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Panorama del libro electrónico en Perú: Situación actual y oportunidades de negocio
Madrid; Lima: Anatomía de Red (2013), 39 pp.
The Handbook of Journal Publishing
Key Guides
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2013), xii, 467 pp.
"The Handbook of Journal Publishing is a comprehensive reference work written by experienced professionals, covering all aspects of journal publishing, both online and in print. Journals are crucial to scholarly communication, but changes in recent years in the way journals are produced, financed, a
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The Green Design and Print Production Handbook
Lewes: Ilex (2013), 192 pp.
"Adopting a cradle-to-grave approach, the book explores green raw materials and green design, and how eco-friendly practices can be integrated into prepress, printing, distribution, and even "beyond the door," in relation to returns. The Green Design and Print Production Handbook looks at the global
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African History Teaching in Contemporary German Textbooks: From Biased Knowledge to Duty of Remembrance
Yesterday & Today, issue 10 (2013), pp. 49-76
"In early colonial times, European scientists explained and justified the aggressive and devastating expansion of Europe into nearly every corner of the world. Africans, for example, had been dehumanized, infantilized and bereft of history. The legacy of this manipulative enterprise can still be obs
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Bücher für alle: Die UNESCO und die weltweite Förderung des Buches 1946-1982
Berlin; Boston, Mass.: De Gruyter (2013), xv, 608 pp.
"Bücher für alle verfügbar und zugänglich zu machen, war oberste Zielsetzung der Buchförderungsprogramme der UNESCO. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Maßnahmen, die die UNESCO weltweit zur Verbesserung der Produktions- und Distributionsstrukturen des Buches durchführte, und geht Fragen n
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The Book: A Global History
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), xx, 748 pp.
"A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such
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Print Vs Electronic, and the ‘digital Revolution’ in Africa
Lochcarron, Wester Ross: Hans Zell Publishing (2013), 30 pp.
"This article takes a critical look at the print vs digital debate in Africa, taking stock of the current position as it relates to electronic publishing and the use of electronic reading devices in (English-speaking) sub-Saharan Africa, and the rapidly changing publishing environment on the contine
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Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments
O'Reilly, revised and updated ed. (2013), 111 pp.
"The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world. Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strate
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Book History in the African World: The State of the Discipline
Book History, volume 15 (2012), pp. 248-300
"There is a key and oft-repeated assumption that the book is not indigenous to Africa, and has a relatively short history here.1 Thus, to tell the story of the book in Africa, some would start with the coming of the first printing presses, brought to missions, colonies, and trading posts around the
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Nur mit klarer Strategie zum Erfolg: Drei lateinamerikanische Fachbuchverlage in kirchlicher Trägerschaft im Vergleich
Communicatio Socialis, volume 45, issue 2 (2012), pp. 167-176
"Der Artikel skizziert und vergleicht die Marktstrategien und die ökonomische Entwicklung der Verlage Abya-Yala, Ecuador (Ethnologie und Sozialwissenschaften), CEP, Peru (Theologie) und La Crujía, Argentinien (Kommunikationswissenschaft). Er kommt zu dem Schluss, dass Fachbuchverlage erfolgreich s
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El libro en cifras: Boletín estadístico del libro en Iberoamérica
Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2012), 16 pp.
"Este nuevo boletín del Cerlalc responde a la urgente necesidad que tiene Iberoamérica de representarse en cifras. El Cerlalc de hoy tiene como prioridad ser una fuente de información y de análisis especializado, que estimule en los países miembros iniciativas públicas y privadas a favor del l
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Traumziel Buch und wie Sie es erreichen: In 24 Trainingsstunden fit für Verlage und Verträge
München: Uschtrin (2012), 303 pp.
"'Traumziel Buch - und wie Sie es erreichen' wendet sich in Form eines 24-Stunden-Trainings an Autorinnen und Autoren. Dieses Workout macht Sie fit für den Konkurrenzkampf, der Sie im modernen Buchmarkt erwartet. Das einleitende Ausdauertraining beschreibt Ihre Rechte als UrheberIn und wie Sie sie
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The Rise of E-Reading
Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, Internet & American Life Project (2012), 68 pp.
"The rise of e-books in American culture is part of a larger story about a shift from printed to digital material. Using a broader definition of e-content in a survey ending in December 2011, some 43% of Americans age 16 and older say they have either read an e-book in the past year or have read oth
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Sources of Donated Books for Schools and Libraries
Washington, DC: Peace Corps (2012), 30 pp.
"[This publication] is intended to help Peace Corps Volunteers and their counterparts identify organizations that might provide books and other educational materials for schools and libraries in their communities. The services described for each organization listed in Section A apply specifically to
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Manual del editor: Cómo funciona la moderna industria editorial
Berenice, 3a ed. revisada y ampliada (2012), 266 pp.
