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Bibliodiversité: Manifeste pour une édition indépendante
Paris: Éditions Charles Léopold Mayer (2016), 124 pp.
"Inspiré de la notion de biodiversité, le terme « bibliodiversité » fait référence à un ensemble de publications variées dans le paysage éditorial, représentatives d'un système culturel équilibré où toutes les voix peuvent s'exprimer. Aujourd'hui, l'uniformisation des médias et la co
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Arab Book Publishing
In: Library and Information Science in the Middle East and North Africa
De Gruyter Saur (2016), pp. 1-27
"The persistence of print publishing means that librarians must continue to collect and pay attention to publishing developments in this type of material. The fractured environment and lack of unified distribution mechanisms, a situation that is only exacerbated by ongoing turmoil in the region will
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Publishing & the Book in Africa: A Literature Review for 2015
Zell Publishing Consultants (2016), 39 pp.
"A review of select new literature in English that has appeared on the topic of publishing and book development in Africa published during the course of 2015. It covers books, papers in edited collections, journal articles, Internet documents and reports, interviews, as well as a number of blog post
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Guide to Developing Open Textbooks
Burnaby: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2016), 62 pp.
"The Guide to Developing Open Textbooks has been developed to assist teachers, teaching support personnel and educational technology administrators to: 1. understand the value of open education, OER and open textbooks for teaching and learning; 2. appreciate the potential value of developing an open
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Where Have All the Textbooks Gone? Toward Sustainable Provision of Teaching and Learning Materials in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank Group (2015), xxiii, 266 pp.
"The key role of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials (TLMs) in enhancing the quality of learning is almost universally recognized. Numerous factors are involved in provision of TLMs, including curriculum, literacy and numeracy, language of instruction policy, procurement and distribu
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Annual Review 2015
London: Book Aid International (2015), 19 pp.
Evolución y tendencias digitales en Latinoamérica
Bookwire (2015), 43 pp.
"Este documento ofrece una serie de cifras y perspectivas claves para ayudar a los profesionales del sector editorial de todo el mundo a entender la transformación que está teniendo lugar en los mercados en idioma español y portugués, así como las oportunidades de negocio derivadas de dicha tra
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Beyond Books: How Publishing is Converging with the Global Information and Entertainment Business
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair (2015), 15 pp.
"This report explores how, in recent years, the book publishing industry has transcended limitations of format, scope, reach and audience, and has overcome its own culture and traditions, to integrate itself in the creation, production, distribution and consumption of media content, worldwide. It dr
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Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry 2015
Livres Hebdo (2015), 16 pp.
Reclams Sachlexikon des Buches
Stuttgart: Reclam, 3., vollst. überarb. und aktual. Aufl. (2015), 475 pp.
"Dieses Sachlexikon bietet nun bereits in dritter, gründlich überarbeiteter und ergänzter Auflage Grundlagenwissen rund um das Medium Buch: von der Handschrift über das gedruckte Buch bis zum E-Book. Auch andere Schriftmedien wie das Flugblatt, die Zeitung oder die Zeitschrift sind berücksichti
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Book donation programmes for Africa: Time for a reappraisal? Part II: Le don de livre, mais à quel prix, et en échange de quoi? Un regard sur le don de livre en Afrique francophone
African Research & Documentation, issue 127 (2015), 76 pp.
"Dans cet article, je réfléchis à la relation entre don et marché éditorial en Afrique francophone ainsi qu’à son évolution. Comme je l’observe, l’intensification du don et la diffusion de l’idée qu’il n’y a pas de livres en Afrique coïncide avec l’essor de ce que l’on appel
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Le don de livre, mais à quel prix, et en échange de quoi ? (Book donation programmes for Africa, part 2)
[author] (2015), 76 pp.
"Un des arguments prioritaires du don de livre en Afrique, c’est qu’il n’y a pas (ou pas assez) de livres. C’est en fait, peut-être, l’inverse: il y a un monopole du livre étranger qui ne permettrait pas au livre africain de rayonner suffisamment pour être connu/reconnu dans le monde. L
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The World Through Picture Books: Librarians’ Favourite Books from Their Country
The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2nd ed. (2015), 218 pp.
"We are very happy to publish the second edition of The World through Picture Books, enriched with sixteen new annotated lists. This new edition proves even more the very enthusiastic, skilled participation of librarians and the great success of this international programme. The programme deals with
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Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem
Washington, DC: World Bank (2015), xv, 106 pp.
"The objective of the study is to identify the cost and financing constraints to text book provision and thereby help countries remove constraints on timely provision of affordable textbooks to all students in primary and secondary education. To this end, the study focuses exclusively on cost and fi
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The Business of Books 2015: An Overview of Market Trends in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair, revised and updated ed. (2015), 14 pp.
"The Business of Books 2015" looks at the developments and driving forces shaping the international book business today. The study provides data, in most cases going back between five and 10 years, to give the readers a more comprehensive understanding of today’s situation. In particular, the repo
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From Print to Ebooks: A Hybrid Publishing Toolkit for the Arts
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2015), 142 pp.
"The Toolkit aims to provide a practical guide on how to develop electronic publications, for publishers as well as for anyone else interested in this subject matter. The Toolkit will attempt to provide insight into the prerequisite conditions of electronic publishing, to suggest Open Source tools w
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An Overview of the Digital Evolution of Mexican Publishing Market
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair; Bookwire (2015), 11 pp.
Buchmarkt, Buchindustrie und Buchmessen in Deutschland, Spanien und Lateinamerika
Berlin; Münster: Lit (2015), 313 pp.
"Die spanische und lateinamerikanische Literatur und ihre institutionelle und mediale Vermittlung in den deutschen Buchmarkt sind Gegenstand des vorliegenden Bandes. Die Interferenzen zwischen dem spanisch- und dem deutschsprachigen Literaturbetrieb werden von ausgewiesenen Experten aus Wissenschaft
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