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The Design Manual
Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press (2002), xxi, 307 pp.
"The manual will be useful for a variety of people: professional graphic designers, editors and desktop publishers; business people and public servants; volunteers in community groups; printers and imagesetters; students of graphic design and desktop publishing. Not every section in the manual will
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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)
The History and Prospects of the Nigerian Book
Lagos: Mace Books for Synergy Educational; French Cultural Centre (2002), 94 pp.
"Charts the history of the Nigerian book and from its earliest days through to the 1980s and 90s - when the publishing industries went into a period of marked decline - and through to the present day. Examines various aspects of the contemporary publishing scene including issues such as copyright an
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The African Publishing Companion: A Resource Guide
Lochcarron, Scotland: Hans Zell Publishers (2002), 356 pp.
"Containing over 1,600 entries and extensively cross-referenced, this is a comprehensive albeit now dated documentation and information resource on African publishing and the book trade. Content includes (1) a directory of almost 700 African publishers’ email addresses and Web sites (where availab
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Buchproduktion und Verlagswesen im Iran
Orient (Opladen), volume 42, issue 4 (2001), pp. 659-676
"Mit dem Amtsantritt von Präsident Hatami im Iran ist ein Reformprozess in Gang gekommen, der sich nicht zuletzt in der Kulturpolitik auswirkt. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Berichts stehen die Strukturen des Verlagswesens und der Buchproduktion im staatlichen und privaten Sektor im Iran. Die ira
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Women in African Studies Scholarly Publishing
Trenton, New Jers.: Africa World Press (2001), 171 pp.
"Five essays that seek to examine the challenges that women face in African studies scholarly publishing, and which aims to offer insights “into the shifting, intellectual, institutional, and ideological contexts and contests in African studies, as practiced in Africa and the North, by men and wom
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Book Publishing in Nigeria
Ibadan: Stirling-Horden Publishers (2001), 245 pp.
Distribution of Ideas: Book Production and Publishing in Egypt, Lebanon, and the Middle East
In: Mass Media, Politics and Society in the Middle East
Cresskill, New Jers.: Hampton Press (2001), pp. 159-173
Techniques et coûts de fabrication du livre: Guide du fabricant
Key Guides
Bamako: Editions Donniya; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 153 pp.
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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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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Du manuscrit au lecteur: Guide de l'editeur
Key Guides
Bamako; Bonn: Editions Jamana; Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (2001), 183 pp.
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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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 idea for this helpful handbook was inspired by two workshops for writers of children’s books held in Tanzania and Uganda in January-February 2000. The workshops were organized by the National Book Development Council of Tanzania and the Book Development Council of Uganda, under the UNESCO/DAN
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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)
