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Existenzsicherung kleiner Buchverlage in der Nachgründungsphase
Frankfurt am Main: IKO Verlag für Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Holger Ehling Publishing (2006), 138 pp.
"Mit der Gründung ist die kritische Phase für junge Unternehmen noch nicht überstanden. Fast die Hälfte aller Neugründungen muss schon nach wenigen Jahren wieder aufgegeben werden. Die Autorin stellt ein praxisorientiertes und branchenspezifisches Instrumentarium vor, mit dessen Hilfe die Teilb
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African Scholarly Publishing Essays
Oxford; Uppsala: African Books Collective; International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP); Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2006), 273 pp.
"This volume grew out of a seminar on scholarly publishing held in Arusha, Tanzania in 2002. It was originally announced for publication as The African Scholarly Writers and Publishers Handbook, as a sequel to the much acclaimed African Writers’ Handbook published by African Books Collective in 19
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Making Reading Matter: Guidelines for Selecting, Developing and Disseminating Easy Readers for Adults
London & Paris: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2006), 52 pp.
"This useful guide is targeted primarily at libraries that need to support communities by selecting appropriate materials, and adult literacy facilitators and community workers who are seeking suitable reading materials to maintain learners’ interest in keeping up their reading habits. The guide i
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Butcher's Copy-Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-Editors and Proofreaders
Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press, 4th ed., fully revised and upd. (2006), xiv, 543 pp.
"Since its first publication in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-editing has become firmly established as a classic reference guide. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised to provide an up-to-date and clearly presented source of information for all those involved in preparing typescripts an
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Das BuchMarktBuch: Der Literaturbetrieb in Grundbegriffen
Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag (2005), 428 pp.
CODESRIA Guide for Authors
Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) (2005), 44 pp.
"A comprehensive guide for authors – especially students and budding scholars – designed to facilitate communication and understanding between authors and editors at CODESRIA, covering aspects of presentation and organization of manuscripts, notes and reference systems, tables and illustrations,
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The Book Policy in a Democratic Society: The Case of Estonia
Knygotyra, volume 44 (2005), 11 pp.
"The article treats the two sides of book policy – prohibitive and creative, on the example of the Republic of Estonia. If the earlier period of book history was dominated by persecution of authors and prohibition of books, then the contemporary democratic societies manifest freedom of expression,
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The Book Publishing Market in Brazil
São Paulo: Canadian Heritage (2005), 75 pp.
"The Brazilian publishing market is optimistic about its near future. According to the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL - Câmara Brasileira do Livro), the main organization of the sector in Brazil, which comprises all professionals at the national level, the prospects are “favorable, considered to be
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PICC Position Paper to the Draft Framework for the National Book Policy
Bellville: Print Industries Cluster Council (PICC) (2005), 66 pp.
"In many countries, dedicated plans and policies have been implemented to increase and develop the book publishing sector. In these interventions, books have been recognised as unique products deserving different and exceptional interventions. The salient issues pertaining to book development includ
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From Papyrus to Print-Out: The Book in Africa Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Bibliophilia Africana 8 Conference Proceedings, Centre of the Book Cape Town, 11-14 May 2005
Pretoria and Cape Town: National Library of South Africa, Centre of the Book (2005), 297 pp.
"Loosely divided into three sections that focus on the past, the present, and the future, the papers in the proceedings of the 2005 Bibliophilia Africana conference offer a wide variety of contributions on the state of the book in Africa, and on topics such as promoting a reading culture, book and n
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Gestión de proyectos editoriales: Cómo encargar y contratar libros
Key Guides
Mexico, DF: Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) (2005), xxx, 199 pp.
"Esta obra ayudará a los editores, especialmente a los que encargan y contratan libros, a cumplir de mejor manera sus obligaciones. Sin pretender resumir en recetas simplonas el complejo proceso editorial, presenta temas fundamentales como: la elección de lo que se publica (y cómo eligen los auto
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Get Your Book Published in 30 (relatively) Easy Steps: A Hands-On-Guide for South African Authors
Johannesburg: Penguin Books South Africa (2005), 386 pp.
"A revised and updated edition of the popular How to Get Published in South Africa (1996), dealing with all the steps involved in finding the right publisher and breaking into print. The focus is on non-fiction, although there is much practical advice here for writers of all genres." (Hans M. Zell,
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Changing Public-Private Partnerships in the African Book Sector
Oxford: African Books Collective (2005), xiv, 264 pp.
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The Literature of the Book: Publishing Development
Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community, volume 15, issue 2 (2005), pp. 92-94
"A short, critically annotated listing of significant literature in two categories: (i) books that examine the environment of publishing in developing countries, and (ii) books and training manuals that have been written specifically to assist publishers in those countries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishin
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Knowledge Production and Publishing in Africa
CODESRIA Bulletin (Dakar), issue 3-4 (2005), pp. 31-34
"The point is that Africa, whether South, East or West, is still dominated by Western publishers. They have been doing sterling work. But the fact that only a small section of locals have control over what is published has implications for the kind of material that is published." (GIZ Library Bonn)
