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Educational Publishing in African Languages, with a Focus on Swahili in Kenya
Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2002), pp. 167-184
"This paper argues the case for more educational publications in Swahili as a good medium educational and national development. It acknowledges that education is not only a capital investment in the development of human resources but it also immensely contributes to the development of a nation. Howe
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Developing Materials on HIV/AIDS/STIs for Low-Literate Audiences
Arlington, Va.; Washington, DC: Family Health International (FHI); Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) (2002), 155 pp.
Book Promotion for Children in Uzbekistan
Asian/Pacific Book Development (ABD), volume 32, issue 4 (2002), pp. 7-8
Publishing in Cambodia
Phnom Penh: Publishing in Cambodia Project, preliminary ed. (2002), 173 pp.
World Bank Support for Provision of Textbooks in Sub-Saharan Africa - 1985-2000
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank, Human Development Sector, Africa Regions (2002), 103 pp.
"To help countries establish systems that can ensure reliable provision of textbooks has been an important element of the World Bank's support for education development in Africa over the last two decades. Other development agencies, and African governments, have made similar investments. However, d
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Le manuel pratique d'édition pour l'Afrique francophone, suivi du Le libraire en Afrique
Tunis: Centre Africain de Formation à l'Edition et à la Diffusion (CAFED), 2nd ed. (2002), 324 pp.
"Un manuel de formation pour les éditeurs et les libraires." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2474)
Professional Skills for Publishers
Harare: African Publishing Institute (API) (2002), 63 pp.
"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under three modules: (1) Communication Skills, (
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Ghana Publishing Market Profile 2002
London: Publishers Association; British Council (2002), 36 pp.
"An analysis of the book markets in Ghana, providing general background, details of the education system, together with overviews of the general, academic and professional, and school book markets, and supported by a range of appendices and tables." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-
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Marketing African Books Worldwide: The ABC Experience
In: Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), pp. 225-243
"A detailed account of the marketing methods and strategies employed by the Oxford-based African Books Collective, to promote and sell a very wide range of African-published books in the countries of the North. It describes the type of promotional materials produced, mailing lists and other marketin
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Register of African Publishing Consultants = Registre des consultants de l'edition Africaine = Registro dos consultants de editores africanos
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET), 2nd ed. (2001), 117 pp.
"This register is arranged alphabetically by country, including complete contact details of the consultants, their educational background and qualifications, professional experience, and specialist areas of expertise." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr
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The Ordeal of the African Writer
London: Zed Books (2001), 192 pp.
"This book is about the problems and obstacles that African writers still encounter in their attempt to get published. It is an interesting, informed, and well-documented study that combines writers’ own testimony (based on responses to questionnaires) and factual investigation in order to explore
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Upgrading Book Distribution in Africa
London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2001), xx, 252 pp.
"This study is currently the most comprehensive survey of textbook distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. If offers a detailed survey and analysis of the key policy issues affecting book distribution in Africa today. The study was organized and co-ordinated by International Book Development Ltd. in Lon
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Now and in the Next Millenium, 1990s-3000 CE: Assessing Africa’s Scholarly Publishing Needs and Industry
Kampala: RA-Global Communications; JARP, 2nd and expanded ed. (2001), 250 pp.
"A collection of papers on various aspects of scholarly writing and publishing in Africa, mostly by African academics based in the diaspora." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2264)
Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice
Key Guides
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), xv, 366 pp.
"This book fills a gap in book marketing literature, as it focuses on marketing books in developing countries. It is, indeed, "a handbook on good practice". How much should you spend for your marketing budget? How to write effective copy? How much time does it take before the first book reviews appe
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Indaba 2000: Millennium Marketplace
Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (2001), 272 pp.
"The Zimbabwe International Book Fair annual ‘Indaba’ in 2000 focused on a major weakness in the African book scene, that of marketing. Forty-three papers reflect the wide mixture of professionals involved from all parts of the book chain and the diverse nature of the theme. Papers from plenary
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Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant
Key Guides
Bamako: Editions Donniya; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 153 pp.
Young People’s Reading in South Africa: A Pilot Project
Pretoria: University of South Africa, Faculty of Arts, Department of Information Science (2001), 165 pp.
"This survey and report is the result of a pilot project and survey of the reading interests and information use of South African children and young adults. It was carried out in primary and secondary schools in Pretoria, and provides insight into children and young adult's reading interests and inf
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