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Kiarie Kamau, Kirimi Mitambo (eds.)

Henry Chakava (honoured person)

Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers (2016), xxvii, 288 pp.

Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Opportunities & Impediments

Solani Ngobeni (ed.)

Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa (2010), xxv, 378 pp.

"The proceedings of a conference held at the Africa Institute of South Africa in 2009, this is a major new collection of essays on the state of scholarly publishing in Africa, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa. The conference was convened, and the papers published, in an attemp ... t to influence “policymakers and other relevant stakeholders in developing an enabling environment for scholarly publishing to thrive.” Containing a total of 26 papers – all of them, usefully, preceded by abstracts – content is arranged under seven sections: (i) The State of Research Publishing in Africa, (ii) The State of Scholarly Publishing in Africa, (iii) The Challenges of Book Distribution, (iv) The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Scholarly Publishing, (v) Alternative Publishing Models, (vi) The Politics of Peer Review in Scholarly Publishing, and (vii) Scholarly Publishing and Intellectual Property Development in Africa. While the majority of the contributors are from South Africa, other contributors include Kenyan veteran publisher Henry Chakava, James Currey of James Currey Publishers, Mary Jay, Chief Executive of the Oxford-based African Books Collective, and a number of academics from the West African region. The book is particularly strong in overviews of scholarly publishing in South Africa, covering both book and journal publishing. It offers some interesting discussions and fresh insights about alternative publishing and distribution models, with articles reporting about new initiatives and strategy approaches, and also including papers on the politics and practise of the peer review process, and on South African intellectual property rights. One or two papers, by academics from other regions of Africa, unfortunately are weak and poorly informed about the current state of scholarly publishing in Africa, for example citing literature that goes back to books and articles published in the 1970s and 1980s. However, the book can be seen as a useful companion to ‘African Scholarly Publishing Essays’, edited by Alois Mlambo, and published by African Books Collective in 2006." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2581) more

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Hans M. Zell

Henry Chakava (introd. essay)

Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.

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Africa Writes Back: The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature

James Currey

Oxford; Athens, Ohio: James Currey Publishers; Ohio University Press (2008), 349 pp.

"James Currey was the editor in charge of the African Writers Series (AWS) at Heinemann Educational Books from 1967 to 1984. Together with his colleagues Henry Chakava in Kenya, Aig Higo in Nigeri ... more

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Issues in Book Publishing in Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Aigboje Higo at 70

Festus A. Adesanoye, Ayo Ojeniyi (eds.)

Aigboje Higo (honoured person)

Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (2005), xxi, 270 pp.

"This collection of essays was published to honour Chief Aigboje Higo on his 70th birthday. Higo, by many considered to be the doyen of Nigerian book publishing, was a founding father and two-time president of the Nigerian Publishers Association, and for many years Managing Director and later Chairm ... more

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The Future of Indigenous Publishing in Africa

Development Dialogue (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation) (1997), pp. 1-143

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Publishing in Africa: One Man's Perspective

Henry Chakava

Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers; Bellagio Publishing Network (1996), 182 pp.

"A collection of articles by one of Africa's most prolific commentators on the African publishing scene, bringing together his writings on diverse topics, such as autonomous publishing, book marketing and distribution, author-publisher relations, regional cooperation, the World Bank and African publ ... more

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The Right to be Informed

Rome: IDOC Internazionale (1996), 48 pp.

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Copyright and Development: Inequality in the Information Age

Philip G. Altbach (ed.)

Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Bellagio Publishing Network (1995), viii, 109 pp.

"A collection of six papers that aim to fill a void in the current debate about copyright and, at the same time, to bring some balance to the debate by providing a number of perspectives from the developing world. These include a paper by Henry ... more

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Kenyan Publishing: Independence and Dependence

Henry Chakava

In: Publishing and Development in the Third World

Philip G. Altbach (ed.)

London: Hans Zell Publishers (1992), pp. 119-150

"A comprehensive discussion of the origins and development, successes and failures, and opportunities and challenges of the Kenyan book industry, which spans from the time of Kenya's independence to the present day [1992]. Begins by discussing the state of the industry at independence, the coming of ... more

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Developing Autonomous Publishing Capacity in Africa

Development Dialogue (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation), issue 1-2 (1984), pp. 73-140

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Books and Reading in Kenya

Henry Chakava

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 55 pp.

"One of a series of national monographs on the state of books and reading in a number of countries, 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 reading. This mo ... more

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