2001), 117 pp.

"This register is arranged alphabetically by country, including complete contact details of the consultants, their educational background and qualifications, professional experience, and specialist areas of expertise." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr ... more

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Now and in the Next Millenium, 1990s-3000 CE: Assessing Africa’s Scholarly Publishing Needs and Industry

Senyo John Afele et al.

Kampala: RA-Global Communications; JARP, 2nd and expanded ed. (2001), 250 pp.

"A collection of papers on various aspects of scholarly writing and publishing in Africa, mostly by African academics based in the diaspora." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2264)

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Livres d'images d'Afrique noire: Auteurs-Illustrateurs Africains: Catalogue des collections des bibliothèques pour enfants de la Ville de Paris

Audrey Bessière (ed.)

Paris: Paris-Bibliothèques Éditions (2001), 116 pp.

"Un catalogue et une bibliographie attrayants des livres pour enfants d'auteurs africains et des travaux d'illustrateurs africains de livres pour enfants, conservés dans les collections des bibliothèques de la ville de Paris. Inclut des titres en français et en anglais, avec un index des auteurs ... more

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The Ordeal of the African Writer

Charles R. Larson

London: Zed Books (2001), 192 pp.

"This book is about the problems and obstacles that African writers still encounter in their attempt to get published. It is an interesting, informed, and well-documented study that combines writers’ own testimony (based on responses to questionnaires) and factual investigation in order to explore ... more

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Marketing African Books Worldwide: The ABC Experience

Mary Jay, Ros Sherwin

In: Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice

Hans M. Zell (ed.)

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), pp. 225-243

"A detailed account of the marketing methods and strategies employed by the Oxford-based African Books Collective, to promote and sell a very wide range of African-published books in the countries of the North. It describes the type of promotional materials produced, mailing lists and other marketin ... more

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Upgrading Book Distribution in Africa

Tony Read, Carmelle Denning, Vincent Bontoux

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2001), xx, 252 pp.

"This study is currently the most comprehensive survey of textbook distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. If offers a detailed survey and analysis of the key policy issues affecting book distribution in Africa today. The study was organized and co-ordinated by International Book Development Ltd. in Lon ... don, and Danaé-Sciences, a Paris-based consultancy company specialising in editorial support, training and written communication. It draws on a series of major case studies carried out in Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda, together with mini case studies from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Togo, undertaken by book practitioners in these countries, most from the private sector. All of the case studies cover some common elements, including, for example, information on the national education system (including basic education statistics), and a discussion of the main players and mechanisms in the book distribution chain; they also review regional trade in books, and most case studies comment upon the impact of funding, agency investment, and government policies affecting national book development. In addition to the case studies, a useful feature is the inclusion of a fold-out chart “Critical issues on upgrading book distribution in Africa – A decision tree for policy-makers”, which shows the key options that policy makers need to consider in developing a national framework for textbook delivery. An extensive glossary of common terms and acronyms used in education, development and the book trade, completes the volume. The survey concludes “there is already a policy change underway among a number of governments and funding agencies in their approaches toward national textbook distribution. This change is more apparent in Anglophone than in Francophone countries and is by no means universal even in Anglophone countries. But the reaction against the inefficiencies, the lack of a service culture and the typically high cost operations of state centralist policies is now almost ten years old.” It also notes that times are changing, and that senior government officials in many countries now openly acknowledge and welcome the increasing involvement of the private sector in educational book provision activity." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1515) more

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Women in African Studies Scholarly Publishing

Cassandra Rachel Veney, Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (eds.)

Trenton, New Jers.: Africa World Press (2001), 171 pp.

"Five essays that seek to examine the challenges that women face in African studies scholarly publishing, and which aims to offer insights “into the shifting, intellectual, institutional, and ideological contexts and contests in African studies, as practiced in Africa and the North, by men and wom ... more

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Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
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Hans M. Zell

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), xv, 366 pp.

"This book fills a gap in book marketing literature, as it focuses on marketing books in developing countries. It is, indeed, "a handbook on good practice". How much should you spend for your marketing budget? How to write effective copy? How much time does it take before the first book reviews appe ... more

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Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant
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Jacqueline Pieters

Bamako: Editions Donniya; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 153 pp.

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Du manuscrit au texte définitif: Guide du secrétaire de rédaction
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Sylvia Dorance, Sonja Fagerberg-Diallo, Anja Frings (eds.)

Dakar; Bonn: Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED); Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 158 pp.

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Book Publishing in Nigeria

Andrew Oshiotse Okwilagwe

Ibadan: Stirling-Horden Publishers (2001), 245 pp.

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Indaba 2000: Millennium Marketplace

Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (2001), 272 pp.

"The Zimbabwe International Book Fair annual ‘Indaba’ in 2000 focused on a major weakness in the African book scene, that of marketing. Forty-three papers reflect the wide mixture of professionals involved from all parts of the book chain and the diverse nature of the theme. Papers from plenary ... more

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Young People’s Reading in South Africa: A Pilot Project

Myrna Machet, Sll Olën, A. Chamberlain (eds.)

Pretoria: University of South Africa, Faculty of Arts, Department of Information Science (2001), 165 pp.

"This survey and report is the result of a pilot project and survey of the reading interests and information use of South African children and young adults. It was carried out in primary and secondary schools in Pretoria, and provides insight into children and young adult's reading interests and inf ... more

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Distribution of Ideas: Book Production and Publishing in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Middle East

Stefan Winkler

In: Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East

Kai Hafez (ed.)

Cresskill, New Jers.: Hampton Press (2001), pp. 159-173

Du manuscrit au lecteur: Guide de l'editeur Key Guidance

Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice Key Guidance

Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant Key Guidance

Du manuscrit au texte définitif: Guide du secrétaire de rédaction Key Guidance

Du manuscrit au lecteur: Guide de l'editeur
Key Guidance

Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
Key Guidance

Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant
Key Guidance

Du manuscrit au texte définitif: Guide du secrétaire de rédaction
Key Guidance