"The proceedings of an 'Indaba' on national book policies held immediately before the 1996 Zimbabwe International Book Fair, and which attracted participants and speakers from many parts of Africa and elsewhere, representing the whole spectrum of book sector interests. Conceived in collaboration wit ... h the Association for the Development of African Education Working Group on Books and Learning Materials, the 'Indaba' deliberated extensively on the desirability of effective instruments to promote the development of the African book industries. A national book policy “was recognized as constituting the basic framework within which the legitimate interests of all actors and stakeholders in book-related industries are recognized, and they are empowered to contribute towards the creation of a book reading democratic society." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2032) more

"Contains the edited proceedings of the ‘African Rights Indaba’ held during the 1994 Zimbabwe International Book Fair. Following two introductory overview contributions, the papers are assembled under two broad themes: (i) the legal and professional environment of rights and rights protection, a ... nd (ii) the advice and experiences offered by publishers from their own countries and perspectives." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2247) more