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"Un inventaire exhaustif de tous les aspects de l'état du livre dans le monde francophone, y compris la production, la législation relative au livre, les droits d'auteur et la fiscalité, les politiques nationales du livre, ainsi que la commercialisation et la distribution. Comprend des sections s ... more
"Although the retail book trade in Africa face problems and obstacles of equal magnitude as their publishing colleagues, bookselling in Africa has perhaps received less attention and support than the more “glamorous” area of publishing, but as is rightly pointed out in the foreword of this guide ... more
"As a component of international cultural cooperation, the donation of second-hand books is a current practice that is both common and controversial. The practice arose from the realization that bibliographic and documentary resources were unevenly distributed in the world. Book donation programmes ... more
"En una industria cada vez más apremiada por los resultados económicos, los principios que se presentan aquí son un alegato a favor del lenguaje, de la buena escritura, de la coherencia interna, así como de las buenas relaciones entre quienes escriben los manuscritos y quienes ayudan a convertir ... more
"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, ... more
"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)
"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 ... more
"Books for Africa recycles books from the American schools and book distribution systems to African schools, libraries and non-governmental organizations. The books are donated, the labour is largely voluntary, and the only major costs are those of transportation. The other major necessity is a dist ... more
"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 ... more

Supporting Small and Micro-Publishing Enterprises

In: 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; Cape Town: National Library of South Africa, Centre of the Book (2005), pp. 204-213
"The author is the former Manager of the Centre of the Book's Community Publishing Project, and here describes the activities of this innovative new project. The Centre provides funding and technical support for new small publishers, individual writers, and writers' groups in South Africa and helps ... more

National Book Policy: A Guide for Users in the Field

Paris: UNESCO, 2nd revised ed. (2005), 68 pp.
"A useful practical guide for all those involved in setting up book policy strategies, and the formulation and adoption of national book acts, especially those in the developing world. It sets out the objectives of a national book policy, and then deals with a review of the sub-sectors concerned (i. ... more
"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, ... more
"The seventh edition of a very useful and attractively presented catalogue, which contains a collection of resources designed for building the capacity and supporting the training strategies of all stakeholders in the book chain, especially in Africa and the Caribbean. The material was chosen throug ... more
"A short but succinct four page overview of the book publishing industry in Nigeria, which has been in steady decline since the 1980s: "At one stage, prospects for the book industry in Nigeria appeared rosy. The Federal Government established paper and pulp making industries, and an elaborate plan w ... more